Attention Collaborative Leaders!Ontario Creates (formerly Ontario Media Development Corporation) is a provincial agency that facilitates economic development, investment and collaboration in Ontario's creative industries including the film, television, interactive digital media, book, magazine and music sectors.
Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your leadership skills and passion for the creative industry sector? Are you committed to equity, diversity and inclusion? In this position you will manage a team in the delivery of tax credit programs along with business planning and stakeholder partnerships that will help to build strong and successful companies across the sector.
To learn more about Ontario Connects, please click hereBe sure to check out the Manager Recruitment Unit's Application Preparation Guide for Aspiring Managers for tips on creating an impactful application!OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this role you will:
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to a team of technical professionals in order to meet business requirements and support continuous improvement and innovation.
• Lead and manage the business/operational planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of
of tax credit programs.
• Manage the budget and contributes to long term financial and resource planning including all procurement activities.
• Lead and oversee partnership development and stakeholder consultation processes.
• Provide technical advice and expertise to senior ministry management and staff on tax credit legislation, program delivery options and recommendations.
• Manage the human resources administrative function.
How do I qualify?
Leadership Skills:
• You demonstrate the
leadership behaviours, attributes and mindsets to lead the OPS into the future.
• You have demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring staff and providing guidance by communicating values, strategies, goals and objectives to create a culture of high performance, and accountability.
• You have demonstrated experience working in or with the creative media industries.
• You have been successful in promoting equitable practices that value diversity and inclusion into your work environment.
• You can lead the delivery of programs and services, as well as projects that are in line with program mandate.
• You have the ability to manage change and lead through difficult situations.
Technical Knowledge:
• You have the ability to interpret and accurately apply policy and legislation related to Tax Credits programs.
• You have knowledge of the creative industry to promote the province of Ontario, and build capacity, competitiveness and long-term viability of the cultural industries.
• You have strong knowledge of human resources practices, policies including collective agreements, recruitment, training and development, labour relations, and performance management.
Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills:
• You can build cooperative and collaborative relationships across the OPS, other government levels and internal/external stakeholders to foster key linkages and identify program delivery issues and priorities.
• You can effectively manage expectations and anticipate and resolve major obstacles and conflicts.
• You have presentation and consultative skills to develop and deliver presentations and briefings to senior management and committee chairs.
OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Anti-Racism
The OPS is an innovative, responsive, and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable. Diversifying leadership teams is a top OPS priority with the goal to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) in leadership positions.
The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, diversity and inclusion.
The OPS offers employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.
