Regional Director, Northeast Region

Are you an individual driven by delivering operational results for stakeholders and customers across the province? Do you have experience leading in a fast-paced operational environment? Do you enjoy change and continuous improvement? If so, an excitement opportunity awaits you.
Are you a passionate and transformational leader who is ready to impact the implementation and delivery of provincial resource management and operations in Ontario? The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is looking for an experienced leader to play a key role in developing, implementing and maintaining policies, procedures and programs for the benefit and use of current and future generations of Ontarians.

Join the leadership team at the Regional Operations Division to make a social, economic, environmental and political impact on, not only the region, but the province. Create and influence decisions affecting the sustainable use of the province's natural resources, well-being of Ontarians and lead a large and diverse team of professionals.
If you are up to the challenge of leading with an effective, efficient and outcomes-focused approach, then this is the position for you.

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 teams is a top OPS priority with the goal to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) in leadership positions. To advance this goal, the OPS is collecting socio-demographic information that will help to address potential barriers and achieve equity in hiring.

You are invited to complete the voluntary survey and contribute to building a more diverse, inclusive and accessible OPS. If you have completed the survey since September 28th, 2020, you do not need to complete it again unless you would like to change your responses or consent.

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

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

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Regional Director of Northeast Region, you will:
• Plan, lead and direct the implementation of the Ministry's new strategic direction “Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025: Naturally Resourceful” utilizing a team of diverse professionals
• Lead and direct the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for the Northeast Region
• Contribute to the development and direction of the overall divisional business, resource and operating plans/strategies
• Lead initiatives to engage clients and stakeholders while promoting responsible and responsive resource and emergency management decisions
• Support and promote a high-performing, inclusive and productive team environment while fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, accessibility and excellence
• Engage and/or provide guidance in working with Indigenous communities with resource management objectives
• Play a critical role in influencing and providing recommendations to provincial/ministry legislations, regulations, policies and programs as a member of the division's management team

How do I qualify?

Strategic and Inclusive Senior Leadership

• You have exceptional leaderships skills, based on a foundation of collaboration, inclusion, mentoring and customer service
• You have experience managing strategic and operational priorities and activities to contribute to the timely, efficient, and effective achievement of goals and objectives
• You have an inclusive leadership style that enables you to build successful relationships with staff, teams, stakeholders and partners

Stakeholder Management and Relationship Building

• You have experience engaging internal and external stakeholders as well as Indigenous communities to achieve consensus and commitment to deliverables
• You have superior communication, negotiation, and consultation skills to establish collaborative relationships and build consensus among a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and partners
• You have experience building and fostering partnerships and have supported and strengthened community organizations and outcomes for Ontarians

Transformational Capacity

• You demonstrate success in creating a vision for change and managing its implementation to achieve change
• You have demonstrated ability to leverage networks inside and outside the Ontario Public Service to drive change and innovation
• You challenge the status quo and seek to develop champions within your team to do the same

Knowledge and Political Acuity

• You have expertise in strategic planning and the ability to successfully prioritize, manage and direct physical, financial and human resources
• You have knowledge of natural resource management and understand policy implementation as it applies to integrated and sustainable resource management
• You have knowledge of the Ministry and Government organization, policy and program objectives and priorities to ensure appropriate resource planning linkages and managing change priorities
• You have proven success in dealing with and responding to many highly visible, complex and sensitive issues that involve the application of legislation and policy

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Monday, December 7, 2020 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.