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21 Jan 2025

DTC Monthly Branch Meeting

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11 Feb 29 Jan 2025

OCIO All Staff

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Links

• Meeting Calendar

• Meeting Notes & Agenda

Branch organization chart

Updated: Jan 2025. Org charts are updated every Quarter.

Digital Leadership Programs

The team leads the development and delivery of the Digital Era Leadership Program (DELP), an applied learning journey that helps participating ministry leadership teams improve their digital and data abilities to support the delivery of better services for citizens.

They’re currently working with Ernst & Young to design and deliver DELP.

👥 Derek Masselink (Lead), Mackenzie Kitchen, Maia Du ToitKitchen, Maia Du Toit

Digital Marketplace

The team is focused on developing an ecosystem of innovation and collaboration between tech entrepreneurs and B.C.'s public sector.

Currently, they are developing the Digital Marketplace, a platform that connects government with external vendors and contractors.

👥 Hugo Croft-Levesque (Lead), Ian Fonberg, Inderdeep Singh, Jason Taylor

Digital Talent Products

The team develops innovative applications to support the recruitment of digital talent into the BC Public Service.

Currently, they are collaborating with the Public Service Agency (PSA) to modernize and enhance the Job Store.

👥 Gary Wong (Lead), Alex Struk, George D’Cruz, Kaegan Mandryk, Shivangani Murti, Sid McLaughlin, Teresa Lee, Tsitsi Chigumba (Scrum Master from Digital Head Office)

Digital Talent

Services

The team specializes in designing and implementing strategies to attract and recruit top digital talent for the BC Public Service.

Currently, they are developing the Digital Marketplace to connect with external vendors and contractors, while also supporting other ministries supporting Corporate Services for Natural Resource (CSNR) in their efforts to recruit digital talent.

👥 Hugo Croft-Levesque (Lead), Hilary Watson, Ian Fonberg, Inderdeep Singh, Jason Taylor, Tasha Jose

Digital Talent Strategy & Development

The team develops resources and strategies to grow the digital skills and knowledge of talent across the BC Public Service.

Currently, they are partnering with cybersecurity to pilot the development of connected career and learning paths for digital talent workstreamswork streams.

👥 Justine Houchin (Lead), Dana Hudson, Jamie Billingham, Kim Zinke, Kimberley Dunn, Rosa Montgomery, Eromose Ohiosimuan (Scrum Master from Digital Head Office)

OCIO My Service Centre provides core IT Services, usually via Authorized Users or Admin, that include:

• IDIR Accounts & Access

• Workstations & Devices

• Data Networks

• Hosting

• Phones

• Security

Learn about self-serve requests vs. what you need an admin to perform.

Employees can Ask a Question via the AskMyHR portal for issues related to retirement, maternity/parental leave, or other life events.

Supervisors can also contact the BC Public Service Agency for advice on behalf of staff.

If you are unsure which category to select, review the service category information for Ask MyHR. 

Compass, managed by PSA, has information relevant to all employees, like employee discounts, workplace health and more.

The CITZ IMB Help Desk is our IT support team. Get specialized help with CITZ-administered Software as a Service (SaaS) tools such as Jira, Sharepoint, Miro, Figma and more.

Resources

• Explore the Miro User Welcome Guide.

Miro Workspaces

• Ministry of Citizens' Services Team

• CITZ DO DTC Team

License requests

• Licenses are limited, and teams are advised to consider other whiteboards tools already procured and available based upon their needs.

• Requests for Miro licenses will be evaluated on terms of use, suitability and business need; with preference given to those in facilitator roles requiring the advanced online whiteboard collaboration functionality Miro offers.

• Request a Miro license for an individual or team by contacting your admin.

Financial Coding for DTC

• Client Number: 112

• Responsibility Center*: 32116

• Service Line: 34805

• Project^: 3200000

• Pay list*: 112-0074

• TCA: 152875

* Unique to DTC
^ DELP has a different project number for each of its course intakes (i.e. 3200412 for EY PO# C24CIO45185)

Submitting an Invoice For Processing

• Please send all invoices and invoice questions to our shared mailbox: exlab.invoicing@gov.bc.ca – this will make sure your admin can get to it asap.

• Please ensure to “quality receive” the invoice with the following wording in your email - invoices cannot be processed without this:

I approve as QR the attached [INV#], $_______ for services rendered in [MMM] 2024.

Business Expense Approvals (BEA)

• A Business Expense Approval (BEA) is needed when the expense is more than $30. Check the policy on Business Meeting and Protocol Event Expenses for more.

• This includes all expenses related to business meetings, or team trainings, such as room rental audio/visual equipment, food/beverage), items purchased etc.

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  name Download the Business Expense Approval Form (314 KB).pdf

• Create an e-Approval request for BEA. If you need support with this, contact your admin.

Forms, policy and guidelines

Explore Forms & Manuals and Ministry Financial Policy and Procedures on the CITZ Hub across a range of Finance-related topics.

Visit Finance Tips & Tools on the Citizens' Services (CITZ) Hub for updated information and specific resources on:

• Procurement

• Fiscal Year End

• General Finance and,

• Who to contact in FASB

How to submit travel requests

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   name Review Travel Cheat Sheet and Guidelines for the Digital Office (21KB).docx

2. Create an e-Approval request for Travel Authorization. If you need support with this, contact your admin.

3. Ask admin to book your travel once the e-Approval has come through.

4. Know that all other costs like accommodation, vehicle and mileage costs, taxi or ride app charges, must be paid for by the employee as needed.

Travel policy & guidelines

Learn about travel in our core policy.

• Find employee or contractor travel group numbers

• Understand travel per diems and claimable expenses

• Discover hotel options through our Business Travel Accommodation Listing

Travel for contractors

Contractors cannot use Oracle iExpenses. Reimbursement for meals and incidentals must be invoiced and not exceed per diem rates.

Contractors in Travel Group 2 with special

• Review Travel policy for contractors

Travel for special purposes

Check out resources for:

• Business Meeting and Protocol Event Expenses

• Employee Relocation
  
  
  

Onboarding

Please let your admin know when a new employee requires onboarding, transferrinp transferring in, or is new to government.

• Learn about employee onboarding

• Supervisor Onboarding Checklist

• DO New Hire Onboarding Dashboard

Off-boarding

Please make sure you give your admin notice for any lateral transfers between branches, ministries, any position transferring out or employees exiting government.

• Supervisor Off-boarding Checklist & Guide

Behavioural Competencies for People Leaders

• Competencies for managers, supervisors and staff

• Leadership competencies for executives and directors

• Visit Resources and Guidelines in the Career Growth & Continuous Learning Section below to learn more about Behavioural Competencies.

Read more

If you are looking for general information, visit MyHR website for HR resources for Employees and Support for People Leaders.

Learning Hubs

• The PSA LearningHUB is a 'one-stop-shop' to find corporate learning opportunities available to all BC Public Service (BCPS) employees.

• Your Digital Workplace is the hub to learn about the Microsoft 365 (M365) tools we use in our work every day, through how-to guides and video tutorials—or sign up for live training!

Recommendations from the PSA LearningHUB:

• Mandatory courses

• Indigenous Learning

Digital Workplace

Training highlights:

• Live Tech Tuesdays

• eLearning Modules on Microsoft 365 Apps

Financial aid & application forms

• View file
  name DTC Training and Development Application Form (699 KB).pdf

• Pacific Leaders Scholarship

• Stronger BC Future Skills Grant