Job Description

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​Req ID: 214952
Location: Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII
Department: GC Privacy NSH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT ( 50%) x 1
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Apr-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the Privacy Office and Team by effectively coordinating the day-to-day operation as well as the implementation of education and communication initiatives of the Privacy Office.

The position directly supports senior leadership on the team and coordinates all administrative activities, establishes administrative procedures and guidelines and acts as a liaison across Nova Scotia Health. This includes responding to inquiries from the public on the offices toll-free phone line, and working with the Director and Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) to generate external and internal reports on breach volumes and staff educational compliance rates. This position provides additional support to individuals, committees or working groups as assigned, as well as supports other members of the Privacy Office as required and approved by the Director and CPO.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Post-Secondary diploma in a recognized office administration, business administration or secretarial program.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience required, providing administrative support and office coordination at the executive level, preferably within healthcare and within an integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritizing and organizational skills are required.
• Demonstrated competencies requiring advanced skills and abilities in all facets of modern office practices and technology and with information and meeting technologies.
• Experience utilizing technology in meeting planning to create efficiencies and streamline tracking and retrieval of information.

In addition to the required experience and skills, the following would be considered an asset:

• Undergraduate degree.
• Experience working in a health information/healthcare environment.
• Competencies in other languages (French preferred).
• Canadian certification with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) such as CIPP/C, CIPP/E or equivalent credential.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, part-time position, 37.5 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$24.85 - $31.06 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.