Director, African Canadian Services; Designated

Director, African Canadian Services (Designated)

Competition # :47861

Department:Education & Early Childhood Development

Location:HALIFAX

Type of Employment:Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:17-Feb-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

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his opportunity is designated for candidates who belong to the following employment equity group:
African/Black Nova Scotian and other Racialized Persons.

See theNova Scotia Government’s Employment Equity Policyfor more information, including additional details on the designated groups.

T he Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is leading the transformation of the early years and public education system in Nova Scotia. We are doing this by designing an innovative curriculum, facilitating excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring an inclusive education experience, and working closely with our partners in education. This will provide children, students, and families with a solid foundation for success.

This department is a perfect fit for those that want to be part of the future of public education in the province by supporting student learning in a progressive and responsive policy environment.

The African Canadian Services Branch is located within the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is dedicated to collaborating across the Department to build a Nova Scotian educational system that is equitable, culturally responsive and a safe learning environment for African Nova Scotian/Black learners. ACSB (African Canadian Services Branch) is dedicated to advancing the holistic development, well-being and scholarship of African Nova Scotian and African Canadian learners.

The African Canadian Division was established in February of 1996 to implement the Department’s response to the BLAC (Black Learners Advisory Committee) Report on Education, Redressing Inequity Empowering Black Learners.

As the Director, you are accountable for the effective planning, development, direction and implementation of programs and services to meet the educational needs of African Nova Scotian/Canadian learners and the African Nova Scotian community, and ensure that the programs reflect the history and culture of African people. The Director ensures the Department is fulfilling its responsibility of providing African Nova Scotian/Canadian learners with the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes to become capable, lifelong learners and valued contributing members of society.

The Director provides leadership and guidance to other branches and divisions for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Department's anti-racism policy, guidelines for the evaluation of teaching and learning resources for race and cultural bias. The Director ensures student assessments and testing practices do not discriminate based on race or culture, ensuring that all students and teachers have the benefits of cross-cultural and race relations training and information.

The Director ensures that the Regional Education Centres address the need to increase the number of Black teachers, administrators, and Student Support Workers in schools across the Province, while networking and making presentations to the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and the Nova Scotia Education Common Services Bureau.

This position reports to the Executive Director, African Canadian Services Branch.

Ensuring the effective management of human and financial resources by setting and evaluating staff performance targets, promoting diversity and a healthy workplace, respecting corporate human resources practices, promoting teamwork and individual development, maintaining internal communication monitoring revenues and expenditures, adhering to procurement guidelines, acquiring goods and services in the most cost-effective manner, and accurately forecasting budget requirements for the fiscal year.

Strategically implement and ensure that projects and initiatives are actioned in accordance with projected timelines and budgetary allocations and provide…