Senior Policy Advisor

About the job

As a Senior Policy Advisor, you will:

• Provide policy leadership and coordination of policy and corporate files, and inform the tracking of priority projects;
• Provide strategic policy advice to the ADM and senior management in the division, and help manage relationships with stakeholders;
• Support senior management by providing briefings and assisting in the resolution of contentious issues;
• Prepare and present complex issues analyses, detailed risks, and briefing papers; and
• Represent the division on special projects with stakeholders.

What you bring to the team

Policy and Healthcare Knowledge, and Research Skills

You have:

• an understanding of government policy and legislative processes.
• demonstrated experience in using policy and research tools, methods and techniques.
• an understanding of the government's healthcare priorities to support ministry strategic direction.
• Relationship Management, Negotiation and Facilitation Skills

You have:

• ability to develop and build relationships, and work effectively with partners to achieve mutual goals.
• facilitation skills and diplomacy to communicate policy/position on sensitive and political issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• consensus-building and mediation skills to maintain strong relationships across the ministry.
• Communication and Computer Skills

You can:

• prepare/present and clearly articulate complex issues analysis, detailed risks and briefing papers.
• use software programs to prepare a variety of summary briefing and issue note documents.
• Strategic Thinking and Creativity Skills

You can:

• analyze and interpret health information and issues, assess risks and potential impacts to ministry and division priorities.
• look beyond the data to generate solutions, and understand the strategic implications of new ideas.

Don't meet every qualification?

• If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
• How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's

Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

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