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Director, Assessment and Reporting
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Division:
Education Quality and Accountability Office
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
XEXE2 - Executive 2
Salary:
$130,930.00 - $164,930.00 Per Year
Do you want to play a significant role in enhancing the education system in Ontario? Are you an innovative and creative leader who is interested in representing the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) in various forums across the province and also nationally and internationally? Consider this role, where you will be an influential executive and directly influence the government's agenda for effective education assessment.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is an arm's length agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education, dedicated to enhancing the quality and accountability of the education system in Ontario and to working with the education community. This is achieved through student assessments that produce objective, reliable information, through the public release of this information and through the profiling of the value and use of EQAO data across the province.
The Director, Assessment and Reporting provides executive leadership and oversight for EQAO assessment data collection, analysis and reporting operations encompassing four streams of educational assessment programs, national and international assessment projects and agency special initiatives. You will direct and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of data operations policies, processes, systems, quality controls and standards and advises and support the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and senior agency and ministry officials. As an impactful executive leader, you will provide direction with respect to the assessment program, trends and opportunities and act as a primary liaison between the agency and key education stakeholders related to assessment policies and operations.
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this key role you will:
• Plan, oversee and provide strategic and business leadership for the conceptual design and development of all large-scale, province-wide educational assessment projects (e.g. Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, National School Achievement Indicators Program) in English and French.
• Direct and provide expert professional leadership for the development, implementation and control of education assessment and evaluation projects including overseeing and ensuring effective implementation of all project components (i.e. assessment pilots, field tests, training, language, equating, full assessments, marking and reporting).
• Oversee the work of staff/contractor project leaders/education assessment experts in the development of assessments including providing technical leadership to the assessment content; reviewing and signing off of all assessment materials (development manual, training materials, pilot, field test, equating and full assessment booklets, scoring guides, communication documents), ensuring that all documents are validated, and seeking consistency across assessment where appropriate.
• Oversee the conducting of assessment testing phases and full assessments across the province including the development/delivery of training programs; the dissemination of assessment materials; and the marking operations. Ensures effective reliability processes; ensures that test data are reviewed to identify issues and to select items for equating between French/English assessments, and to include full assessments, and to determine assessment issues/solutions based on review of Quality Assurance Reports.
• Provide technical direction and leadership for the development of the EQAO Provincial Report and a broad variety of additional EQAO communication documents including Ontario reports for national and international assessment projects, and for use by the Information Centre. Provides a framework for the provision of customer service, outreach and technical advice to clients (school principals, board directors, schools, markers) including the development and delivery of information, advisory and training support related to assessment projects. Leads the identification, analysis and resolution of technical issues and client service problems, as required.
• Lead the preparation of discussion papers, policy presentation materials, briefing documents, correspondence, and issue papers on a broad range of educational assessment topics. Provides oral briefings, expert advice and presentation on current educational assessment trends and issues, with recommendations for issues management to the CEO as well as at national and international forums.
• Represent EQAO by leading and/or participating on corporate and special projects, task forces, policy forums and working groups both within and outside the OPS.
How do I qualify?
Strategic Leadership, Influence and Change Management:
• You are a seasoned leader, with experience in the education sector, who creates collaborative and inclusive work environments.
• You are an effective communicator, influencer and consensus builder who is able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
• You have demonstrated experience leading education focused psychometric assessment, data collection, analysis and reporting operations.
• You have successfully led change management/continuous improvement initiatives.
• You have led research on high profile public policy projects or initiatives.
• You have proven executive-level project management and performance measurement experience.
Stakeholder Management, Communication and Political Acuity:
• You have managed stakeholder relationships to successful outcomes and to drive change.
• You use effective communication to build credibility with colleagues, stakeholders and senior leaders.
• You have demonstrated political acumen in order to deliver clear, concise analyses of complex issues and provide guidance and direction to senior officials.
Technical Knowledge:
• You understand the characteristics and needs of Ontario's education system and stakeholders.
• You have knowledge of educational measurement design and analysis theory/methods and data quality assurance methods and strategies.
• You have knowledge of large-scale assessment and educational testing/evaluation and related products, instruments and services.
• You have an understanding of psychometric and measurement issues and assessment needs in various jurisdictions.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 2 Carleton St, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation Group:
Executive
Schedule:
Posted on:
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Note:
- Mandate
EQAO is dedicated to enhancing the quality and accountability of the education system in Ontario and to work with the education community. This will be achieved through student assessments that produce objective, reliable information, through the public release of this information and through the profiling of the value and use of EQAO data across the province.
Values
• EQAO values giving all students the opportunity to reach their highest possible level of achievement.
• EQAO values its role as a service to educators, parents, students, government and the public in support of teaching and learning in the classroom.
• EQAO values credible evidence that informs professional practice and focuses attention on interventions that improve student success.
• EQAO values research that informs large-scale assessment and classroom practice.
• EQAO values the dedication and expertise of Ontario's educators, their involvement in all aspects of the assessment process and the positive difference their efforts make in student outcomes.
• EQAO values the delivery of its programs and services with equivalent quality in both English and French.
Activities
• EQAO designs and implements a comprehensive program of student assessment within government established parameters.
• EQAO advises the Minister of Education on assessment policy.
• EQAO develops and implements a provincial education quality indicators program.
• EQAO leads Ontario's participation in national and international assessments.
• EQAO promotes research in best practices in assessment and accountability.
• EQAO reports to the Minister, the public and the education community on assessment and education issues and makes recommendations for improvement.
www.eqao.com
Please Note: Interviews will take place the 3rd or 4th week in April, 2018.
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 Sunday, April 1, 2018 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.