Program Admin Officer 1-2

2 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**: Permanent

**Union Status**: NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:27-Sep-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage is responsible for contributing to the well-being and prosperity of Nova Scotia's diverse and creative communities. This is accomplished through the promotion, development, preservation and celebration of our culture, heritage, identity and languages, and by providing leadership, expertise and innovation to our stakeholders.

We are responsible for revitalizing Nova Scotia’s communities and economy by supporting cultural industries and fostering artistic and expressive excellence and celebration. The outcome is that Nova Scotia’s creative communities are contributing to increased economic growth, quality of life and sense of belonging.

**About Our Opportunity**:
The Program Admin Officer is a critical member of the Business Development team that is focused on innovative programming, quality enhancement and outreach initiatives to foster growth and enhance the competitiveness of Nova Scotia tourism businesses. The Program Admin Officer is responsible for delivering Business Development Programs on behalf of Tourism Nova Scotia by administering, delivering, and promoting business development programs, initiatives, and projects. As the Program Admin Officer you offer coaching to help tourism businesses and organizations to build capacity and enhance the business readiness of the industry, and to support businesses in their efforts to understand the tools available to them to reach the goals as mentioned above.

The Program Admin Officer works in a constantly changing global tourism environment which can lead to changing business policies and emerging trends. With these challenges, the incumbent must quickly adapt to new circumstances and contribute to new programming and be open to receiving training on new technologies and trends in tourism.

As the Program Admin Officer you establish and maintain a positive professional relationships with stakeholders from other provincial and municipal government departments and sector organizations.

This position reports to the Manager of Business Development

**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Contributes to the creation of new programs, including performing research and jurisdictional scans on potential program opportunities.
- Interviews, counsels, and assesses applicant eligibility for various Tourism Nova Scotia programs.
- Advises on improving processes to support effective program delivery and implementation.
- Manages priorities and works effectively to reach expected service standards for clients.
- Conducts logistics for industry outreach programs such as planning, promotion, venue hosting (in person or online), registration, industry communications, evaluation, and follow-up.
- Coordinates the implementation of program recommendations with staff, stakeholders, and program users through the development of program plans, reviewing and updating programs and with program evaluation.
- Under the direction of senior management, develops information materials (guides, manuals, tip sheets, etc.) related to program requirements and procedures for both public and internal use.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
With a strong client focus, you’ll possess excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills using tact and ensuring confidentiality to establish effective relationships with a variety of internal and external clients, including other levels of government and community agencies.

You are required to exercise good judgment and initiative, acting independently on inquiries, and making decisions where circumstances align with program standards. You can provide technical guidance when required on acquiring, organizing, protecting, and processing data to fulfill business objectives; analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making. You can manage multiple priorities during busier times, with demonstrated skills in organization and prioritization.

We will assess the above qualifications using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

**Equivalency**:
**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

**What We Offer**:

- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
- Engaging workplace. Our Empl



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