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JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of Traffic Services is to provide all traffic operations, road safety, traffic investigations and traffic management in the City of Ottawa. 

You are accountable for providing vision, leadership and strategic direction to the Service, and planning, organizing, directing, controlling, evaluating and improving the development and delivery of its priorities, services, programs and operations.

Services and programs include integrated, safe and efficient management of the City’s transportation system network which has a direct impact on emergency services, business owners and the general population of the City of Ottawa. 

Traffic Services is comprised of the Traffic Operations and Traffic, Safety and Mobility units.

You are also accountable for managing the Service’s human and financial resources including contracted services for large capital programs as required.  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration or other related field

Minimum of 10 years of related experience in the Transportation field, including a minimum of 5 years managing human resources, external contract resources, operating and capital budgets in a complex public organization or private sector corporation

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws and regulations pertaining to the Service’s functions, programs, services and operations
• Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws and regulations pertaining to the Service’s functions, programs, services and operations such as the Highway Traffic Act, the Ontario Traffic Manual or the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices of Canada
• Development and implementation of long range and short term strategies for traffic services operations engineering and technical support
• The City of Ottawa, its operations and corporate governance structure
• Relevant City codes, policies and procedures 
• Public private partnerships and other alternate service delivery models
• Principles and methods of economic, financial, social and political risk analysis
• Principles and practices of public policy and business administration 
• The City of Ottawa’s current social, political, business and economic climates
• Project management principles and practices
• Human resource management practices in a unionized work environment
• Must be familiar with applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and City policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Core Behaviours
Core behaviours define the City's expectations of the behaviours employees should demonstrate in performing their work.  They are reflective of the City's culture and values and guide all our present and future activities.  Every employee is encouraged to learn, embody, and demonstrate these core behaviours.

Review the Core Behaviours.

Leadership Competencies
The City has defined key competencies that leaders are expected to embody and demonstrate to successfully move the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives and create an organizational culture that supports and empowers employees to excel, grow and reach their full potential. These leadership competencies and associated behaviours are expected to be demonstrated by leaders at all levels of the organization. 

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JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Community Health, Wellness and Chronic Disease Prevention Service Area of Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is to promote safe, supportive, healthy community environments through the development of healthy public policy and the delivery of programs associated with Healthy Growth and Development, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, School Health, Immunization, Dental Health, OPH Contact Centre, Supportive Healthy Environments and Mental Health and Substance use Health, including clinical services and harm reduction programs. You are accountable for providing vision, leadership and strategic direction to the Service, and planning, organizing, directing, controlling, evaluating, and improving the development and delivery of its priorities, services, programs and operations. 

You will focus on program integration to work with and best support priority populations. You will advance service delivery models that not only ensure quality, seamless services, but also deliver on OPH strategic priorities including diversity, equity and inclusion, employee well-being and development and measuring our impact. 

You are responsible for establishing and maintaining positive, meaningful client relationships with diverse internal and external management, partners and interest-holders; serving as a spokesperson and liaison to key community and provincial partners related to Ottawa Public Health programs and services, to interpret public health policies, objectives and roles to the public; and working to enhance community and funder awareness and appreciation of how Ottawa Public Health is advancing prevention, equity and achieving results, to best position OPH to effect system-wide change that improves the population’s health while addressing inequities in the health of subpopulations in Ottawa. 

As Chief Nursing Officer, you act as the principal lead and resource for nursing practice and professional issues and represent public health nursing at the community, provincial and national levels.  

You are also accountable for applicable public health legislative requirements, and for managing the Service’s human and financial resources (including contracted services if applicable).

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing  
Graduate degree with a focus on public health or nursing, or relevant academic equivalent, is desirable.  
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible management experience in the public health field with emphasis on program planning, assessing, and managing community health problems, and providing clinical direction to public health professionals, including 5 years in a local public health organization; and experience in the management of human resources and external contract resources, and management of operating and capital budgets. 

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws and regulations pertaining to the Service’s functions, programs, services and operations
• Ottawa Public Health and City of Ottawa operations and corporate governance structure
• Relevant Ottawa Public Health and City codes, policies and procedures
• Trends and developments in the public health environment
• Policy and program analysis, development, implementation and evaluation techniques
• Performance measurement and management practices 
• Public private partnerships and other alternate service delivery models
• Principles and methods of economic, financial, social and political risk analysis
• Principles and practices of public policy and business administration 
• Ottawa Public Health and City of Ottawa’s current social, political, business and economic climates
• Project management principles and practices
• Human resource management practices in a unionized work environment
• Must be familiar with applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation, Ottawa Public Health and City policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Core Behaviours
Core behaviours define the City's expectations of the behaviours employees should demonstrate in performing their work.  They are reflective of the City's culture and values and guide all our present and future activities.  Every employee is encouraged to learn, embody, and demonstrate these core behaviours.

Review the Core Behaviours.

Leadership Competencies
The City has defined key competencies that leaders are expected to embody and demonstrate to successfully move the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives and create an organizational culture that supports and empowers employees to excel, grow and reach their full potential. These leadership competencies and associated behaviours are expected to be demonstrated by leaders at all levels of the organization. 

Review the Leadership Competencies. 

JOB SUMMARY

Pay Production is responsible for the delivery of payroll services to all City of Ottawa employees, including delivery of a $1.6 billion annual payroll and all associated financial transactions; administration of programs for pay in compliance with collective agreements, city policies, and legislative requirements; and WSIB/LTD claims management to ensure proper financial management.

You use your in-depth technical knowledge of SAP HR/Payroll and the complexities of this retroactive system, along with comprehensive payroll knowledge, to ensure that city employees are paid accurately and on-time in compliance with collective agreements, payroll related legislation and city policy. You undertake various activities under non-negotiable deadlines to: ensure accurate pay, leave and benefit entitlements; audit accuracy of information; ensure placements are consistent with collective agreement provisions and corporate policies and procedures; and assist with testing new configurations within the SAP HR/Payroll system.

You also liaise with all positions within Payroll, Pensions & Benefits as well as Human Resources, Labour Relations and client departments at all levels of the organization, federal government staff and banking officials, to clarify and resolve issues, provide advice and respond to inquiries with respect to City of Ottawa employees’ pay, leave and benefit entitlements.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 2 year community college program in business administration, finance or related field

Minimum of 3 years of related experience in an accounting or finance environment, which includes least 2 years in a computerized payroll function

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Corporate computer systems/applications including SAP HR/Payroll
• Compensation and benefit verification, calculation and auditing techniques and practices, including mathematical techniques to perform or verify manual and automated calculations
• General accounting principles
• Record keeping, filing and general office procedures
• Microcomputer applications, including Word, Excel and e-mail
• Time management techniques
• Payroll and Human Resources policies, guidelines and procedures
• The various collective agreements specific to the client population served
• Organizational structure of the City of Ottawa and relevant contacts therein
• Canada Revenue Agency legislation and regulations for income tax, EI and CPP
• WSIB, OMERS, ESA, Canada Labour Code, MFIPPA legislation
• Working knowledge of applicable occupational health and safety legislation and general knowledge of corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to health and safety Working knowledge of City of Ottawa Payroll and Financial Systems is an asset

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Work effectively under pressure of heavy workload and non-negotiable deadlines
• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP in a HR/Payroll services environment
• Function at an advanced level in analysis and problem solving of SAP pay and leave data
• Work independently as well as within a team
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on complex and sensitive issues
• Apply collective agreement provisions as they relate to pay, leave and benefits
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Work well under tight deadlines
• Thoroughness and initiative
• Organized, methodological and attention to detail
• Customer service oriented
• Flexible
• Team Player

JOB SUMMARY

The Financial Services Branch is responsible for the overall delivery of financial services to all City departments, Boards, Commissions and Agencies, ensuring that the financial support requirements and financial processing are delivered in a timely, meaningful manner. Services include budget development and monitoring, financial analysis, project management support, financial reporting both internal and external, financial compliance, financial advice and accounting requirements. The Account Management units develop strategic business partnerships and deliver integrated, seamless, value-added and “one-stop-shop” financial support to their client departments to meet on-going and evolving operational requirements of the assigned lines of business.

You provide financial management information, advice, guidance and reporting to client management and staff, oversee the compilation, submission and monitoring of grant applications, support the client's involvement with cost sharing programs/other revenue producing programs/other agreements, and implement/ensure adherence to sound financial controls.

You also: participate in the preparation and maintenance of clients’ Operating and Capital Budgets; provide support to management for their presentations to various budget review/approval committees; participate in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual/ad hoc consolidated financial statements and reports; provide input into policy and best practices reviews/development, improved client services and accounting procedures/systems; participate in Performance Measurement initiatives; coordinate the activities of Financial Officers and other assigned staff; provide audit support; and perform other related duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Business, Commerce or related field. Completion of 2 years towards a recognized accounting designation (CPA) is an asset.

Minimum of 5 years of related and progressively responsible experience in financial management, including financial analyses, budgets and accounting.

KNOWLEDGE

• Acquired knowledge of the City organization, financial policies and procedures
• Possess an understanding of the interrelationship between the Clients’ organization/business lines/client base, operational priorities and direction and City operations, processes and reporting activities
• Possess an understanding of corporate information management systems, including those used for financial budgeting, tracking, accounting and reporting
• Possess knowledge of relevant SAP modules and an understanding of maintenance management systems and/or other client software, and their interface with SAP
• Knowledge of financial controls and processes and financial processes relating to contracted work
• Knowledge of relevant special funding programs/grants available to the City from other levels of government
• Processes for budget development and monitoring
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Able to work independently, with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work and to deal effectively with multiple demands conflicting priorities, pressures, and deadlines
• Able to understand/appreciate the technical complexities and diversities of the work in order to provide financial management support
• Able to provide functional supervision to other assigned employees, scheduling and coordinating work activities and providing instruction/guidance
• Able to research, analyze and evaluate financial/budgetary issues, interpret data, make decisions, develop appropriate solutions and formulate recommendations
• Able to identify financial tracking and reporting requirements and provide user input to systems enhancements
• Able to administer regulations, laws, and financial/administrative policies/procedures
• Able to work collaboratively and to bring conflicting points of view to consensus
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Possess advanced computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a windows environment, including use of intra/internet
• Able to use Corporate SAP modules/system and work with other advanced computer applications or software used by the client group(s) analytical and attentive to detail
• Able to exercise discretion and confidentiality
• Flexible and adaptable to deal with shifting priorities
• Able to demonstrate sound judgement
• Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
• Possess initiative and self-motivation
• Possess a strong customer service orientation
• Possess a work record of good attendance and job performance

JOB SUMMARY

Public health works to prevent illnesses, injuries and poor health. Ottawa Public Health delivers a range of mandated core programs and services that are outlined in the Ontario Public Health Standards. The programs and services are designed to meet the health needs of the communities in Ottawa. We work with local communities and partners to create equitable opportunities for all residents to be healthy and thrive, regardless of any social or economic reasons. 
The Legislative Affairs and Strategic Engagement Team engages with elected officials and public policy makers at all levels of government to identify opportunities for collaboration on shared priorities. This team engages with external partners by establishing and strengthening meaningful relationships with a variety of health, social-services, community and business organizations. Our goal is to establish trust and community support, so that public-health priorities, as outlined under the Ontario Public Health Standards, can be advanced. 
In this role, you are responsible for working with internal and external partners to develop and implement engagement strategies to advance OPH priorities, aligned with the OPH Strategic Plan. This work involves conducting research and analysis, and developing and evaluating policy, and strategic and operational plans. This role requires the ability to build relationships and to navigate complex issues, involving balancing interests and competing viewpoints. This role is an opportunity for you to hone your public relations and political acuity, while working with partners to advance the health and wellbeing of our community.  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Business or Public Administration, Health Sciences, Communications or related field

Minimum of 5 years of experience in research, policy and program development and analysis, project management and evaluation

KNOWLEDGE

• General knowledge of corporate and departmental policies and procedures
• Legislation, policies, regulations, guidelines and operational procedures relevant to the operational area
• Communications, planning and project management techniques and processes
• Research, statistical analysis and report writing techniques and processes
• Program and project evaluation and performance measurement processes
• Business process flow modeling
• Working within a complex, unionized environment
• Computer applications, including Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Communicate effectively in writing and orally; to write comprehensive, clear, concise and accurate reports, and to present a variety of data in various formats
• Possess sound skills in dealing with controversial and sensitive issues, which involve balancing interests of numerous parties with divergent viewpoints
• Plan, develop, organize and implement short and long term projects, operational procedures and strategies within an environment of frequently changing priorities
• Develop and implement a research plan, collect, analyse and validate quantitative and qualitative data/reports from various sources, develop clear and realistic recommendations that ensue from the research analysis
• Support and promote the corporate vision
• Client-centred approach to service delivery by acting on client feedback and taking responsibility for quality of service and on-going process improvement
• Organize and facilitate public consultation processes
• Obtain feedback on policy, project and research proposals by collaborating with coordinators, managers, the director, the public, elected officials and representatives of external agencies towards consensual solutions and outputs
• Exercise sound judgement
• Set and manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Innovative, goal and results-oriented approach to process change and problem-solving
• Ability to work both in a team environment and independently