Senior Advisor to the CEO

About the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) serves workers and employers through a no-fault insurance system integral to the Manitoba economy. With approximately 600 employees, the WCB is dedicated to ensuring and supporting safe and healthy workplaces.

We put workers and employers at the centre of everything we do, providing services for injury prevention, compensation and facilitating return to health and work. Through SAFE Work Manitoba, a division of the WCB, we collaborate with our partners to build a strong culture of workplace safety and health by preventing injuries and illnesses before they occur.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives, we invite you to join our dedicated team and contribute to a safer Manitoba.

Why work for us?

If you’re looking to make a real difference in your community, grow your career and work in a supportive, inclusive environment, the WCB is the place for you. We offer:

• competitive wages
• compressed work week and flexible start times
• defined benefit pension plan
• 100% employer-paid benefits
• work from home program
• paid professional development
• health and wellness spending accounts
• paid mental health and wellness days
• staff appreciation and recognition events
• respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace culture

Apply today and see why we’re one of Manitoba's Top Employers.

Job Summary

The Senior Advisor to the CEO plays a key role in supporting the Executive Management Committee (EMC) and provides leadership and direction to the Executive Administrative staff while overseeing the daily operations of the President and CEO's (CEO) Office. Working in close partnership with executive leadership, this role coordinates information, facilitates the preparation of materials and briefings and ensures the CEO is well informed, effectively prepared and strategically supported.

Job Duties:

Facilitates alignment and information sharing between the CEO and senior leaders of the organization to support organizational priorities and informed decision-making.

Ensures matters requiring the CEO's awareness, input or decisions are identified, prioritized and presented with appropriate context and background.

Supports the CEO in stakeholder engagement, issues management, communications, and special projects.

Represents the CEO on occasions where they are unable to attend in person, greets distinguished visitors in their absence or upon their request, and provides meeting briefs and follow-up, as necessary.

Tracks follow-up on commitments, decisions and action items arising from CEO meetings and engagements, working with executive leadership to support timely completion and accountability.

Ensures matters requiring the CEO's awareness, input or decisions are identified, prioritized and presented with appropriate context and background.

Liaises with staff and leadership across the organization to identify opportunities and areas of risks; gathers and summarizes relevant information, and presents a suggested response to the CEO, to support timely and effective action.

Assesses and helps prioritize competing demands on the CEO's attention, ensuring that high-impact matters are surfaced with appropriate information and supporting analysis.

Leads or supports special projects and initiatives on behalf of the CEO.

Conducts research, analysis and scenario planning to inform decision-making by the CEO.

Provides leadership, guidance, support and direction including: hiring staff; conducting performance reviews; identifying training and development needs; coaching and motivating staff; coordinating work activities; and determining disciplinary action up to and including dismissal where necessary.

Assigns and supervises the work of the Executive Assistant(s).

Oversees the development of the operating budget for the office; maintains budgetary/financial records; monitors expenditures; and ensures the preparation of quarterly variance analysis, accruals and projections as required.

Pursues professional and personal development through continuing education, training and literature reviews.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

University degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a related discipline

Minimum six (6) years relevant leadership experience in public administration, working closely with a President & CEO, Senior Executive team and Board of Directors; experience with legislative and regulatory workplace health and safety, project management, policy research, program evaluation and exposure to government concepts is required.

Ability to build stakeholder engagement, credibility and trust within cross-functional divisions, and drive collaboration at all levels of an organization to assist in achieving organizational goals and objectives

Experience interacting with elected officials, government departments and industry groups.

Familiarity with the workers' compensation system would be an asset.

Superior verbal and written communication skills with an ability to influence, persuade and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

Ability to act with tact, diplomacy, integrity and professionalism in sometimes sensitive situations, while protecting the confidentiality of privileged information

Ability to build stakeholder engagement, credibility and trust within cross-functional divisions, and drive collaboration at all levels of an organization to assist in achieving organizational goals and objectives

Superior analytical and critical thinking skills to develop creative approaches and/or solutions for resolving problems

Ability to understand and interpret legislation

Ability to promote and manage organizational change effectively

Ability to lead, manage and motivate staff

Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines and manage multiple demands and priorities.

Ability to work with and safeguard confidential and sensitive information.

Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Ability to communicate proficiently in both official languages (English & French) is an asset, but is not required.

Additional Information

A satisfactory criminal record check and verification of education will be required for the successful candidate.

The WCB is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce with equitable representation of Indigenous persons, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ persons and members of other equity-seeking groups. Applicants are encouraged to indicate in their covering letter or resumé if they are a member of these groups.

The WCB recognizes that individuals may face barriers that hinder their full and equal participation in the workplace, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to all employees and candidates who are or may be disabled by one or more barriers in the workplace. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.