Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Chief Information Officer - Jobs in Yellowknife, NT

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Department InformationThe Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.Job InformationThis role is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, a city situated on the Canadian Shield on the shores of Great Slave Lake, the tenth largest lake in the world. The city has a population of about 20,000 residents surrounded by an abundance of wilderness with an endless number of hiking, paddling, and camping options, not to mention World-Class trophy fishing. A little closer to home you’ll find all the amenities of a big city, without the traffic. There are year-round outdoor (and indoor) activities, a wide variety of individual and team sports leagues, numerous community events, and a lively art scene. In winter, enjoy spectacular nights of dazzling auroras in our northern skies – visible 240 nights of the year. Embrace the season with activities like ice fishing, skating, dogsledding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Upon moving to Yellowknife, you’ll find a welcoming community that quickly becomes home. For information about living and working in the City of Yellowknife please visit www.yellowknife.ca or http://spectacularnwt.com/destinations/yellowknife.The Department of Finance is looking for an individual who can provide leadership, guidance, and direction for the enterprise-wide governance of information systems, information management and information technology. In this role you will be responsible for leading the establishment and maintenance of the Information and Management Technology (IMT) function on behalf of heads of Departments and agencies through established senior governance tables.Additional responsibilities include providing vision and leadership in pursuit of agreed-upon enterprise objectives and strategic service delivery priorities, advising the senior executive of government, Financial Management Board, and Cabinet on IMT governance and management matters, and setting strategies for management and monitoring IMT resources and IMT-related systems and services.Typically, the above qualifications would be attained through a university degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field and 12 years of progressive experience including 5 years of senior management experience dealing with strategic IMT planning, management, and governance experience in a medium to large organization.Equivalencies will be considered.GNWT InquiriesInquiries Only:Department of FinanceGovernment of the Northwest TerritoriesYELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOORBOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106Fax (867) 873-0445jobsyk@gov.nt.caNote: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.Quick Apply

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