Position Title:

Senior Manager, Administration and Business Services (T&I) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2025-02-03 11:59 PM

Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public broadcaster.

Created in 2015 to align, lighten and modernize infrastructure, the Technology & Infrastructure (T & I) team is the backbone and the future forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections; between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.

A place with purpose. CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology. Not just in Canada, but around the world. Today, we’re transforming ourselves from conventional radio and television broadcaster into a modern digital media company. Technology is the driving force and we are the team making it happen.

This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with the hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

Your role

In this role, you will oversee a number of administrative functions on behalf of the Real Estate Transactions team. You will manage the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for the building and transmission site portfolios, ensuring that the Corporation’s properties are fairly and equitably assessed by taxing authorities. You will also manage corporate communications from our service provider BGIS to CBC/Radio-Canada staff, as well as several internal programs of an administrative nature, including managing the Corporation’s cultural assets as well as the Real Estate Transactions team’s records and business communications. To assist you with these tasks, you will have a three-person team under your supervision.

This position is based in Montreal.

Responsibilities

Property Assessment and Management of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program:

Receive and process property assessments provided by provincial agencies and municipalities; review assessments to ensure accuracy and challenge discrepancies where necessary.

Manage the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program and associated budget.

Corporate Communications From Service Provider BGIS:

Oversee the web and mobile versions of the BGIS Assist app (rollout, customization for CBC/Radio-Canada needs, information package and integration on iO, content updates).

Conduct communications initiatives tailored to local audiences (occupants, tenants, contractors) for each major urban centre (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver).

Records Management Program:

Implement the classification plan and retention schedule defined by Library and Archives Canada for the Real Estate Transactions division, for both paper archives and electronic files; review retention practices; provide a one-stop shop for team research and document retention cycle management; manage the digital platform for access permissions and user groups; organize files and develop guidelines tailored to team needs.

Cultural Asset Management Program:

Inventory, curate and promote the art collection and collection of archaeological artifacts (Montreal); have the collection appraised for insurance purposes; implement a curation plan; maintain and manage the reserve.

Business Communications:

Internally to the team: Hold team meetings; develop and produce various documents issued by the department.

Internally to the Corporation: Respond to and co-ordinate access-to-information requests, parliamentary questions or inquiries related to Real Estate Transactions from other business units or departments; draft business proposals and documents for the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors.

Personnel Management:

Supervise a three-person team.

We are looking for a candidate matching the following profile:

5 years of experience, ideally 10 years in a management role.

Bilingualism required (French and English).

Excellent writing skills.

Knowledge of the real estate and transmission sector.

Experience in team management.

Position based in Montreal.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

A mandatory Criminal record check. 

Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time