Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer

Duties

As the Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), you are a catalyst for change and an orchestrator of enterprise-wide digital business efforts. In this context, the Director, Office of the CIO, would be responsible for helping Transport Canada transform to digital business in a way that generates the most value from information and technology.

Your responsibilities will include:
•Creating and communicating a compelling vision and strategy for IM/IT within Transport Canada and making sure that the different teams are connecting in the right way to realize that vision;
•Instituting and managing a strategy and planning process that can adapt to a dynamic business and technology environment;
•Renewing IM/IT governance bodies to ensure business representation and accountability for investments;
•Defining a set of guidelines and standards that ensures alignment across all IM/IT activities but that also allows for flexibility and creativity in execution;
•Extending portfolio governance beyond IM/IT projects to include enterprise change;
•Balancing and aligning demand between business and IM/IT;
•Envisioning and communicating new IM/IT-based growth opportunities.

Work environment

We are building a team of dynamic and talented professionals who:
- Think creatively and are results oriented;
- Mobilize people through change;
- Want to contribute to a vast exercise of transformation within the organization.

If this description suits you, we would like to meet with you!

Intent of the process

We currently have one position to staff.

However, a pool of qualified candidates will be established as a result of this process to staff similar positions within the Department or any federal organization listed in the Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Or

An acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in leading change and transformation in complex environments, including the management of its impacts on people and processes.

Experience in providing strategic advice and recommending options to senior management on complex issues related to information management (IM) and information technology (IT).

Experience in representing the department in consultations, negotiations and interactions with partners, stakeholders and external vendors to advance business priorities and objectives.

Significant* experience in managing human and financial resources.

*Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities, which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately three (3) years.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
• Create vision and strategy
• Mobilize people
• Uphold integrity and respect
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Promote innovation and guide change
• Achieve results

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the management of IM/IT projects in an operational and multi-client environment.

Experience in the management of information management programs.

Experience in the management of the development and implementation of IM and/or IT strategies.

Experience in the development and implementation of IM and/or IT operational policies and services standards.

Experience in the development of policies or the management of programs related to the security of IT.

Experience in the development and implementation of strategic or operational frameworks in support of business planning process and performance measurement.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.