Policy Manager
About The Position
The Policy Manager ensures community knowledge policy is implemented and managed according to program standards and guidelines that facilitate the achievement of ONWA’s nine strategic issues related to policy. The Policy Manager provides leadership to the policy team to ensure analysis is completed through an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis and human rights lens. The incumbent collaborates with other ONWA teams to ensure feedback from engagements with ONWA members and community members is reflected in policy submissions, briefs, legislative reviews, and other policy-related materials. The Policy Manager leads a team to define, analyze, develop, and evaluate policies to effect positive change for Indigenous women and their families in a manner that honours, respects, and restores Indigenous women’s leadership. The position manages projects and works with stakeholders and community members to gather input and share information.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Policy, Social Sciences, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, Women’s Studies, or Public Administration.
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a supervisory or management role.
- Extensive experience in drafting and analyzing policy and issues affecting Indigenous families.
- Awareness of community resources.
- Demonstrated administrative management experience with the ability to supervise a team and provide information and support as required.
- Demonstrated high-level written, oral, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with partners and stakeholders to find collaborative solutions to complex issues.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to establish and maintain credible and trusting relationships with senior management, Community Members, and partners.
- Experience with financial planning, program/project management, planning processes, reporting, results-based planning, and annual planning within budgets.
- Excellent human resources skills and ability to work as a member of a team while acting independently to meet deadlines.
- Experience providing written submissions, drafting policy, and analyzing government policy, legislation, regulations, engagement approaches, and working agreements related to Indigenous women, families, and communities.
- Solution-oriented with proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience coordinating workshops and/or conferences.
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence across the organization.
- Creative, flexible, and strategically focused on organizational change.
- Strong decision-making skills to establish priorities and allocate time and resources effectively.
- Proficient working knowledge of MS Office software, internet, and general office equipment.
- Working knowledge of not-for-profit and government organization policy and program delivery.
- Experience working with Indigenous governance structures and communities.
- Strong awareness of issues affecting Indigenous women and their families.
- Knowledge of and relationships with service agencies and the ability to establish, maintain, and strengthen those relationships.
- Knowledge of policy development, legislative processes, advocacy initiatives, and systemic change approaches impacting Indigenous women and families.
- Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, communities, and leadership perspectives.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Implement and manage community knowledge policy according to program standards and guidelines.
- Provide leadership to the policy team to ensure analysis is completed through an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis and human rights lens.
- Collaborate with other ONWA teams to ensure feedback from engagements with ONWA members and community members is reflected in policy submissions, briefs, legislative reviews, and other policy-related materials.
- Define, analyze, develop, and evaluate policies to effect positive change for Indigenous women and their families.
- Manage projects and work with stakeholders and community members to gather input and share information.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Generous paid vacation time
- Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
- Additional paid stat and civic holidays
- 35 hour work week
- Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
- Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
- Competitive Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid sick days
- Paid cultural/personal wellness days
- Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
- Ongoing professional development
- Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses
- Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions
- Paid management days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
