District Managers

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Consider these exciting leadership opportunities where you will lead and promote transformational change in the Ministry of Natural Resources involving the delivery of strategic resource management programs and services and stakeholder relations.

As a District Manager, you will lead professional staff in one of the following regions: Cochrane or Hearst, with the Regional Operations Division.

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About the job

As District Manager you will:

• Provide input into and implement policy and program direction related to Crown land, forestry, fish, wildlife and water resource management.

• Set district priorities and objectives by planning, budgeting, allocating and managing human and fiscal resources.

• Implement government priorities such as the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, Lakes & Rivers Improvement Act, Endangered Species Act and the Green Energy Act at the local level.

• Engage staff and lead a diverse team of high performers, while fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, accessibility and excellence.

• Engage clients and stakeholders and support responsible and responsive resource management decisions.

• Implement and promote change initiatives and ministry and regional programs and policies.

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What you bring to the team

Leadership

• You have demonstrated experience giving direction and coaching a diverse team of staff in order to meet business priorities and operational needs.
• You affirm, promote and demonstrate commitment to diversity, accessibility and inclusion.
• You are a team player and have experience leading task teams.

Knowledge

• You have an in-depth understanding of the principles of resource management.
• You have experience managing and allocating human and financial resources while implementing various resource management and ecological sustainability initiatives.
• You have an understanding of, and experience with, the implementation of resource management legislation.

Stakeholder Relationship Management

• You are a strong relationship manager and have experience developing and maintaining partnerships with stakeholders.
• You have demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal communities.
• You have strong political acuity, issues management and problem solving skills.
• You have well developed written and verbal communication skills.

Change Management

• You have experience managing organizational change.
• You have experience in leading staff through change and taking ownership of change initiatives.

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Additional information:

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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.