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Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours.\nTo obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please . Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days.\nAt Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.\nWhat Ontario Health offers:\nAt Ontario Health, your growth and well-being aren’t just supported-they’re celebrated every step of the way. Here, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. Based on your role, you may receive:\nComprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to support you and your family’s health\nFlexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your overall well-being\nA premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security\nCompetitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to rest and recharge\nThree personal days and two float days annually, providing added flexibility to support work-life balance, in addition to vacation days\nOngoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession\nA collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do\nOpportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion, fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team\nWant to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.\nOntario Health is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Cybersecurity Awareness & Culture to lead the strategy, development, implementation and continuous evolution of our cybersecurity awareness and learning program.\nIn this role, you will build a proactive, risk-informed approach to cybersecurity learning that strengthens secure behaviours, reduces human-related cyber risk and helps foster a strong organizational security culture.\nYou will translate evolving cyber threats, risk trends and organizational needs into relevant and actionable learning experiences for diverse audiences. Using behavioural science, adult-learning, change-management and modern learning approaches, you will develop targeted interventions that support sustained behaviour change and strengthen cybersecurity as a shared responsibility across the organization.\nWorking collaboratively across Cybersecurity and Ontario Health, you will provide program leadership and subject-matter guidance, establish meaningful measures of effectiveness, and continuously evolve the program based on data, emerging threats, stakeholder feedback and leading practices.\nThe role may also apply expertise in learning, behavioural change, stakeholder engagement and change management to support strategic enterprise digital initiatives and organizational transformation.\nHere Is What You Will Be Doing\nLead the strategy, design, implementation and continuous evolution of Ontario Health’s cybersecurity awareness and learning program, strengthening secure behaviours, security culture and organizational resilience.\nDevelop and deliver an integrated, year-round learning program, including mandatory training, simulations, campaigns and targeted role- and risk-based education for diverse audiences.\nApply behavioural science, adult-learning, instructional design and change-management practices to create engaging interventions that build cybersecurity knowledge and support measurable, sustained behaviour change.\nMonitor the evolving cyber threat and human-risk landscape, emerging practices and relevant frameworks, translating developments into timely learning, guidance, communications and awareness initiatives.\nPartner across Cyber Security Defence and Resilience team, and with other organizational stakeholders and teams to translate threats, incidents and risk trends into targeted learning, awareness interventions and timely cybersecurity advisories and guidance as needed.\nLead cybersecurity awareness and engagement across appropriate channels and forums to reinforce priority behaviours, communicate emerging risks and strengthen organizational security culture.\nEstablish meaningful measures, insights and reporting to evaluate participation, behaviour, human risk and overall program effectiveness, using findings to inform priorities and improvements.\nContinuously assess and mature the program using data, threat intelligence, stakeholder feedback and emerging practices to maintain a proactive and risk-informed approach.\nEngage and influence stakeholders at all levels, providing program leadership and subject-matter guidance on complex initiatives and decisions with organizational impact.\nCollaborate across teams, providing leadership, expertise, guidance and support to advance shared goals while coaching and inspiring others.\nHere Is What You Will Need to Be Successful\nEducation and Experience\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Health Studies, Public Administration or related field, or equivalent experience.\nProject Management, or related professional designation as an asset.\n7 - 10 years of overall experience in related roles with progressively increasingly scale and scope of execution authority up to a leadership role.\nExperience in the health care sector and the public service, and existing relationships are preferred.\nExtensive experience in contract and budget management, and experience with standard terms and conditions.\nExperience working in a hybrid environment, equally comfortable working with teams online or in person.\nExperience planning and leading large meetings\nExperience in the Ontario health care sector and public service, with existing positive relationships an asset.\nAdvanced knowledge and understanding of the application of the Project Management LifeCycle and Software Development LifeCycle, as well as modern mode two ways of working. e.g., Agile/Scrum.\nCybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CISM or equivalent is an asset.\nExperience developing or leading cybersecurity awareness, security culture, human-risk or organizational learning programs would be an asset.\nKnowledge of recognized cybersecurity frameworks, standards and leading practices would be an asset.\nKey Competencies\nExceptional leadership and program ownership skills, with the ability to set direction, mobilize stakeholders and lead complex organization-wide initiatives toward measurable outcomes.\nExceptional communication, presentation and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to engage diverse audiences and build support for cybersecurity and organizational priorities.\nStrong knowledge-translation skills, with the ability to understand complex cybersecurity threats, risks and technical concepts and turn them into clear, relevant and actionable guidance.\nStrong understanding of behavioural science, adult learning, instructional design and change management, with demonstrated ability to apply these principles to learning, behaviour change and organizational adoption.\nStrong cybersecurity and risk-management acumen, including the ability to understand evolving threats and human-related cyber risks and translate them into program priorities and interventions.\nStrong analytical and measurement capabilities, with the ability to define meaningful measures, identify trends and translate behavioural and program data into improvements.\nStrong relationship-building, collaboration and consensus-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams and influence without direct authority.\nStrategic, curious and adaptable thinker with strong judgement and a continuous-improvement mindset, able to respond effectively to evolving threats, organizational priorities and emerging practices.\nStrong program-management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance planned and emerging priorities and lead initiatives from strategy through implementation and evaluation.\nSound judgement, discretion and professional maturity, with the ability to operate autonomously, navigate sensitive issues and make informed decisions with significant organizational impact.\nHighly self-motivated and proactive, with strong initiative, judgement and accountability.\nLocation: Ontario Health (OH) welcomes applications from candidates across Ontario. Please note that this role follows an in-office work model, requiring employees to work from a designated, approved Ontario Health location.\nEmployment Type:\nPermanent Full timeContract Length:\nN/ASalary Band:\nBand 7External Application Deadline Date:\nNovember 5, 2026All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.\nOntario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups;2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; andpeople living with disabilities.\nOntario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. 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