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MANAGER, IT SYSTEMS
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Division:
Provincial Schools Branch
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
ASY21 - Systems Services AM-21
Salary:
$84,871.00 - $110,883.00 Per Year
Are you looking for a challenging opportunity to showcase your information technology expertise and leadership skills? The Ministry of Education requires a manager to lead the development and maintenance of applications in a large, complex, multi-site, highly diversified environment to meet the critical business needs and educational requirements of the Provincial Schools Branch.
The Provincial Schools Branch of the Ministry of Education directly operates five provincial schools and four demonstration schools, which offer the Ontario curriculum at the elementary and secondary levels, as well as specialised integrated programming, for students who are Deaf and/or hard of hearing, blind or deaf blind and/or have learning disabilities.
Located in south central and eastern Ontario, these schools provide individualized education with appropriate resources, giving students with special learning needs the opportunity to participate fully in the total school experience, including sports, music, recreational and leadership opportunities.
To join the Ontario Public Service is to join one of Canada's Top Employers for 2017, an organization that offers challenging, rewarding work, together with a defined benefit plan, a pension plan and a comprehensive group insurance plan covering basic life insurance, health, dental, vision care/hearing, and long term income protection.
Note: this position is located in Milton, with the possibility to work from an alternate location of the Provincial Schools Branch (Belleville, Brantford, London), with director approval.
What can I expect to do in this role?
• manage the design and development of systems applications and provide technical advice
• lead professional staff in a unionized environment, assign tasks, evaluate performance and provide guidance and mentorship
• lead I&IT architecture, standards and business solutions projects
• develop budget, acquire resources and ensure vendor deliverables are achieved
• build positive user relationships including seeking out opportunities to add value, identifying flexible innovative service delivery approaches and proactive control design
How do I qualify?
Leadership skills:
• You have excellent knowledge of human resources management, collective agreements and relevant legislation in order to effectively manage, direct and motivate staff and promote inclusivity.
• You can coordinate and direct staff activities in the design, development and testing of new technology.
Project management skills:
• You have extensive knowledge of project management and can manage multiple, concurrent complex large-scale projects involving computer technology
• You can identify and resolve complex business and technology issues for projects and develop appropriate plans and solutions that enable the user to meet their business need.
Stakeholder management skills:
• You have excellent communication skills and can establish effective working relations with management, staff, users and business stakeholders.
• You have excellent negotiation skills to provide leadership and guidance to staff and to manage resources effectively.
• You have conflict resolution skills to identify and resolve complex issues and develop solutions
Technical knowledge:
You have:
• knowledge of a variety of programming languages, databases, technologies and user interfaces
• in-depth knowledge of business and system analysis methodologies, management tools and techniques to provide expertise to technical staff
• an understanding of procurement and contract management to provide technical specifications, results analysis and recommendations and to participate in decision-making
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 255 Ontario Street South, Milton, Central Region, Enhanced - Vulnerable Services Sector Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Management Compensation Plan
Schedule:
6
Category:
Information Technology
Posted on:
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Note:
- In accordance with the Ontario Public Service Employment Screening Checks Policy, the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Please refer to the Additional Information / Address section above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
You will be responsible for obtaining the criminal record check at your own expense and provide it, along with your written consent, to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), HR Service Delivery Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional screening checks as indicated in the Additional Information / Address section above that were not obtained directly by you. (Note: If a Vulnerable Sector Screening/Check is required, it must also be obtained in person at your local police service.)
A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential. - W-EU-106667/17
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 9, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
