Job Description

Competition # : 40080

Department: Municipal Affairs and Housing

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Term

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: \xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The plays a vital role in supporting municipalities and community groups across the province. Our focus lies in providing programs, grants, and funding to foster effective local governance and develop healthy communities.

DMAH provides services and guidance to municipalities in many areas including land use planning, budget planning and finance, infrastructure development, policy, and program development. The Department is also responsible for ensuring the availability of safe, suitable, and affordable housing for all Nova Scotians. Our work involves making strategic investments, leveraging new funding, and building on critical partnerships to help further position ourselves to meet current and future infrastructure needs.

About Our Opportunity

We\xe2\x80\x99re hiring for a motivated, dynamic Program Lead to join our team and take charge of program delivery and administration.

The Program Lead is responsible for overseeing and coordinating a variety of programs that have province-wide implications. Your key responsibilities will encompass comprehensive program administration, tracking and coordination. As the Program Lead, you will play a crucial role in the continuous improvement of our programs and operations by designing and improving innovative programs, developing program delivery processes, identifying, and measuring targets as well as evaluating and planning direction of programs and policies. Additionally, you will serve as a subject matter expert to provincial and national organizations, leading the development of programs and conducting in-depth evaluations to ensure their success.

The position will also supervise up to two (2) coordinators and work very closely with a multidisciplinary team, making this an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and ambitious individual to contribute to our growth and success.

Primary Accountabilities

We\xe2\x80\x99re hiring for a motivated, dynamic Program Lead to join our team and take charge of program delivery and administration.

The Program Lead is responsible for overseeing and coordinating a variety of programs that have province-wide implications. Your key responsibilities will encompass comprehensive program administration, tracking and coordination. As the Program Lead, you will play a crucial role in the continuous improvement of our programs and operations by designing and improving innovative programs, developing program delivery processes, identifying, and measuring targets as well as evaluating and planning direction of programs and policies. Additionally, you will serve as a subject matter expert to provincial and national organizations, leading the development of programs and conducting in-depth evaluations to ensure their success.

The position will also supervise up to two (2) coordinators and work very closely with a multidisciplinary team, making this an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and ambitious individual to contribute to our growth and success.

Qualifications and Experience

You are a self-driven and proactive individual who can manage projects independently, has a strong grasp of program administration and management, and can effectively collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve objectives.

You have completed a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree and have at least six (6) years of experience in the administration and coordination of programs, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

You must demonstrate:

• Supervisory experience as well as key leadership qualities including collaboration, teamwork, and relationship building.
• Knowledge and skills in program management, project management and policy analysis.
• The ability to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Strong organization skills when managing and tracking multiple pieces of information.
• The ability to make independent decisions and provide guidance and training to others in decision-making processes.

Assets include:

• Masters of Public Administration
• Experience leading consultation processes
• Experience working with Municipalities

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. Equivalencies include, but are not limited to:

• A completed Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree along with four (4) years of related experience;
• A related 2-year diploma and eight (8) years of related experience.

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

Most of your time is spent in a comfortable office setting. You will have daily contact with the public, various Government Departments as well as other local Agencies and Institutions. Your normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules

Pay Grade: PR 17

Salary Range: $3,091.70 - $3,631.17 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.

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