Initial Review Officer and Senior Review Officer
A one-of-a-kind opportunity is available if you want to make a difference by reducing gender-based pay discrimination. Become an Initial Review Officer or Senior Review Officer with the Pay Equity Office, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, where you will provide pay equity advice and enforce pay equity rights and obligations through investigation, effective case management, and decision-making. In addition to having a unique mandate, the Pay Equity Office offers a supportive, collegial, and values-driven work environment. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Office's website at www.payequity.gov.on.ca.
Please Note: This competition will be used to fill 1 permanent vacancy, either Initial Review Officer or Senior Review Officer. The resulting eligibility lists may also be used to fill future vacancies for both positions.
OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
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What can I expect to do in this role?
Initial Review Officer (I08: $70,119 - $101,036 annually)
In this role, you will:
- ensure quality service for a high volume of cases
- analyze and review pay equity data, financial and non-financial information, and complaints
- work with employers, employees, and unions while fact-finding, problem-solving and ultimately reaching your own decision
- conduct investigations that adhere to the principles of natural justice
- write orders and decisions addressing alleged or potential contraventions of the Pay Equity Act
- respond to general inquiries by offering appropriate guidance and advice to employees, employers and unions
- work on special projects, as assigned
Senior Review Officer (I10: $81,401 - $118,313 annually)
In this role, you will:
- resolve complex, economically significant pay equity complaints in public, broader public and the private sectors
- make decisions on disputes of systemic gender wage discrimination arising from the interpretation, application, and enforcement of Orders of the Pay Equity Act and its regulations
- ensure quality service for a high volume of cases
- analyze and review pay equity data, financial and non-financial information, and complaints
- work with employers, employees, and unions while fact-finding, problem-solving, and ultimately reaching your own decision
- conduct investigations that adhere to the principles of natural justice
- respond to general inquiries by offering appropriate guidance and advice to employees, employers and unions
- work on special projects, as assigned
Locations: Toronto
How do I qualify?
Technical Knowledge:
- You understand the spirit and intent of pay equity and the Pay Equity Act, and have demonstrated experience in producing written decisions on complex matters in a clear and understandable manner.
- You have the ability to apply relevant statutes, policies and procedures, and analytical techniques to make determinations.
- You understand theories and principles of equitable pay, human resources management, compensation practices, and related legislation.
- You have some familiarity with the labour relations and employer-employee relations process.
- You have some familiarity with the principles of natural justice with an innate sense of fairness and justice.
Research, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:
- You can identify trends and analyze results.
- You have capacity for making decisions on complex matters by applying precedents.
- You are comfortable dealing with material that is voluminous, complex, and ambiguous, and are able to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information.
- You have experience relevant to fact-finding and investigations.
- You have experience conducting research using secondary sources.
- You have strong judgement, and the ability to determine the appropriate course of action.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
- You have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills.
- You demonstrate tact, diplomacy and discretion.
- You are a collegial team player, with strong relationship-building and relationship management skills.
- You can communicate effectively and neutrally with employers, employees and unions on files.
- You can write concise reports, notices of decisions, orders and order summaries.
- You can communicate complex technical information in plain language to those who are not familiar with pay equity.
Project Management, Planning and Computer Skills:
- You have familiarity with case management.
- You have strong project and time management skills to prioritize demands with minimal oversight.
- You have the ability to plan investigations of assigned case files, including the ability to identify priorities and select the best approach in each case.
- You have knowledge of computer applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe), and have experience using case management systems, e.g. FileMaker or equivalent, and databases, e.g. CanLii, Quicklaw or equivalent.)
Salary Range: $70,119 - $118,313 Per Year
Additional Information:
- 1 Permanent, 180 Dundas St W, Toronto, Toronto Region
Note:
- Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
- The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures, including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
Please apply online, only, by Friday, March 17, 2023, by visiting www.ontario.ca/careers, and entering Job ID 195406 in the Job ID search field. Please follow the instructions to submit your application. Faxes are not being accepted at this time.
If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information. Recruitment Services staff will contact you within 48 hours. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
Application link: https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?Language=English&JobID=195406