Lead the future of data-driven decision-making.Do you bring strong leadership and expertise in data governance, quantitative and qualitative research, database development and generating actionable insights? This is your chance to shape the ministry's data and analytics strategy, policy, and governance. You'll help build secure, user-focused solutions that improve how data is accessed, integrated, and used, driving smarter decisions and better outcomes across programs and partners.
About the job
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of performance measurement frameworks, data platforms, and analytical solutions to assess government progress on improving outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
• Support ministry-wide data and reporting needs by developing agile, user-focused, and reliable performance reports that inform senior leadership and guide strategic decision-making.
• Oversee data strategy, including standards, governance, and modernization initiatives that strengthen performance measurement and analytics capacity.
• Collaborate with ministries, central agencies, and community partners to align data and performance practices with government priorities.
• Integrate diverse perspectives and knowledge systems into data strategies, analysis, and reporting to promote better outcomes.
• Manage cross-sector projects with other ministries and public sector organizations, and academic partners to advance data integration, analytics, and performance initiatives.
What you bring to the team
Data Strategy Development and Management
Bring your skills in research, data analysis, performance measurement and strategy to support smart decision-making.
• Skilled in designing and implementing performance measurement frameworks, KPIs, and dashboards to assess program outcomes.
• Experienced in developing and maintaining databases, ETL pipelines, and integrated analytics solutions, leveraging cloud infrastructures for scalability and security.
• Expertise in applying research design, data collection, and quantitative/qualitative analysis techniques to generate actionable insights.
• Skilled in utilizing business intelligence, enterprise-level data platforms, and social/economic indicators to inform decisions.
• Ability to ensure data quality, governance, and ethical standards across all analytics and reporting activities.
• Expertise in using visualization and reporting tools to effectively communicate complex findings.
• Ability to translate analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations for policy development, caseload forecasting, program planning, evaluation, and outcome measurement.
• Experienced in monitoring emerging analytics tools, platforms, and best practices to strengthen ministry capacity.
Leadership and Stakeholder Negotiations
Use your leadership and collaboration skills to build strong partnerships.
• Skilled in consultation, negotiation, and mentoring to champion and promote strategies that improve collection and access to client information.
• Experience leading research initiatives with diverse stakeholders to advance social services research efforts.
• Ability to build partnerships and influence outcomes to further research and policy development initiatives with other ministries, academia, and foundations.
Project Planning and Management
Lead projects that improve how data is collected and used across the ministry.
• Knowledge of project management theories, principles, and administrative skills to plan and lead teams engaged in projects to enhance information collection, access, and utilization across the ministry.
• Advisory, facilitation, and cooperation skills to work with ministries, governments, central agencies, and academic partners.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and control processes to manage risks, dependencies, and resource requirements for smooth project delivery.
• Skilled in using project management software tools for collaboration, tracking, stakeholder engagement, co-design, document management, and version control.
Communication Skills
Share ideas clearly and connect with different audiences.
• Strong communication, presentation, consulting, negotiating, and coaching/mentoring skills.
• Presentation skills to clearly communicate complex information to non-technical audiences and decision-makers.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: