Corporate Services Coordinator (Program Admin Officer 1-2)

Designation Status

About Us

At the Department of Agriculture, our vision is to create a Nova Scotia agriculture and agri-food industry that is diversified, market-focused and profitable. We work to support the development of competitive, sustainable and productive agriculture and agri-business industries that contribute to the economic, environmental and social prosperity of Nova Scotia.

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Services, the Corporate Services Coordinator is responsible for supporting business continuity management, process improvement, document control, and facilities management in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. This position plays a key role in supporting departmental operational resilience, including preparedness, continuity of services, and continuous improvement of internal business processes. The successful candidate will be able to contribute immediately to business continuity planning and process improvement initiatives that support divisional and departmental priorities.

Primary Accountabilities

The incumbent is responsible for:

• As the Business Continuity Coordinator, developing and implementing business continuity and emergency management plans, and promoting best practices, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• As a Business Process Improvement Leader, championing and supporting departmental process improvement projects and document control projects through staff consultation, development of process maps and associated tools.
• Acting as the alternate contact for facilities management and through collaboration with the Facilities Management Lead, coordinating and tracking facilities and space related requests in support of staff in our workplaces across the province.

Qualifications and Experience

This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a bachelor’s degree in a related field along with (1) year of related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and possess strong interpersonal and client services skills. Discretion and the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information, along with a high degree of computer literacy, with a good knowledge of standard office software, is required. Teamwork is key to this role as you will help enhance and maintain staff cooperation and team cohesiveness and as such, you are a team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision. You have a proven ability to exercise sound judgement and set priorities and be able to efficiently work within deadlines with minimal supervision.

Applicants are asked to clearly demonstrate in their application their experience with the following:

• Business continuity management
• Process improvement initiative support and coordination across divisions and departments or within organizations
• Internal client engagement, documentation development, and implementation support

The following qualifications will be considered assets:

• Training, certification, or designation related to business continuity, emergency management, risk management, or process improvement (e.g., Green Belt, LSS, BCMO, ICS, etc.).
• Experience with process mapping, workflow analysis, documentation standardization, and implementation of improved business practices.
• Knowledge of facilities management processes in a government context.

We will assess the above qualifications using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered.

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

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, 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.

Additional Information

This competition is to fill a term position based in Bible Hill, with an anticipated end date of March 31, 2027. The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

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 paths.