Senior Project Executive

Competition # : 44973

Department: Environment and Climate Change

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Term

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date: 19-Feb-25 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSECC) helps protect the environment and human health through legislation, regulation, conservation and enforcement. We support and promote a clean, healthy environment and lead government’s response to climate change. As a regulator, we also help individuals, industries and companies understand and follow the laws that protect the environment and citizens. We have about 300 staff across the province including engineers, public health specialists, biologists, ecologists, policy analysts, researchers, regulators and inspectors.

About Our Opportunity

Are you ready to make a significant impact and lead transformative projects? We are seeking a Senior Project Executive to join our team as a key influencer and strategic advisor. Your expertise will shape the direction of multi-functional, cross-departmental projects, building critical implementation and delivery capacity at NSECC. In this role, you will be instrumental in crafting and executing major initiatives.

As the Senior Project Executive, you will report directly to the Deputy Minister and be a vital member of the Departmental Executive Leadership Team.

Primary Accountabilities

As the Senior Project Executive, you will:

• Collaborate with Leadership: Work closely with the Executive Leadership Team to develop, implement, and track a multi-year strategy to achieve NSECC’s vision and mandate, ensuring alignment across the department and government.
• Drive Innovation: Identify, develop, and implement organizational improvements and innovations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organization.
• Foster Engagement: Develop and implement an internal engagement strategy that promotes a healthy workplace, diversity and inclusion, public service excellence, and client service.
• Build Strategic Partnerships: Develop and maintain collaborative, strategic relationships with partners across government, other levels of government, and other jurisdictions.
• Lead Federal-Provincial-Territorial Coordination: Provide senior leadership and coordination on federal-provincial-territorial matters.
• Champion Transformational Projects: Lead and champion the design of complex, transformational projects and initiatives on behalf of the Deputy Minister as they arise.
• Provide Strategic Advice: Regularly offer strategic and sound advice to the Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister, and Minister.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

As a successful candidate, you will have an undergraduate degree in a related discipline and a number of years of progressive related work experience, including experience at a senior leadership level, or acceptable equivalent.

You are solution-oriented, a strategic thinker and an exceptional communicator. You will leverage your strong collaboration skills to work effectively with partners and other senior officials to build and cultivate trusting partnerships.

You are results-oriented, capable of prioritizing, exercising sound judgement under pressure.

You have experience with change management, project management and internal engagement planning.

You have a demonstrated track record of fostering engaged and diverse teams.

You have experience with developing and presenting written and verbal recommendations to senior officials. Experience managing budgets within forecasts is required.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

LEADS

The Government of Nova Scotia has adopted the LEADS Leadership Framework. During the interview, candidates will be expected to express how they have demonstrated the key behaviours and capabilities required to effectively lead in a caring and inclusive environment. LEADS Domains includes Leads Self, Engage Others, Achieve Results, Develop Coalitions and Systems Transformation.

Please go to the following link for more information: LEADS (novascotia.ca).

Benefits

Based on the employment status, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

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 path
  
  

Pay Grade: EC 16

Salary Range: $5,447.43 - $6,809.27 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

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PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].