Manager, Strategic Business Initiatives

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Are you a driven and innovative leader looking to reinvent government? Then consider this exciting opportunity with the Business Innovation Office, where you will lead a team of professional staff to redesign services, facilitate change and help healthcare transformation.

The Strategic Business Initiatives Unit (SBIU) delivers innovative project management, strategic foresight and program redesigns. To help drive a culture of delivery, the SBIU acts as a centre of excellence by establishing coaching programs and a community of practice. As a self-starter, reporting to the Director, Business Innovation Office, you will be responsible for the facilitation of program transformation within the health services sector.

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About the job

As the Manager, you will:

• Lead a team of professional staff, utilize team talents effectively, and foster a culture of innovation to facilitate program transformation.

• Build and grow partnerships with program stakeholders to promote sound integrated design and modern project management practices.

• Lead the implementation and execution of program business model reviews, evaluations and program transformation practices to support patient focused strategic initiatives across the ministry.

• Lead the provision of project management tools and resources and the development, tracking and reporting on the ministry's strategic business initiatives.

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What you bring to the team

Senior Leadership:

• You have leadership experience and the ability to inspire, engage, motivate, develop and mentor professional staff to deliver on results.
• You have demonstrated success in strategic leadership to foster an environment of continuous improvement, creativity and excellence.
• You are a collaborative leader and have incorporated the principles of inclusion and diversity across all elements of your management style.

Technical Expertise:

• You have expertise in program design and transformation, business model evaluation and project management practices.
• You are a self-starter with proven success in driving change through business innovation.
• You have knowledge of public administration to find creative solutions to complex government issues and provide coaching to program areas.

Relationship Management:

• You have experience building and leveraging strong relationships with stakeholders to promote patient focused business innovation based on best practices.

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Additional information:

Note:

• Interview dates are: September 5th and 8th.
  
  Please note that this position is under review as part of the Management Job Evaluation Plan (MJEP) Project. MJEP is a new job evaluation system for manager and non-bargaining specialist positions in the Ontario Public Service.
  
  Implementation of the new system may impact the classification, salary range and terms and conditions of employment for this position. Employees will be notified of any impact prior to implementation.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.