Director, Legislation Office

P10 Professional Officer

Regular/full-time

Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning

Governance and Policy , System Performance and Accountability

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 41095

Salary(s): P10 $88,003.00 - $108,883.00 per year

Closing Date: May 7, 2023

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to women, Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.

An eligibility list may be established to fill similar regular and term positions and will remain in effect for up to 12 months.

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning is seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate to fill the Director, Legislation Office, position within the Governance and Policy Branch of System Performance and Accountability.

The Manitoba Government has a comprehensive benefit package which includes extended health care, health spending account, dental care, vision care, long term disability insurance, group life insurance, maternity/paternity leave, family related leave, and a defined pension plan (some pension plans allow for portability between the Civil Service Superannuation Board and employers).

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

• Ability to work overtime as required

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Management experience with post-secondary education in a social science-related field (e.g. Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, and Political Science), management, commerce, law or a related area. A combination of education, training and relevant work experience may be considered.
• Proven leadership skills with experience successfully creating, fostering and maintaining diverse teams to achieve results through effective human resource management activities such as: recruitment, training, performance management and/or labour relation management.
• Experience providing leadership and direction in the design and implementation of legislation, policies and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage opportunities to find creative solutions to issues and successfully manage change.
• Extensive experience working with legislative, legal and/or governance systems in a public sector environment.
• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with and present to all levels of the organization, as well as external stakeholders.
• Superior written communication skills, including writting a variety of authority seeking documents for senior leadership.
• Political acumen demonstrated through experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders on complex topics and sensitive issues.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into clear operational and business plans, and experience with strategic performance management and measurement systems (e.g. Key Performance Indicators, Balanced Scorecards).

• Knowledge of the principles of reconciliation and experience applying them to policy development.

Duties:
As a member of the division’s management team, the Director is responsible to lead and manage the Legislation Office, provide advice and support to the Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Director.

The Office is accountable for the design and delivery of the legislative agenda for the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, regulatory development and accountability, departmental leadership on issues related to education bargaining and labour relations, pensions, FIPPA and other legal matters that have constitutional or system-wide implications.

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We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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