SENIOR SECTOR ADVISOR

Job ID:
233462
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Division:
Strategic Industries
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
2 Temporary
Job code:
12124 - Industrial Development Officer 3
Salary:
$1,627.28 - $2,077.03 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Automotive Unit at the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional passionate about automotive innovation, policy, and industry engagement.
In this role, you will work closely with industry leaders and government partners to drive innovation, attract investment, and shape the future of Ontario’s automotive sector. You’ll play a key role in advancing strategic initiatives, supporting sector growth, and fostering meaningful relationships across stakeholders.
Success in this position requires strong analytical thinking, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

You have:

• interpersonal skills and relationship management, negotiation and consultation techniques/tools/practices to lead/participate in engagement activities with external stakeholders and other jurisdictions, and to foster positive relationships/partnerships.
• demonstrated oral and written communication skills to provide advice and strategic recommendations to senior management and clients, represent the ministry and province at sector, inter-ministry and intergovernmental meetings and lead the preparation and presentation of reports, proposals, options papers, briefing documents and other materials to communicate critical information to partners, stakeholders and Ministry senior management
• experience using computer systems/software/networks/databases (e.g. Excel, Word, Internet/Intranet).

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

You have:

• knowledge of sector and trends and their linkages to the broader Ontario economy and identify opportunities associated with disruptive technologies
• understanding of domestic and international markets as they apply to the development of growth, investment and attraction opportunities in Ontario.
• the ability to evaluate research findings and analyze, develop, recommend and present strategies for changing programs/policies or initiating new economic development programs/policies/investments and developing implementation strategies
• the ability to perform economic, financial and business analysis both at the sector and firm level
• knowledge of government economic priorities, programs, operations, decision-making and policy processes, and program implementation and evaluation methods.
• knowledge of issues and trends in public policies/programs and understanding of government’s philosophy and approach related to economic development.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

You have:

• knowledge of project management principles and processes to design, plan and provide leadership to projects and implementation plans, which integrate a range of fiscal, economic, political and market factors and data; ability to manage competing tasks and priorities against short timelines.

ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS

You have:

• analytical and evaluative skills to identify data and information required, interpret findings and assess their implication/significance for program and sector issues
• the ability to demonstrate reasoning skills to assess, interpret and evaluate a range of external/stakeholder issues and concerns
• the ability to solve problems and develop options and recommendations on program directions
• knowledge of research tools and techniques in order to design and carry out research assignments, market/sector scans and detailed SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) and gather and conduct a variety of analyses of data

DON’T MEET EVERY QUALIFICATION?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

HOW TO APPLY:

• You must apply online.
• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the “position(s) language” section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you’ll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Please refer the Job description for details