Corporate Strategist

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Labour, Skills and Immigration

**Location**:Flexible (Sydney, New Glasgow, Truro, Halifax, Bridgewater, Kentville)

**Type of Employment**:Term

**Union Status**:Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

**Closing Date**:1/5/2023 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI) works as a trusted partner to grow the population, develop our current and future workforce, and foster inclusive, safe and fair workplaces. This includes welcoming people from across Canada and the world, helping people prepare for job opportunities and build the skills they need, promoting safe work environments and helping employers and employees know their rights and responsibilities. We work together to create a future where everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

Employment Nova Scotia (ENS) is a division within the Skills & Learning Branch of the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI).

Through various programs and services we:

- help Nova Scotians meet their employment potential,
- help employers find the employees they need to prosper, and
- help communities play an active role in developing well-balanced local labour markets.

We are a large, diverse, and passionate team focused on making a difference in the lives of people. We are committed to the pursuit of developing labour market programs and services that help Nova Scotians find employment, improve their skills, and ultimately improve their lives. Our team members make a real difference through designing, continuously improving and delivering the programs and services people need, alongside caring, compassionate, highly skilled people and partners.

The people who use government programs and services are a diverse group of citizens of Nova Scotia and people who are coming here to work and live. It is important that the Employment Nova Scotia team reflects the people that we serve in order to deliver continuously improving, accessible, and inclusive public services. We work hard to create an environment where different perspectives and experiences are heard and valued. We are committed to helping diverse talent thrive.

**About Our Opportunity**:
If you are searching for a rewarding career opportunity, we have a position for you as the Corporate Strategist of the Employment Nova Scotia (ENS) division of LSI.

The division delivers a wide range of learning, job search and employment related programs and services and has strategic and accountability responsibility for the public employment service delivery system in the province.

You are responsible for corporate, forward-thinking policy and program analysis. You provide expert strategic advice to inform the direction and development of ENS strategy and programming in this space. You also support the operationalization and on-going management and maintenance of various province-wide funding programs, and their related operational systems, and your work supports regionally based teams to deliver the programs in communities across Nova Scotia. You do this work yourself in your role and you also have a team of direct reports of Program Consultants and a Senior Analyst of Performance and Statistics to support the work under your care. You report to the Director of ENS.

The Corporate Strategist works collaboratively across ENS, the department and government to spearhead the planning, development and/or coordination of priorities, policies, and initiatives to address employment retention, attraction and participation opportunities and challenges across Nova Scotia through program and service development. This is accomplished by leading or participating in ongoing, collaborative projects and processes with various departmental divisions, other provincial departments, other levels of governments, stakeholder groups, organizations, and the private sector to ensure that government policy and programming responds to the needs of the Nova Scotia labour market.

**Primary Accountabilities**:
The work of the Corporate Strategist includes:

- oversight of funding program policy, procedures, services, and quality standards for ENS, ensuring programs meet labour market demands/trends. This includes quality assurance functions for external service delivery systems funded by the division and for internal service delivery systems including data and file analysis identification of deficiencies and recommendations for corrective action.
- planning, designing, maintaining, and evaluating program policies and procedures for all ENS programs ensuring adherence to both federal and provincial legislation as well as ensuring programs meet labour market demands.
- liaising with managers, divisional directors and other leaders.
- leading and contributing to the effective planning and oversight of Nova Scotia’s employment services delivery system by informing the development of key indicators, measures and metrics, benchmarks, and targets, undertaking and

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