Senior Policy Analyst
About The Position
The Senior Policy Analyst will play a central role in leading and shaping major system wide policy and program changes within the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector. The position provides confidential, strategic advice to the Director, Executive Director, Senior Executive Director, Deputy Minister, and Minister on highly sensitive and complex issues, including funding models, federal provincial agreements, legislative and regulatory amendments, and long term sector planning. In addition, the incumbent will provide policy development, implementation, and evaluation/monitoring of the effectiveness of policy. Further, the incumbent will make effective recommendations with a focus on strategic decision-making. The incumbent will also develop legislative, regulatory, policy, and process initiatives that are strategically aligned with our government priorities.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree
- Substantial and progressive experience in the design and development of policies and/or programs.
- Experience in developing and analyzing policy with the ability to interpret data in a meaningful way
- Strong research with the ability to evaluate complex policies
- An excellent grasp of policy and planning methodology, systems and processes of decision-making in a government environment.
- Ability to apply this knowledge to complex and broadly connected regulatory and/or social policy issues.
- Highly organized individual who is focused on continuously improving quality and has a solution-focused approach.
- Responsive and able to prioritize a high volume of competing and sometimes rapid requests.
- Excellent relationship builder
- Self-starter with the ability to initiate tasks with little supervision
- Great organization skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive research, analysis, measurement and evaluation of complex policy issues to provide strategic advice to senior leadership.
- Develops, formulates, and administers departmental policy, including recommendations for policies, legislative and regulatory changes, consultations, and compliance.
- Prepares the more complex and/or oversees submissions to Executive Council and Finance and Treasury Board (e.g. memorandums to Executive Council, reports and recommendations to Executive Council, requests for Legislation, presentations to Issues Committee).
- Initiates, plans, develops, and manages a wide range of policy projects/initiatives for the departments in broader legislative, regulatory, and program frameworks.
- Provides leadership in the developmental of long-term strategic plans to address critical issues and contributes to the planning of the department's legislative agenda.
- Provides policy advice and prepares, coordinates, and assures quality control for divisional briefing materials and Briefing Binders for the Minister, Deputy and Premier.
Benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Health
- Dental
- Life Insurance
- General illness
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Vacation
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
- Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
- Countless career paths
- A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
