Director, Special Investigations Unit – Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

This is a preference competition. All applicants are encouraged to apply, however first consideration for this competition will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities. Applicants are requested to self-declare at the time of application.

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.

The Taxation Division of the Department of Finance administers taxation legislation through information, compliance, audit and enforcement programs. The Special Investigations Unit is responsible for undertaking special investigations supporting taxpayer compliance with the Tobacco Tax Act, the Retail Sales Tax Act, the Fuel Tax Act, and The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

• Must be able to provide and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Records Check
• Completion of satisfactory credit screening and credit check (required for some positions)
• Must be willing and able to travel extensively within Manitoba by vehicle and/or by air

Qualifications:
Essential:

• Graduate from a recognized law enforcement training academy (i.e. RCMP, WPS, BPS, Canada Customs, Canadian Forced Military Police, Ontario Police College, etc.).
• Significant experience as a senior leader in law enforcement; including responsibility for human resource, operational and financial management.
• Experience working within the law enforcement intelligence framework.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into clear operational and business plans including experience with strategic performance management and measurement systems (e.g. Key Performance Indicators, Balanced Scorecards).
• Experience providing leadership and direction in the design and implementation of legislation and policy.
• Exceptional leadership skills to provide guidance and oversight in a dynamic environment.
• Political acumen demonstrated through experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders on complex topics and sensitive issues.
• Commitment to create, support and sustain a diverse environment that enables staff to achieve results and to develop for the future.
• Demonstrated abilities to leverage opportunities for innovation, find creative solutions to issues, and successfully manage change.
• Effective written communication skills with experience developing and implementing operational, and administrative policies and procedure manuals that adhere to both applicable laws and/or provisions of the collective agreement.
• Effective verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain strong working relationships various stakeholders throughout government, police agencies, the legal community, special interest groups, industry, and the media.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to persuade and influence stakeholders to balance internal needs and agency limitations while assisting other jurisdictions or levels of government.

Desired:

• Experience in commercial crime or fraud investigations.
• Strong understanding of enforcement tactics related to the suppression of illegal tobacco importation and trafficking.

Duties:
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is a senior management position that is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the SIU and overseeing a team of government law enforcement professionals who are responsible for:

• Gathering intelligence and working as a point of contact to liaise and coordinate with external law enforcement
• Managing illicit tobacco intelligence and the associated Law Enforcement Tobacco Support program
• Producing reports on matters related to contraventions of Manitoba tax legislation
• Focusing on the detection and prosecution of individuals and commercial crime organizations involved in the importation/distribution of contraband tobacco
• Overseeing the team of government law enforcement professionals conducting investigations and producing reports on matters related to contraventions of Manitoba tax acts.

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Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. When applying to this position, please indicate the advertisement number and position title in the subject line and/or body of your email. Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

Please be advised that job competitions for represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file will be provided to the grievor’s representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.