Labour Mobility Coordinator (Program Admin Officer 3)

About Us

The Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI) works to provide fairness, safety, and prosperity for all Nova Scotians by helping them live, learn, and work to their highest potential.  We have a staff of more than 500 employees working in offices throughout Nova Scotia.  Together we are responsible for workplace safety, immigration, apprenticeship, adult education, to help people find and keep jobs in the province and to help employers find and train the people they need.

The Adult Education Division of Nova Scotia's Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration is dedicated to improving the education and employment prospects of Nova Scotia's adults by promoting, developing, and funding qualification recognition, adult literacy, essential skills, and upgrading programs in the province.

The Division administers the following programs: Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning, General Educational Development (GED), Fair Registration Practices Act (FRPA) Program, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and International Qualification Recognition (IQR) Funding Programs.
 

About Our Opportunity

As the Labour Mobility Coordinator, you are responsible for employer, industry partner and inter-governmental engagement on the province's labour mobility. This role ensures that nationally and foreign trained professionals are able to connect with employment opportunities in their field of training, and they are permitted to practice across industries, and jurisdictions without barriers to employment and payment classification. 

This position also supports the work of the Fair Registration Practices Act (FRPA) by working with the FRPA Review Officer to promote fair registration practices of workers in regulated professions and trades, assisting with FRPA reviews and action plans, coordinating events and consultations, and supporting data collection and analysis. 

The Labour Mobility Coordinator represents Nova Scotia on various working groups that focus on labour mobility, provides Nova Scotia’s position on broad issues, tracks labour mobility data, conducts research and statistical analysis on labour mobility and market trends, facilitates presentations, and connects and collaborates with various interested parties to understand labour mobility barriers and to explore possible solutions.

This position will report to the Manager, Recognition of Prior Learning and Labour Mobility. 
 

Primary Accountabilities

This position will require you to: 

• Lead and implement Nova Scotia's activities related to Chapter 7 (Labour Mobility) of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
• Provide interpretation, recommendations, and expertise for elements related to Labour Mobility of the CFTA and utilize provisions in Nova Scotia's CFTA Implementation Act (CFTAIA) to assist with compliance.
• Lead the creation, review, and approval of Legitimate Objective Exceptions under Chapter 7 of the CFTA by analyzing information using existing guidelines, working with regulatory bodies in the development of the guidelines, facilitate and recommend approvals, and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Respond to CFTA complaints and inquires, both formal and informal, from individuals, regulating bodies, government departments, and provincial / territorial counterparts in accordance with departmental policies and government legislation.
• Lead the awareness and provision of information and resources to ensure key stakeholders in the province understand the respective responsibilities under the CFTA.
• Work with other Division staff, such as the FRPA Review Officer.
• Prepare reports and presentations on identified requirements and develop recommendations for management, as applicable. 
• Provide research, technical advice and guidance to staff, managers and senior leadership of the Skills and Learning Branch on aspects linked to Labour Mobility and CFTA.
• Administer, and manage the International Qualification Recognition (IQR) program.
• Monitors the budget and forecast for the IQR program through timely and effective coordination and analysis of operating expenditures.
• Supports senior colleagues in the development of internal and external communications.
   

Qualifications and Experience

As the ideal candidate you will have effective interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, along with the ability to demonstrate good judgement, strategic thinking and effective decision¬ making skills. Being innovative and results oriented are key characteristics you should possess. In addition, you must be able to work under pressure due to conflicting deadlines and will require tact in dealing with internal and external stakeholders. 

You can develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders, and you possess exceptional communication skills (written and verbal). You have strong collaboration, problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities, with exceptional time management skills to manage competing priorities and concurrent tasks. In addition, you possess strong agreement management and organizational skills with a proficiency of the Microsoft Office suite of products. 

You have strong planning, research, assessment and analytical skills to assess the impacts and outcomes of the existing programming, and legislation. You can identify areas for improvement by identifying needs and gaps, as applicable, and can develop recommendations that are provided and presented to senior leadership, including the preparation of reports and relevant materials.

This may also be the right opportunity for you if you have a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience interpreting and working with legislation, or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered. 

While not required, it is considered an asset if you:  

• Are bilingual (French)
• Have knowledge of the economy, labour market, socio-economic and demographic factors that impact on the effective delivery of LSI service offerings

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

Equivalency

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

• Some travel, within Nova Scotia, may be required
• This is a permanent position 
   

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
• We have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules