Executive Director

XM1 Senior Manager 1

Regular/full-time

Department of Families

Manitoba Accessibility Office, Corporate Services Division

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 38829

Salary(s):   XM1 $88,267.00 - $108,429.00 per year

Closing Date:   March 13, 2022

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 Indigenous people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

A 6-month eligibility list may be created from this competition for similar regular, term, full-time or part-time positions.

To be considered for this competition you must submit an application form. See below for further instructions.

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Conditions of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

• Must provide and maintain a satisfactory criminal record check with a vulnerable sector search
• Must provide current and satisfactory Child Abuse and Adult Abuse Registry Checks
• Ability to travel overnight infrequently

Qualifications:
Essential:

• Post secondary degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration or equivalent combinations of education and related experience may be considered 
• Experience as a senior leader to create, support and sustain a diverse environment that enables staff to achieve results
• Experience and/or ability to lead and coordinate complex and strategic policy projects related to legislation and intergovernmental relations
• Ability to leverage opportunities for innovation, find creative solutions and successfully manage change
• Management experience with responsibility for human resources
• Management experience with responsibility for  financial resources, preferably with grant-making experience.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into clear operational and business plans and experience with strategic performance management measurement systems (e.g. key performance indicators, balanced scorecards)
• Political acumen demonstrated through experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders on complex topics and sensitive issues
• Strong written communication skills with experience writing and/or reviewing complex reports and information 
• Strong verbal communication skills 
• Superior interpersonal skills to negotiate and establish productive working relationships with a wide range of staff across government,  other governments and with external stakeholders

Duties:
The Executive Director supports the Minister of Families in fulfilling her mandate as Minister responsible for Accessibility and is responsible for the implementation of The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) and its standards by almost 42,000 organizations in the public and privates sectors.  The Executive Director provides leadership in the interpretation of the AMA and its regulations in order to create public awareness and compliance among affected organizations.  The Executive Director also supports the smooth functioning of the Accessibility Advisory Council in fulfilling its mandate to develop and review accessibility standards, to guide activities of the government to improve accessibility, and to set long-term accessibility priorities. The Executive Director is also responsible for the Manitoba Accessibility Fund, including the annual distribution of grants based on the growth of a $20 million endowment fund dedicated to the implementation of the AMA principles and standards.

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To be considered for this competition you must submit an application form. See below for further instructions.

Click here to access the application form.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. When applying to this position, please indicate the advertisement number and position title in the subject line and/or body of your email. Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

Please be advised that job competitions for represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file will be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.

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

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