MANAGER, POLICY AND PROGRAMS

Have you been looking for a position that will present you with a range of different challenges each and every day? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-profile environment?

If so, consider this opportunity to provide leadership and executive support to the Assistant Deputy Minister’s (ADM) Office in the Operations Division. This is your opportunity to contribute to the delivery of regional programs, transportation user services, and operational policy for all modes of transportation.

Our Team:
Working with a diverse group of internal and external partners, our team develops transportation policies and plans to ensure that the mobility needs of Ontarians are integrated and addressed. The division is composed of 7 branches responsible for:

• integrating the delivery of ministry services across five geographic regions, including managing ministry issues, stakeholders and relationships, corridor management, emergency management, infrastructure preservation and protection, maintenance and operations, to ensure a safe, continuous flow of people, goods and services to facilitate economic prosperity
• providing operational policy and provincial service delivery for public-facing services including Concession Agreements, Remote Airports, Marine Services, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traveler Communication to ensure users receive a consistent experience while accessing the provincial transportation network across all modes of transportation and related services

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this leadership role, you’ll be expected to:

• demonstrate authenticity, accountability and courage
• lead for the future by embracing positive disruption, a future mindset and by developing each other, every day
• lead with a common purpose, be inclusive and drive people centered outcomes
• provide leadership, guidance and coaching to a small team of policy professionals
• provide a variety of coordination and support services to the ADM to ensure the efficient operation of an executive office
• provide strategic input and advice to the ADM on policy proposals, options and issues
• manage the flow of information, correspondence and documentation for approval throughout the division
• build collaborative partnerships with other executive offices as well as ministry partners and key stakeholders
• lead the planning and implementation of special projects

How do I qualify?

Leadership skills:

• You have experience providing strategic direction, guidance and coaching to staff and/or project teams.
• You have experience fostering an environment of high performance, inclusion, learning, growth and continuous improvement.
• You have experience leading complex projects or high-profile initiatives, effectively utilizing resources and prioritizing tasks to deliver results.
• You have experience applying good judgement and political acuity to manage complex, sensitive and high-profile issues.

Communication and stakeholder management skills:

• You have experience building and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders, partners and clients.
• You have experience providing sound, strategic advice and briefings to senior executives.
• You have oral/written communication and facilitation skills to effectively convey information to a variety of audiences and gain support for key initiatives.

Policy experience:

• You have experience leading public policy projects or initiatives (policy development, implementation and evaluation).

Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Anti-Racism

The OPS is an innovative, responsive and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable. Diversifying leadership is a top priority for the OPS. Our goal is to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) on our leadership teams.

The OPS is collecting socio-demographic information to identify potential barriers and help underrepresented groups to achieve equity in senior leadership roles. We invite you to contribute to our efforts in building a more diverse, inclusive and accessible OPS by completing our voluntary survey, which will be provided to all applicants once the advertisement has closed.

The OPS is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, diversity and inclusion.

Additional Information:Address:
1 Permanent, 438 University Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region

Compensation Group: Management Compensation Plan

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Schedule: 6

Category: Management and General

Posted on: Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Note:
The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.