Designation Status

This opportunity is designated to applicants that identify as an Indigenous Person and/or African Nova Scotian or Other Racially Visible Person and/or Person with a Disability and/or Women in Occupations or Positions where they are Under-represented.

African Nova Scotian- is any Nova Scotian who chooses to declare African ancestry, regardless of how long they have lived here and regardless of how much African ancestry they can declare.

Indigenous Peoples - persons who identify themselves as First Nation (Status and non-Status), Métis, or Inuit

Persons with Disabilities - persons who, for the purposes of employment, identify themselves or believe that an employer is likely to consider that the workplace environment may create a barrier due to a long-term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, hearing, neurological psychiatric or learning disability.

Immigrant - Persons residing in Canada who were born outside of Canada, excluding temporary foreign workers, Canadian citizens born outside Canada and those with student or working visas.

Racially Visible Persons - persons, other than Aboriginal people or African Nova Scotians, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.

About Us

The Adult Education Division (AED) is dedicated to improving the education and employment prospects of Nova Scotia's adults by funding, developing, and coordinating adult education programs and services, promoting family literacy, supporting the recognition of prior learning and international qualifications, and ensuring fair registration and labour mobility practices. These programs help build and support a diverse and inclusive workforce.

The division coordinates the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (NSSAL), administers the General Education Development (GED) testing program, supports capacity-building through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) funding program and the International Qualification Recognition (IQR) program, and ensures fair registration and labour mobility practices through the administration of the Fair Registration Practices Act (FRPA) and the Canada Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act labour mobility provisions.

About Our Opportunity

The Manager, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Labour Mobility (LM) reports to the Director, Adult Education and is responsible for the management of labour mobility programs through the successful implementation of the Labour Mobility Chapter of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and Nova Scotia’s Fair Registration Practices Act (FRPA) as well as the coordination and delivery of the recognition of prior learning funding program and the international qualification recognition (IQR) funding program. This work helps build and support a diverse and inclusive workforce. To be effective in this role, the manager must coordinate the division’s work with multiple provincial departments, self-regulating bodies across the province, immigrant settlement agencies, and post-secondary institutions.

Primary Accountabilities

• Designs and implements administrative policy, processes, accountability structures and messages respecting labour market-related initiatives, programs and services required to support government priorities, and to meet the labour mobility requirements as outlined in legislation and negotiated agreements .
• Influences policy and investment strategies regarding labour market programs, initiatives and strategies by providing advice to Senior Management and various working committees, and by developing and maintaining positive professional relationships with internal and external partners.
• Negotiates and manages funding agreements with education and training institutions, industry associations, regulatory bodies, sector councils, and other service providers responsible for the provision of training, RPL and/or IQR programming.
• Ensures the effective and appropriate implementation of labour market policy by providing expert advice on the interpretation and resolution of complex labour mobility complaints as well as training for provincial stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
• Ensures the effective management of human and financial resources.

Qualifications and Experience

You possess a post-secondary degree in a related discipline (such as but not limited to public administration) plus several years of related management experience; or an acceptable equivalent combination of training and experience.

The Manager must have a broad understanding of labour market issues and demonstrate substantial knowledge of recognition of learning frameworks within Nova Scotia and beyond. You will have considerable experience in human resource management, financial management, and program development, implementation, and evaluation.

You have strong knowledge and experience interpreting legislation, government programs, and policies. You must be able to formulate policy and provide strategic advice on RPL and labour mobility matters to Senior Management.

Excellent communication skills are essential. You can lead consultations and establish effective working relations with a broad range of stakeholders.

Equivalency

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

Benefits

Based on the employment status the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day
• May be required to work overtime on occasion

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
• Department specific flexible working schedules