EDUCATION OFFICER

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The Education Statistics and Analysis Branch of the Ministry of Education offers these unique opportunities to play a key role in the design, development and implementation of policies, programs, standards and initiatives related to education in Ontario.

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About the job

You will:

• provide strategic leadership, planning, coordination and educational expertise and analysis in the development of a range of highly complex and politically sensitive policies, programs, standards and initiatives related to the government's education mandate
• provide information to school boards with regards to ministry legislation, policies and programs
• develop and sustain positive relationships with stakeholders
• provide strategic and expert educational advice to ministry senior management
• coordinate and provide educational expertise in the development and roll-out of province-wide implementation plans and monitoring strategies

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What you bring to the team

Education knowledge and experience:

You have:
• knowledge of pedagogy normally acquired by being a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
• experience teaching at the elementary and secondary school level and in school board settings
• thorough knowledge of Ontario educational systems and the Education Act, associated regulations, Ontario Human Rights Code and education programs
• expert knowledge of and sensitivity to provincial education and social trends related to public policy directions, the educational environment and decision-making structures

Knowledge of policy development and service-delivery program development:

• you have sound knowledge of policy development and service-delivery program development and monitoring

Conceptual, research, analytical, evaluation and interpretative skills:

You have:
• superior conceptual, research, analytical, evaluation and interpretative skills including the ability to analyze policies and data for reports and studies
• ability to think strategically, anticipate and absorb complex and large-scale issues and develop effective and practical long and short-term policy positions

Work-planning, organizational, coordination and project management skills:

You have:
• strong work-planning, organizing and coordination skills
• project management, team leadership and administration abilities with consistent capacity to produce high quality results on time

Communication skills:

You have:
• excellent writing and oral communication skills, including listening, conducting consultations, reporting, presenting and persuasion
• strong relationship and stakeholder management, interpersonal and senior-level representation skills

Computer proficiency:

• you have computer proficiency in word-processing, presentation, spreadsheet and database software

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Additional information:

Note:

• T-EU-56119/13(2)
  
  As a result of the recently agreed to AMAPCEO collective agreement, a new job evaluation system will be implemented on October 1, 2013. In the new job evaluation system, the classification level of this position is Level 6 with a salary range of $69,680.00 - $99,600.00; the parties have agreed to a salary note and this position shall be paid in the salary range set out for the term of this collective agreement at the Education Officer 6 level with a salary range of $69,680.00 - $116,683.00 per annum.

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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.