Do you have advanced team leadership and project management skills to inspire employees, deliver excellent results, transform organizations to meet changing demands, and connect with others to build successful relationships? If this sounds like you then please consider this exciting opportunity with the Fire Science and Technology Program in the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch.
Please Note: The successful candidate will have the option of working from the following office locations:
• 70 Foster Drive, Sault Ste Marie
• 95 Ghost Lake Road, Dryden
• 6150 Skyline Drive, Garson
About the job
As an Information Systems Coordinator, you will:
• provide technical leadership, direction and coordination to the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch (AFFES)
• lead multiple project teams engaged in strategic information systems planning
• provide group leadership to systems officers and GIS officers across the province
• assess information technology systems and data management requirements of the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Program while gathering information on business processes and objectives
• lead project teams in the design, development, testing, rollout, and staff training for complex software applications used by AFFES staff across the province
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge and Skills
• You have expert knowledge of information and data management principles, practices and systems.
• You have knowledge of forest fire management, aviation management, and emergency management principles and practices.
• You have advanced technical skills and knowledge of methods and techniques for computer and server/network based information systems analysis, design and development.
• You have thorough knowledge of programming concepts and languages, database design and management, and current software to analyze business requirements and system development needs.
Project Management and Coordination Skills
• You have proven project team leadership and project management experience in strategic information systems planning, business process reviews and evaluation of proposals.
• You have extensive knowledge and work experience with project planning and project management techniques.
• You have experience with work program planning, budget, cost control processes, total cost management principles, expenditure guidelines and the ability to find innovative business process improvements.
• You have experience coordinating the delivery of threat risk assessments, business plans, and program impact assessments of proposed changes to corporate IM/IT policy and practices.
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
• You have well developed interpersonal skills to establish and recommend work priorities and propose business streamlining opportunities.
• You have proven group leadership skills to coordinate teams designing and reviewing information systems assessments, and to provide direction to staff in escalated fire situations.
• You can lead change, develop implementation plans and evaluate the applicability of new processes and technologies.
• You have analytical skills to determine and link business and information requirements.
Communication Skills
• You have superior writing skills to author policies/practices, business rules, long term operational plans, training material and job aids, and reports.
• You can negotiate with a variety of stakeholders on behalf of the branch.
• You have proven presentation skills and have experience providing effective training to staff and progress reports to senior management on information systems or related technical subjects.
• You have the ability to influence and clearly communicate business streamlining opportunities.
PLEASE NOTE: This position requires frequent travel to remote work locations.
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
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