Senior Manager Policy and Advocacy

Pauktuutit•Ottawa, ON

1d•Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Policy and Advocacy, the Senior Manager will lead both the day-to-day operations of the policy and advocacy team and implement policy strategies to support the overall goals of the organization. Reporting directly to the Director of Policy and Advocacy, this role manages stakeholder relationships, develops policy positions and supports government relations and advocacy initiatives. Critical to the success of this role is ability to collaborate with the leadership to bring best practices, and to support planning and execution of the department plans and budgets to track and manage performance against set priorities.

Requirements

5+ years of prior experience in Policy and Research, planning, and reporting
Experience managing
Experience, preferably in a similar environment and preferably in a not-for-profit
Experience as a policy generalist with general understanding of Pauktuutit’s priority mandates of Health; Social and Economic Development; Violence and Abuse Prevention and Justice.
Ability to develop positive working relationships within a tight-knit team and build trusted relationships across all levels – stakeholders include departmental leadership, consultants, funders, and community interest groups.
Self-directed with high business acumen, critical thinking, and critical thinking skills
Strong relationship building skills with personal credibility and high impact communication and presentation skills, with experience with senior executive interaction.
Strong project management; consultation; resource planning and budgeting skills
Ability to travel to remote communities as
Fluency in English; working knowledge of Inuktut (oral and written)

Nice To Haves

Experience collaborating with Inuit and knowledge current political, social, and economic conditions of Inuit is an asset.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic advice to senior leadership on emerging policy issues and opportunities
Provide day-to-day coaching, direction, and leadership to policy managers; includes real-time management, resources performance management and development, facilitating team meetings, escalation resolution, and response.
Actively participate in one-on-one meetings with
Maintain relevant financial documentation for relevant projects in compliance with approved internal financial procedures and controls.
Works with Policy Managers and finance team to coordinate unit reporting with input from various staff members, ensuring quality of information and format for presentation to key stakeholders including senior leadership and funders.
Prepares policy briefs, position papers and reports for internal and external
Acts as the central resource to the Policy and Advocacy team to track deliverables, and more broadly supports the Policy and Advocacy Director in tracking the strategic plan updates, organizational goals, and objectives.
Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates projects across the department including regular activity reports and deliverables.
Supports report and proposal management including reading, writing editing reports or
Collaborate with all team members to ensure consistency and alignment with broader organizational
Participate in regular internal/external meetings, conferences, summits on behalf of Pauktuutit
Supports the Director of Policy and Advocacy on an as needed basis including providing support to the Policy and Programs business during short term absences
Please note other duties may be assigned as needed to meet the mandate and evolving needs of the organization.