Director of Retention and Attraction

Competition #: 47606

Department: Service Nova Scotia

Location: Dartmouth

Type of Employment: Term

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date: 14-Jan-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Service Nova Scotia’s vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.

Reporting to the Executive Director for the Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel & Tobacco Division of Service Nova Scotia, the Director of Audit & Enforcement is accountable for leading the division’s audit, compliance, inspection, investigation and enforcement programs. The Audit & Enforcement team is entrusted to ensure compliance with the Revenue Act and related regulations, with an emphasis on government commodity related taxes for fuel, tobacco, vaping products, tangible property sales and related refunds, rebates and exemptions.

The Director fosters a dynamic and innovative working environment that reflects a commitment to employee engagement, program modernization and continuous improvement. They lead a team which includes two managers, and approximately two dozen staff performing in roles including program administration officers, auditors, fuel & tobacco officers and administrative support who are committed to making it easier for citizens and businesses to comply with legislation while maximizing revenues rightfully due to the Province of Nova Scotia.

• Oversees a blend of inspection, audit, compliance and investigative endeavours, including criminal investigations, ensuring that hundreds of millions of dollars in provincial revenues are properly remitted.
• Ensures these endeavours operate efficiently and effectively, and within quality assurance, service, program and professional accounting standards.
• As a senior government advisor, influences legislative modernization, regulatory strategy, and enforcement policy, while ensuring alignment between enforcement operations and broader government priorities.
• Provides expert legislative, regulatory, and enforcement advice to the Executive Director, Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister and Minister of the Department, and to senior officials in the Office of L’nu Affairs and the Departments of Finance, Health and Environment.
• Manages and maintains relationships within the department, other departments and levels of government, industry partners and taxpayer associations.
• Ensures appropriate risk‑based legislative, policy and enforcement approaches are undertaken in the public good which are responsive to evolving interests.
• Manages significant financial and human resources and sustains a team committed to taxpayer client service excellence and innovation by setting and evaluating staff performance targets, promoting diversity and a healthy workplace, maintaining internal communication, promoting both teamwork and individual development, accurately forecasting budget requirements, adhering to procurement guidelines and monitoring revenues and expenditures.

To be considered for this opportunity, you possess an undergraduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of leadership, management and enforcement experience, or an equivalent combination of related training and experience. Budget planning, managing staff and attendance management are all required experience. You also have experience planning and implementing strategies while engaging and motivating a diverse team.

To be successful in this opportunity, you have significant experience interpreting and applying a variety of legislation. In addition, you have experience in the preparation, execution and review of judicial authorizations combined with experience in evidence and exhibit control.

You are an effective, collaborative leader with a vision and…