The Opportunity

The Lead, Planetary Health & Sustainability Reporting leads and embeds planetary health and climate resilience within IWK Health’s operations, ensuring healthcare delivery supports both human well‑being and planetary health. It plays a critical role in developing and advancing the hospital’s environmental sustainability strategy, including measurable goals for emissions reduction, waste minimization, and resource conservation. A major focus is on climate‑related disclosures, sustainability reporting and KPI’s, providing transparency and accountability to patients, staff, and the wider community. Ultimately, the position ensures that planetary health and environmental stewardship is not only a value, but a vital practice that is integrated into all aspects of IWK Health.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of overall planetary health strategic plan.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and facilities teams to integrate sustainable practices across departments, via leading the Sustainability Oversight & Implementation Committee.
• Lead climate‑related and sustainability reporting and disclosures aligned with recognized frameworks and regulatory requirements, including monitoring environmental performance metrics and KPI’s and driving continuous improvement through data‑driven insights
• Leadsthe sustainable and active transportation program, including managing the IWK Smart Trip Program
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to promote environmental stewardship and build climate resilience and provide education and training opportunities
• Identify and advocate for funding opportunities to support sustainability projects and technologies.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, 75 hours bi‑weekly (hybrid)

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, or Nursing required
• Master's Degree preferred
• Professional Designation or Licensure in project management, sustainability, accounting, or nursing preferred
• Minimum of two years of related experience required
• Prior experience in healthcare settings, especially in sustainability or quality improvement roles, preferred
• Analyze and evaluate information from multiple sources to address problems.
• Critical thinking skills to develop innovative solutions to complex and unpredictable problems.
• Solve strategic problems with a long‑term impact by anticipating future challenges and opportunities.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring data integrity and compliance with frameworks and standards
• Strong communication skills, especially with conveying information, facilitating discussions, adapting information and messages to suit different audiences, persuading and influencing others and leading organization‑wide strategic communication initiatives

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

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