Director - French Language Services Directorate

AMENDMENT - Closing date extended to November 26, 2024
This posting is to fill one permanent full-time position, working 75-hours biweekly.
This job is based in the City of Whitehorse, in the beautiful Yukon.
Who we are…
The French Language Services Directorate (FLSD) is a team of twenty-six client-focused professionals dedicated to empowering departments to serve and inform Yukoners in French. We foster strong partnerships with other departments and stakeholders, provide strategic advice rooted in language policy and planning, and offer centralized services such as translation, training and bilingual communication advice.
The opportunity…
We seek a strong leader to provide vision and direction in the development, delivery and evaluation for all programs and services provided by FLSD. The Director is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of policies, guidelines and strategies related to the Government of Yukon's obligations under the Yukon Languages Act. The incumbent is also responsible for intergovernmental relations with the Canadian Francophonie, such as negotiating funding agreements with the Government of Canada and other governments or agencies regarding French-language services and communications and briefing the Minister responsible for FLSD on local and Canadian Francophone issues. The position is also a key liaison between the Yukon Francophone community and the Yukon Government.
Our ideal candidate is an accomplished senior level professional who can envision, inspire and implement change and initiatives in an innovative and collaborative manner. Your expertise, political acumen and strategic thinking balance the needs of stakeholders and clients at all levels with the objectives of the organization. You are thoughtful, influential and strategic to ensure the success of FLSD's mandate within government structures and processes. You can motivate and lead a team that achieves results in a fast-paced, professional and nimble work environment. You have also built positive, professional, and effective relationships and networks, all of which make you our perfect candidate.
What we can offer you…
Yukon government cares about their employees and strives to offer a variety of learning and developmental opportunities including in-house training. Funding may also be available to support further education.
Flexible work and leave options may be available allowing you to balance your personal and professional needs.
We also have a comprehensive and generous benefits plan, providing for the health and wellbeing of you and your family.
Learn more about what we offer.
Essential Qualifications
Important application requirements:

Please submit your resume in English, clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Emphasize how your work experiences and related duties align with the essential and asset qualifications listed below. Note that selection for further consideration is based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

Post-secondary education in management, public administration or related field.
Significant executive-level management experience within a public sector; developing and implementing strategic plans and programs, leading complex multi-party projects and initiatives, and financial management experience negotiating and administering funding agreements.
Proficiency (oral and written) in both English and French.
Experience with legislative and constitutional obligations relating to minority language rights is an asset.
Specialized knowledge of the language policy and planning field would be considered an asset.

Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability
To best support the achievement of key strategic and business objectives, candidates may be assessed on:


Thinking strategically
Taking action and achieving results
Developing people
Influencing others
Demonstrating client focus

Job Specific skills:


Ability to lead under pressure while managing multiple competing priorities
Ability to create and implement new approaches and lead change
Organizational awareness; sensitivity and understanding structures, processes, culture, relationships and issues
Capacity to promote common values and ethics in multicultural and multilingual settings
Commitment to creating and maintaining a client-focus and collaborative culture

Additional information
Conditions of Employment:
N/A
Relocation expenses to Whitehorse may be provided. Remote work is not available for this position.
Job requirements:
Bilingual, French and English.
Class 5 drivers licence
Contact details:

If you have any questions about this position, please contact:
Philippe Mollet, Deputy Minister of French Language Services Directorate ***
If you have questions about our recruitment process, please contact:
Candace Leigh, HR Director, Human Resource Business Partners at ***
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