Senior Policy Analyst

SkilledTradesBC•Richmond, BC

4d•CA$72,898 - CA$98,628•Hybrid

About The Position

SkilledTradesBC is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to join their Strategy & Performance team. This role is responsible for independently initiating, organizing, and managing organizational policy development and implementation. This includes managing projects and facilitating stakeholder work in researching, scoping, drafting, and editing policy documents. The position also involves reviewing existing policies, recommending improvements, and identifying future policy needs.

Requirements

A post-secondary education in policy development and research, public administration, business administration, editing, or another related field or extensive experience in developing, implementing policy.
An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Post-secondary degree in related field or extensive experience in developing and implementing policy.
3+ years’ experience in policy development or related field is required for this role.
Strong business acumen.
Ability to manage collaborative policy projects with minimal supervision.
Experience in analyzing various types of information and identifying operational direction.
Policy development and implementation.

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a public sector agency or government organization is an asset.
Knowledge of BC’s trades training and apprenticeship system is an asset.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop and implement highly complex external and internal policies and procedures on a diverse range of subjects.
Support the implementation and delivery of SkilledTradesBC’s internal policy framework.
Plan, lead, and manage policy projects and initiatives in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders.
Identify, develop, and guide the implementation of SkilledTradesBC’s internal and external policies.
Organize and manage the collection of policy needs from internal and external stakeholders, including identifying and reporting policy and procedural issues as appropriate.
Support the implementation of an internal and external policy catalog and publicly publish external policies, as required.
Conduct regular reviews of existing SkilledTradesBC policies, and make recommendations for updates and revisions to policies or operations as required.
Support Policy Team members in reviewing, editing, and drafting internal and external policies.
Develop and prepare technical briefing, presentation, and reporting materials to support decision-making by SkilledTradesBC’s executive team and Board.
Attend and present briefings and reports to SkilledTradesBC’s executive team and Board.
Conduct public policy research and analysis, and develop briefings and reports to support SkilledTradesBC’s decision-making.
Work with internal and external stakeholders in the delivery of policy.
Facilitate and lead working groups involving external stakeholders, SkilledTradesBC’s senior leadership and executive teams, operational and administrative staff to assess and development policy.
Prepare committee agendas, meeting packages, presentations; brief on potential policy decisions, scopes, and record outcomes.
Organize and support external consultations with a variety of audiences to inform SkilledTradesBC’s policy.
Conduct varying levels of research and evaluation to support SkilledTradesBC’s policy and research functions.
Conduct policy research and analysis, and develop briefings and reports to support SkilledTradesBC’s decision-making.
Conduct and report on the evaluation of policy, research, and operational initiatives.
Attend and support policy and research-related committees and stakeholder groups, including representing SkilledTradesBC when necessary.