Senior Policy Advsior

In this position you will lead the development and maintenance of Ontario's forest policy and legislation. If you are a highly motivated, results-oriented individual with proven policy development skills, consider this position in forest policy with emphasis on investigating approaches to address climate change.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:

• lead and coordinate teams to develop policy and program proposals that include risk analyses and impact assessments
• provide advice and recommendations on Ontario forest policy and legislation
• provide leadership on policy and program direction
• monitor, assess and evaluate forest sustainability results and trends
• review and assess policy transfer and implementation processes
• lead and coordinate consultations with stakeholders

How do I qualify?

Knowledge:

• You have thorough knowledge of resource management practices and procedures and possess the ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation in respect to developing and evaluating forest policy.
• You have well developed knowledge of the policy analysis, development and evaluation process and sound decision making skills.

Project management and organizational skills:

• You have strong project management, work planning, organizing, and coordinating skills to manage numerous projects at once.
• You have consistent capacity to produce high quality results on time.

Relationship building skills:

• You are experienced in fostering and maintaining partnerships with other Ontario Ministries, governments in other jurisdicitions, First Nations, internal and external stakeholders.
• You possess well developed consultation, negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills to lead consultations, represent the ministry and deal with contentious issues and situations.

Communications and interpersonal skills:

• You have strong written communication skills to prepare briefing notes, reports, policy papers, and presentations.
• You demonstrate oral communication skills to provide information, interpretation, advice and recommendations.
• You possess interpersonal skills to deal with clients on sensitive issues in a professional and tactful manner.

Research, analytical and evaluative skills:

• You have well-developed conceptual, research, analytical and evaluation skills to develop practical, effective and efficient long and short term policy.
• You have the ability to anticipate and absorb complex, inter-related, large scale issues.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, January 10, 2014 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.