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MUNICIPAL ADVISOR
Organization:
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Division:
Local Government Unit
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
01812 - Supervisor 2, Mun Org & Admin
Salary:
$1,225.56 - $1,541.58 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Are you interested in being involved in making decisions and working with a wide range of people and responsibilities? The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Eastern Municipal Services Office seeks an individual with a municipal background, to provide a full range of advisory and program management services related to municipal organization, fiscal and administrative management and community development.
What can I expect to do in this role?
You will:
• provide advice and participate in policy and program implementation
• coordinate service delivery and provincial interests
• organize and deliver educational activities to internal and external clients
• monitor, review, and make recommendations on issues, policies and related legislation affecting local government
• prepare correspondence and briefing materials
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
• valid driver's licence, class G or equivalent as recognized by the Province of Ontario to travel to areas not serviced by public transit
Knowledge:
• experience in dealing with local government issues including municipal finance, structure, organization and administration related to provincial interests in order to analyze and evaluate municipal governance programs and operational issues
Organizational skills:
• demonstrated organizational skills and initiative to independently prioritize and complete assignments to deadline
• ability to manage competing demands and multi-task as well as coordinating workshops and training sessions
Judgement, research and analytical skills:
• ability to use sound judgment to provide advice to clients and municipalities
• ability to use discretion in dealing with issues of confidential or sensitive nature
• demonstrated research skills to develop and make recommendations.
• analytical skills to review and evaluate financial information and applications, conducting varied evaluations to problem solve, identifying impact, indicating solutions and making recommendations.
Communication skills:
• written communication skills to prepare reports, briefing notes and correspondence
• verbal communication skills to respond to inquiries and provide advice and/or best practice; ability to build consensus, negotiate and resolve conflict
Computer skills:
• computer proficiency to produce reports, briefing documents and other materials
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 8 Estate Ln, Kingston, East Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
6
Category:
Consulting and Planning
Posted on:
Monday, November 4, 2013
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, November 19, 2013 11:59 pm EST. 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.
