The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) is seeking a Knowledge Exchange Specialist.
Position Title: Knowledge Exchange Specialist
Department: Knowledge Exchange
Duration: Permanent
Reports to: Director, Knowledge Services
Location: 480 University Avenue, Toronto
Posting Date: March 18, 2011
Closing Date: April 11, 2011
OAHPP is developing and implementing new services to support health units in undertaking applied research and program evaluation, education and professional development and knowledge exchange activities. One of these new services is a locally driven collaborative projects stream. This stream will help health units meet the Ontario Public Health Standards by facilitating participation, engagement, and uptake of research and program evaluation activities.
The Knowledge Exchange Specialist will be an integral member of the Knowledge Exchange Team and will work in close collaboration with a Research Facilitator on the locally driven collaborative projects. The Knowledge Exchange Specialist is responsible for: (1) engaging with public health units to identify and prioritizes themes for the locally driven collaborative projects; (2) facilitating collaboration amongst health units, researchers, community partners and other stakeholders to identify topics for the locally driven collaborative projects; (3) contributing to the development and implementation of knowledge exchange strategies for individual collaborative projects; and (4) developing and implementing an overall knowledge exchange strategy for the locally driven collaborative projects stream that aligns with OAHPP knowledge exchange initiatives.
In addition to supporting the locally driven collaborative projects, the Knowledge Exchange Specialist will be required to support other duties related to the OAHPP Knowledge Exchange portfolio.
For a complete job description and to apply online, go to www.oahpp.ca/careers and click on the job title.