Director, Training and Employment Services

**Director, Training and Employment Services**:
P10 Professional Officer 10

Regular/full-time

Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation

Training and Employment Services, Workforce Development and Training

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 43881

Salary(s): P10 $95,454.00 - $121,063.00 per year

Closing Date: May 25, 2025

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.

The Workforce Development and Training Division of the department of Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation contributes to the development of a skilled and diverse workforce needed to support economic success and is responsible for the design and delivery of employment and training programs in partnership with employers, industry and community organizations, training providers and other government departments to help Manitobans connect with jobs.

Conditions of Employment:

- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- Must provide and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Record Check
- Must have a valid driver's license, access to a vehicle and the ability to travel within Manitoba

Qualifications:
Essential:

- Post-secondary education (preferably at the graduate level) in political studies, public administration, or other related social science. An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience may be considered.
- Proven ability as a leader with a commitment to create, support and sustain a diverse environment that enables staff to achieve results and develop for the future.
- Experience managing staff, responsibie for human resource management (i.e performance and attendance management,recruitment, development and coaching).
- Financial management experience with exposure to the budgetary cycle including processes and requirements for approval.
- Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with a wide variety of partners by building rapport to obtain objectives and resolving conflict as required.
- Experience leveraging opportunities for innovation, finding creative solutions to issues and successfully managing change.
- Experience leading complex projects, providing clear, concise direction, translating strategic priorities into clear operational and business plans and measuring success.
- Strong political acumen with the ability to provide strategic advice to senior leaders on complex topics and sensitive issues.
- Solid judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to anticipate potential problems and take action to mitigate any consequences.
- The ability to multi-task, plan and organize one's own workload and that of others to ensure that assignments are accomplished on time.
- Excellent verbal communication skills including the ability to make formal and informal presentations to a variety of audiences.
- Excellent written communication skills with experience preparing documents such as briefing materials and authority seeking documents, accurately and comprehensively.

**Duties**:
The Director, Western and Northern Manitoba Service Area, of the Workforce, Development and Trainining Division, reporting to the Senior Executive Director, leads branch operational functions and supports the branch and government as a whole in achieving its priorities that contribute to economic development and employment.
- Advertisement # 43881
- Talent Acquisition - Executive Recruitment
- Human Resource Services
- 608-330 Portage Avenue
- Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0C4
- Phone: 204-945-6892
- Fax: 204-945-0601

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