Associate Deputy Minister

Canada Job Bank; Victoria; On-site; CAD 230,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative, inclusive workplace

Job summary

BC Public Service in Victoria, BC, seeks an Associate Deputy Minister / Chief Executive Assessment Officer. This executive role requires strategic leadership and the ability to guide policy and environmental assessment programs.

The successful candidate will lead reform initiatives, manage complex stakeholder engagements, and ensure alignment with government priorities while building resilient organizational capacity.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree with significant leadership experience at a senior management or executive level.
• Experience in regulatory or statutory contexts preferred.
• Experience leading organizational modernization and process improvements.
• Experience building relationships with First Nations.
• Experience strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to manage complex issues and align with government priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice to Ministers on policy issues and program decisions.
• Develop options for action, including potential risks and consequences.
• Manage significant and complex issues while addressing stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and sustain strong, strategic relationships with First Nations through consultation and decision-making processes.
• Identify matters requiring policy development to ensure efficient, high-quality environmental assessments.
• Lead organizational transformation through legislative, program, and process improvements.
• Direct staff and ensure activities align with government’s corporate strategic agenda.
• Ensure the Office’s structure, systems, and processes enable staff to perform effectively.
• Maximize and effectively manage human, fiscal, information, and program resources.
• Model corporate values and foster leadership skills throughout the organization.
• Provide leadership to create a culture of engagement, accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and resilience.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Regulatory environment experience

Change management

Education

Related post-secondary degree

Job description

BC Public Service situated in Victoria, BC V9B 6X2 CA is currently looking for applications for the role of Associate Deputy Minister / Chief Executive Assessment Officer who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available position is for a regular or full time job.

Employer Name: BC Public Service
Position: Associate Deputy Minister / Chief Executive Assessment Officer
Salary: $230,400 to $279,000 per annum
Employment type: Regular, Full-time
Location: Victoria, BC V9B 6X2 CA (Primary)

• The candidate must support Ministers by providing strategic advice on policy issues and program decisions.
• The candidate must provide options for action, including potential risks and consequences.
• The candidate must manage significant and complex issues while addressing stakeholder expectations.
• The candidate must develop and sustain strong, strategic relationships and partnerships with First Nations, working respectfully and effectively with First Nations leaders through complex, high-profile, and often challenging consultation, engagement, and decision-making processes.
• The candidate must identify matters requiring policy development to ensure efficient, consistent, high-quality, and administratively fair environmental assessments.
• The candidate must devise strategic direction on relevant matters and represent the EAO to the public and stakeholders.
• The candidate must lead organizational transformation through legislative, program, and process improvements that strengthen decision-making, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
• The candidate must lead the organization by directing staff and ensuring activities align with government’s corporate strategic agenda.
• The candidate must ensure the Office’s structure, systems, and processes enable staff to perform effectively.
• The candidate must ensure human, fiscal, information, and program resources are maximized and effectively managed to meet organizational goals.
• The candidate must model corporate values and foster leadership skills throughout the organization.
• The candidate must provide leadership to create a culture of engagement, accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and organizational resilience.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must possess a related post-secondary degree combined with significant demonstrated leadership experience at a senior management or executive level, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• The candidate must have recent experience at a senior management or executive level within a complex environment, ideally within a regulatory or statutory context.
• The candidate must have experience leading change in a complex organization, including modernization of programs, systems, and processes to improve organizational effectiveness.
• The candidate must have experience building and sustaining strong, strategic relationships and partnerships with First Nations, including working respectfully and effectively with First Nations leaders in complex, high-profile, and often challenging consultation, engagement, and decision-making processes.
• The candidate must have experience employing strategic planning, policy formulation, resource allocation, and effective stakeholder and First Nations engagement in leadership roles.
• The candidate must have experience building consensus, resolving disputes, and critically assessing business practices and strategies within statutory requirements that provide flexibility and discretion.

Security and safety

• The candidate will be required to undergo a criminal record check and submit a completed Conflict of Interest Disclosure form.
• The candidate will have the opportunity to join a team that offers an innovative, inclusive, and rewarding workplace.