Director, Ontario Police College

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Be at the helm of an organization whose mission is to advance the safety of Ontario's diverse communities by delivering police training, education and assessment that is grounded in evidence and fact-based standards.

We are seeking an experienced, innovative and strategic leader who can both provide direction and oversight to the mandate and programs of the Ontario Police College (OPC) as well as lead the College through the Community Safety portfolio transformational plan.

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About the job

In this pivotal role you will:

• Be a visionary
• Champion service excellence
• Establish partnerships
• Drive innovation
• Model leadership

As an excellent communicator with strong leadership and relationship-building skills, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of specialists in support of modernizing the training programs of the College. You will also provide strategic advice and direction to senior management; provide leadership for college activities; build and maintain effective partnerships within the Ministry and with police services across the province.

You will ensure compliance with legislation and will assume the legislative role and responsibilities, which includes the Statutory Obligation of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services that has the responsibility to operate the Ontario Police College (OPC) as set out in Section 3(2)(l) of the Police Services Act O. Reg. 36-02. The Act requires all municipal police services to send recruits to the college for their initial period of training to ensure consistency in training in accordance with provincial standards O. Reg. 3/99.

You will also be responsible for development/implementation of operational policies, legislation, regulatory procedures, monitoring/reporting processes and performance measures and maintain efficient and effective service to stakeholders.

You are recognized as a results-oriented strategic thinker with exceptional relationship management skills.

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What you bring to the team

Leadership & Management Skills

• You have exceptional strategic leadership skills to promote excellence, deliver results and manage risks in a challenging environment
• You have proven ability to build effective teams committed to serving the needs of diverse groups.
• You have excellent knowledge and understanding of human resources and labour relations principles and best practices, and proven success in addressing and resolving labour relations issues in a unionized environment.

Transformational Leadership

• You have led business operations in new directions without compromising risk and have piloted new innovative approaches/programs/strategies.
• You have proven experience in developing and executing strategies and are skilled in problem solving to identify gaps and deficiencies in policies, programs and services.
• You have demonstrated ability to lead the transformation of organizations, programs and processes, and build a culture that embraces innovation and service excellence.
• You can anticipate new directions, issues and trends and can recommend strategies to the ministry.

Relationship Management and Communication

• You can develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• You have superior diplomacy skills and can deal fairly, frankly, assertively and constructively with senior officials, members of boards and committees and stakeholders to resolve highly contentious issues.
• You are a sophisticated communicator with superior public relations skills to represent the College and government and can lead stakeholder/public engagements with facilitation and presentation skill mastery.

Political Sensitivity

• You have proven ability to manage complex relationships and maintain key contacts at all levels of government, policing associations and other organizations.
• You have sound judgement on sensitive and political issues and have managed high-profile issues.
• You have demonstrated political acumen to engage and manage high profile stakeholders in a politically complex environment, forging collaborative relationships.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• You have knowledge of and proven experiential depth in adult learning processes, instructional design techniques, best practice learning tools, and evaluation methodologies.
• You have experience identifying and assessing key issues in related legislation and agreements to support the training mandate.
• You have experience leading the development of transformative and mandatory education and skills training.
• You have knowledge of policing programs and services, and a passion for safety and security.

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Additional information:

Note:

• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a satisfactory criminal reference check prior to the commencement of employment.
• Aylmer, ON, with travel to Toronto and across the province.
  
  For additional information about the College, please visit: http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/police_serv/OPC/OPC_about.html

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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.