About this role
Competition # : 49857
Department: Opportunities and Social Development
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG
Closing Date: 08-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
At the Department of Opportunities and Social Development (OSD), we are a large and diverse department providing a broad portfolio of programs and services including the Disability Support Program (DSP), Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW), Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA), and Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
Through our services, we advocate for and help vulnerable Nova Scotians to be independent, self-reliant, and secure. We work collaboratively across the province with a strong, dedicated network of staff and partners to achieve desired outcomes for all.
About Our Opportunity
Opportunities and Social Development is looking for a Project Manager to join our dynamic Innovation Team, which leads priority initiatives to improve how staff access, experience, and deliver public services.
You will lead complex projects from planning and design through implementation and continuous improvement. Projects may range from short-term initiatives to multi-year strategic initiatives and can include program and policy development, service design, operational improvements, service delivery modernization, and digital solutions.
You will be trusted to shape project scope and direction, establish effective delivery approaches, and make sound decisions within agreed objectives and governance. Working across product, design, business analysis, technology, privacy, security, accessibility, and program areas, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, navigate risks and trade-offs, and maintain momentum toward solutions that are achievable, sustainable, and valuable to Nova Scotians and the people who serve them.
Primary Accountabilities
As Project Manager, your primary accountabilities will focus on three key areas:
Leading delivery