Manager, Court Operations

• This position is responsible for three base courts located in Barrie, Bracebridge, and Orillia, as well as for four satellite courts located in Bradford, Collingwood, Huntsville, and Midland. The manager is required to have frequent travel between the above courthouses.
• Alternative Work Arrangements (AWA) are not currently available in this role. Onsite presence is required.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

What can I expect to do in this role?

• Being a proactive and innovative leader, motivating your team and colleagues across government to deliver exceptional results in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Empowering your team of staff to grow and develop to their full potential, fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, equity and excellence.
• Managing multiple large scale projects to implement new programs and services locally, consistent with the division's direction.
• Representing the ministry on local/ area committees comprising representatives from stakeholder groups to discuss and resolve service needs.
• Leading local or regional change management, strategic and modernization initiatives, and evaluating the change process to identify impacts and additional implementation requirements.
• Managing the administration and operation of court offices by establishing objectives, priorities, standards of performance and controls consistent with regional and divisional plans and standards.

• You are committed to the responsibilities of being a leader by demonstrating authenticity, accountability and courage.
• You are innovative by embracing positive disruption, maintaining a future mindset and leading with a common purpose.
• You are collaborative by driving people-centered outcomes, being inclusive and helping staff and colleagues grow, every day.

How do I qualify?

Leadership and Management Skills

• You have a strategic, team-focused leadership style to deliver on integrated program objectives while facilitating a positive and productive working environment.
• You are committed to innovation and service excellence and motivate staff through times of change.
• You develop, build, and lead organizational capacity through positive and values based leadership, inclusive and engaged teams, and partnerships.

Relationship Management and Communication Skills

• You are known for developing and sustaining strong staff, client and stakeholder relationships.
• You have demonstrated success in identifying and managing contentious issues and determining resolutions through consultation and negotiation.
• You are a skilled communicator with experience translating ideas into business cases, operational plans, reports and presentations.
• You can provide leadership within the local community, develop collaborative working relationships and promote stakeholder support for court reform initiatives.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• You have knowledge of human resources theories, principles, policies and collective agreements to develop organizational capacity which includes succession planning, performance management, talent management, organization and job design and labour relations management.
• You have experience managing financial resources and reporting, developing the multi-year budget and resource plans.

Strategic Thinking and Change Management

• You demonstrate strategic planning skills to contribute to policy development.
• You can evaluate program issues, determine the scope of analysis to support business improvement, and identify risks and impacts on priorities.
• You demonstrate the ability to lead regional change management, strategic and modernization initiatives, and oversee ministry strategic plans for court services.

Additional Information:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• C-AG-211292/24