EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Position: Director, Environmental
Monitoring and Reporting
Organization:
Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Director,
Environmental Monitoring and Re
porting
Ministry of the
Environment and Climate Change
Are you an
experienced senior leader looking for a challenging opportunity to lead the
delivery of innovative strategy that supports evidence-based research to fight
climate change and work to keep Ontario’s air, land and water clean? If so,
then consider the opportunity to serve as the Director, Environmental
Monitoring and Reporting.
The Ministry of the
Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is responsible for promoting clean and
safe air, land and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection
and sustainable development for present and future generations of Ontarians.
For more
information, please visit us at our website: Ministry
of the Environment and Climate Change.
What can I
expect in this role?
Reporting to the
Assistant Deputy Minister, you will:
- Provide
credible and objective scientific advice, guidance and environmental
services to support the ministry’s strategic goals, regulations, policies
and decisions in relation to emerging and existing pollutants, human and
ecosystem protection research. - Lead
the development/implementation of strategic frameworks that will build the
ministry’s capacity to conduct environmental research and monitoring of
ecosystems parameters, climate change science, including
adaption/mitigation, cumulative and environmental impacts. - Lead
strategic goals/initiatives, toward achieving the open government,
knowledge discovery in databases, enhanced scientific research and
leading-edge innovative solutions to tackle environmental challenges. - Direct
the provision of environmental research, analysis and interpretation of
data in anticipation of key ministry issues, environmental risks/threats
that support policy and program decision making. - Direct
the development and implementation of evaluation methods used to measure
outcomes/impacts of branch projects/programs and services. - Develop
strong relationships with clients and stakeholders that are sustainable,
including building strong linkages with environmental subject matter
experts, including federal and municipal partners and First Nations
communities.
How do I
qualify?
Senior
operational leadership:
- You
have proven success building, leading and mentoring high performing teams
in a fast paced technical operational environment with significant
experience in environmental sciences. - You are
a strategic leader who fosters a team/staff culture that encourages active
contribution, innovation and collaboration in a transformative operational
environment, including a high standard of key performance indicators. - You
have demonstrated political acuity and well-developed ability to build and
maintain partnerships, develop trust and positive working relationships
with clients and internal/external partners, executives and ministry
personnel.
Relationship
management/client service:
- You
have proven experience managing complex relationships which include
multiple external stakeholders internal and external to the OPS. - You
have demonstrated experience using consultative techniques to build strong
linkages with your partners and have demonstrated experience communicating
complex and sensitive information to senior leaders. - You
have demonstrated experience working within a client service operational
framework, with proven ability to foster a client-first focused
environment.
Change
management:
- You
have a proven track record of strategic thinking, innovation and effective
decision making, enabling you to contribute to operational modernization
as it relates to the ministry’s objectives and long term strategic
direction. - You
have successfully built/developed teams and demonstrated agility in a
change scenario where you have used your influence skills to obtain buy-in
from your change agents. - You
have demonstrated capabilities to drive change and obtain collaborative
buy-in from internal and external stakeholders, colleagues and staff.
Job
specific:
- You
have proven experience spearheading transformational projects utilizing
current project management methodologies/principles and have an in-depth
understanding of the broader public sector including the organizational
structure of the Provincial Government. - You
have a strong technical background in environmental science theories and
principles, including a demonstrated ability to utilize multilateral
scientific expertise and translate the information into common and easy to
understand language. - You
have knowledge of the interpretation and application of government
legislative authorities, regulations, policies related to Environmental
Regulations, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Environmental
Management System, Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and
Emergency Response Directives.
Location: Toronto – Permanent
Salary
range:
$115,000 – $131,450 per year
Please apply online,
only, by Monday,
May 9, 2016, by visiting http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?Language=English&JobID=92372 .
Please follow the instructions to submit your application.
Faxes are not being accepted at this time. If you require accommodation in
order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the Executive
Talent Search Unit at careersexecutive ontario.ca*
. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Ontario Public
Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance
with Ontario’s Human
Rights Code.
