Ontario Public Service Careers

Strengthening Government Through Strategic Risk Leadership

Are you a seasoned leader and strategic thinker with a passion for public service and a talent for navigating complexity? Do you excel at helping leaders understand, assess, and manage risk in a complex environment?

If so, consider these exciting leadership opportunities.

The Treasury Board Secretariat is seeking three (3) dynamic managers to join the Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) and help shape the future of risk management across the Ontario Public Service (OPS). In these roles, you will enhance risk intelligence, strengthen integration across government systems, and support ministries in making informed, confident decisions.

You will play a key role in building enterprise risk capacity, responding to emerging challenges, and guiding leaders through uncertainty with insight and clarity. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful change, influence high impact decisions, and help build a more resilient and agile OPS.

The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, together.

A career in the Ontario Public Service is driven by a passion for creating a stronger Ontario. If you share this ambition, we are fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where employees have the tools and opportunities they need to be fulfilled and inspired to move Ontario forward. Our leaders enjoy:

Purpose-driven culture: Be part of a dynamic leadership team dedicated to serving 15 million Ontarians. Your leadership will drive long-term impact and contribute to public service excellence.
Empowering work environment: Thrive in an inclusive and diverse workplace that reflects the population we serve. Enjoy a culture of holistic well-being, flexibility, and safety, with tailored work arrangements to suit your life stage. Our modern, friendly, and accessible workplaces support you in bringing your authentic self to work and exploring your full potential.
Expansive leadership opportunities: Benefit from endless growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to lead across various sectors. In the Ontario Public Service, your leadership journey can span multiple ministries and functions.
Recognition and Rewards: Your efforts will be recognized both formally and informally, ensuring you feel valued and supported. We offer competitive salaries with performance-based pay, a defined-benefit pension plan, and comprehensive benefits that support your holistic wellness. Enjoy a range of vacation and leave options, along with access to employee and family assistance programs and inclusive counselling services.

About the job

At the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. As a leader, you'll be at the forefront of creating a dynamic work environment that sparks innovation, fosters collaboration, and champions inclusivity. We value a diverse, anti-racist, and accessible workplace where everyone feels safe and respected. By embracing these values, you'll help build a vibrant team culture where every individual can thrive. Your leadership will inspire and motivate your team to achieve their best, aligning their efforts with our strategic vision.

To succeed in these roles, you will:

Lead sector-based portfolios by providing strategic risk advice to support effective governance, risk integration, and capability-building across program areas.
Provide leadership for enterprise-wide risk management by advising senior leaders, supporting governance bodies, and strengthening risk-informed decision-making and program delivery.
Develop and enhance tools, processes, and practices to strengthen compliance with policies, legislative requirements, and resource management frameworks, while aligning risk management with internal controls and audit standards.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with internal and external partners to share best practices, address emerging risks, and promote effective governance and innovation across the public sector.
Oversee and advance risk management policies, tools, and measurement frameworks to support strategic planning, strengthen risk culture, and enable consideration of both risk and opportunity.
Monitor emerging risks, conduct analyses, develop key risk and performance indicators, and support performance tracking and reporting in complex environments.
Establish and lead a centre of excellence for enterprise risk management, driving innovation, best practices, and capacity-building while embedding risk appetite and tolerance into decision-making.

Meet Your New Team

The Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) leads enterprise risk management (ERM) within the Ontario Public Service, advancing a smart risk culture and strengthening capabilities to support informed decision-making. OCRO focuses on building a strong ERM foundation through improved tools, training, and technology; coordinating risk functions across government; and embedding smart risk-taking into daily operations. The Chief Risk Officer oversees the ERM process, provides expert guidance, advises on risk policies, and ensures risk insights inform high-level decisions.

These positions report to one of two Directors within OCRO:

Aliza Premji
Director, Corporate, Resources and Economic Development Risk Office

Aliza Premji is a seasoned public service leader with deep expertise in financial management, risk, and assurance. She brings extensive experience supporting both ministry and enterprise wide advisory functions, with a strong focus on cross sector collaboration and change leadership. Aliza has held progressive leadership roles across the Ontario Public Service, including Audit Director roles in the Ontario Internal Audit Division. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management and a Master of Accounting from the University of Waterloo. Known for championing continuous improvement, Aliza fosters a culture of transparency, integrity, and empowered decision making.

Shannon Carto
Director, Community, Health and I&IT Risk Office

Shannon Carto is a strategic and forward thinking leader with extensive experience in enterprise risk management, strategic planning, and public policy across provincial and municipal government. She has held progressive roles within OCRO and central agencies, including Manager, Risk Advisory, and Senior Auditor with the Office of the Auditor General. Shannon holds graduate and doctoral degrees in environmental science and climate change impact analysis from the University of Toronto. A committed people leader, Shannon champions innovation, organizational resilience, and inclusive leadership, and is actively engaged in advancing equity and inclusion initiatives across the OPS.

Please note: These positions require on site attendance five (5) days per week at the Toronto office location.

What you bring to the team

Leadership Experience:

People Leadership: Proven experience leading and developing teams, building capability, and supporting effective people management practices.
Values-Based Leadership: Establishes trusted relationships that enable influence, alignment, and effective delivery in complex, cross-organizational environments.
Inclusive Leadership: Leads with a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering respectful and inclusive work environments.

Project & Issue Management:

Strategic Project Leadership: Sets clear priorities, coordinates complex projects, and aligns people and work to deliver results in dynamic environments.
Issues Management: Proactively identifies, anticipates and resolves complex issues, and implements effective, forward-looking solutions informed by emerging trends.
Adaptive Delivery: Leads teams through change by working effectively in agile environments and building new structures and processes to support evolving needs.

Technical Expertise:

Enterprise Risk Management: Demonstrated experience in risk analysis, advisory services, and enterprise risk management, including supporting and implementing modernized ERM frameworks within complex organizations.
Governance & Advisory: Strong understanding of governance, risk frameworks, and performance measurement, with experience providing strategic risk advice to senior leaders.
Financial Risk & Reporting: Skilled in financial risk control, enterprise risk reporting, and the use of risk metrics to inform decision-making.
Data Analytics & Digital Tools: Proficient in data analytics, databases, and operational systems, with knowledge of financial and statistical modelling; experience using digital and AI-enabled tools, including Power BI, is an asset.

Communication and Relationship Management Skills:

Collaborative Relationships: Builds effective, collaborative relationships with internal and external partners to support strategic initiatives.
Executive Communication: Experienced in delivering executive briefings, supporting committees, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
Clear & Strategic Communication: Communicates complex business needs in plain language to promote shared understanding and alignment among partners.
Judgement & Political Acuity: Applies strong analytical thinking and sound judgement to navigate sensitive, complex, and high-impact issues.

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!

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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:

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