Manager, Operations and Finance

**Priority will be given to the following designated employment equity groups**: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.
- The _Employment Equity Act_, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

**City**: Halifax or St. John's or Moncton

**Organizational Unit**: Industrial Research Assistance Program

**Classification**: RCO

**Tenure**: Continuing

**Language Requirements**: Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

**Work Arrangements**:

- Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework). Employees in this position who telework will be required to travel to the identified work site at least three times per week or a minimum of 60% of their regular work schedule at their own expense.

**The Role**:
We are looking for a Manager, Operations and Finances (MOF) to support our Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). The MOF would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

NRC-IRAP helps firms to develop technologies and successfully commercialize them in a global marketplace. They do this by providing technical and business advisory services and financial assistance to the small and medium
- sized enterprises they serve.

The Manager, Operations and Finances, develops, recommends and oversees the implementation of IRAP’s program and operational and business policies, processes, procedures and guidelines and provides relevant advice to the Director General, IRAP Regional Leadership.

The Manager is also accountable for developing and maintaining financial, transactional and other systems and tools that support IRAP business processes.

Finally, the Manager prepares and manages annual planning models, templates, plans, and performance reports in accordance with IRAP’s Program Performance Framework and the NRC requirements.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in: business administration, public administration, finance, commerce or a related field.

A combination of a post-secondary degree from a recognized institution in another field combined with experience, could be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Extensive** experience in the management of budgets, contracts, and of administrative functions, preferably in a public sector environment.
- Extensive** experience in the supervision of administrative staff, ideally in a decentralized office situation.
- Significant* experience in providing advice to management on operational processes related to financial and administrative services.
- Experience in the development, interpretation, and implementation of operational policies and procedures.
- Recent** and significant* experience using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams and Outlook at an intermediate level.
- Experience working at an advanced level MS Excel would be considered **an asset**.
- Experience in extracting, analyzing and synthesizing economic and business data into reports would be considered **an asset**.
- Significant experience is defined as two (2) to six (6) years of experience.

**Recent experience is defined as within the last three (3) years.

**Extensive experience is defined as seven (7) years or more.

**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Language Requirements**:
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Knowledge of strategic direction for IRAP, NRC and the federal government, with a broad understanding of current Science & Technology and/or business issues.
- Ability to develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate operational policies and practices (i.e. business process guidelines).
- Strong written and oral communications (e.g. making and delivering presentations, writing briefing notes, etc.).
- General knowledge of management principles (i.e. managing budgets, leading teams, training and coaching, supervision).
- Working knowledge of SAP would be considered **an asset**.
- Ability to analyze data in MS Excel and make recommendations to senior management.

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Supervisor - Client focus (Level 2)
- Supervisor - Organizational/environmental awareness (Level 2)
- Supervisor - Results orientation (Level 3)
- Supervisor - Teamwork (Level 3)
- Supervisor - Valuing people (Level 2)

**Competency Profile(s)**:
**Compensation**:
The intent of this hiring action is to staff this position at the RCO-2 or RCO-3 level which is a mid-career level position with a salary range of $82,338 to $136,871.

In addition, the incumbent will receive the Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year.

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