Manager, Housing Strategy

7 months ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Municipal Affairs and Housing

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Permanent

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

**Closing Date**:28-Aug-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing is responsible for ensuring the availability of safe, suitable, and affordable housing for all Nova Scotians. Our work involves making strategic investments, leveraging new funding, and building on critical partnerships to help further position ourselves to meet current and future housing challenges.

**About Our Opportunity**:
The Manager of Housing Strategy will lead a team of professionals to provide housing policy leadership, project management and high-quality analysis and strategic recommendations to Department senior leadership, the Minister and Government to support informed decision-making on the Province’s Housing priorities.

In this exciting role, you will work in a highly collaborative team environment which will require close coordination with others to achieve success. The successful applicant will have demonstrated their commitment to diversity and inclusion and will actively promote and encourage the importance of teams, people, partnerships, diversity, and culture in all aspects of their work.

**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Producing comprehensive analysis that contributes to evidence-based decision-making and long-term strategic planning for housing.
- Leading major strategic projects for housing.
- Housing policy development and program evaluation, including research and analysis.
- Writing reports, summaries and analyses, Cabinet submissions, and preparing briefing notes for the Minister and senior management as required, including supporting housing legislative agenda development and development of legislative proposals.
- Liaising with colleagues interdepartmentally and inter-jurisdictionally.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
A Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., public administration, law, social sciences) with several years of progressive experience, as well as team leadership; or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.

You have:

- Supervisory experience with the ability to manage staff issues including performance evaluation management, selection, attendance and professional development;
- Demonstrated experience in multiple project and portfolio management, policy and program research and development;
- Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders with tact, diplomacy and utilizing good negotiation, consultation and facilitation skills;
- A broad understanding of corporate and government issues and priorities;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written);
- Strong research, analytical skills, with the ability to develop and achieve goals and objectives; and
- The ability to promote diversity and a healthy workplace, and to encourage collaborative teamwork and individual development.

A thorough understanding of the Nova Scotia housing context is considered an asset.

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

**Equivalency**:
We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. Equivalencies include, but are not limited to:

- Masters Degree in a related field such as science, social science, health policy, or marketing. Related experience should be progressive and demonstrate management of teams and multiple projects.

**Benefits**:
We offer you a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.

**Working Conditions**:
Most of your work is in a comfortable office environment. You may be required to travel. There is a need for you to balance competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.

**Additional Information**:
**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 Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
- Countless career paths
- Department specific flexible working schedules

**Pay Grade**:_ _EC 12

**Salary Range**:_ _$3,561.95 - $4,452.43 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:
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