Step Into a Role Where Your Expertise Shapes High-Profile DecisionsAre you skilled in issues management and known for your strong organizational, coordination, and communication abilities? Have you built a reputation for delivering expert advice on complex, high-profile, and sensitive matters? Do you thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments where your work truly makes an impact?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to bring your expertise to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• Lead, manage, and coordinate responses to urgent and complex issues under tight deadlines, working closely with communications staff and subject matter experts.
• Review and edit materials to ensure accuracy, consistency of messaging, appropriate tone, and relevance.
• Build strong working relationships with staff across the province, as well as with the Deputy Minister's and Assistant Deputy Minister's offices and external partners, to support timely issue resolution.
• Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of reports, briefing notes, correspondence, presentations, and other materials in a fast-paced environment.
• Research, compile, and organize information on emerging issues and trends, and prepare clear summaries and presentations.
• Participate in committees, meetings, and working groups on behalf of the executive assistant.
• Initiate, plan, and deliver special projects and assignments.
What you bring to the team
Problem-Solving and Organizational Skills
You can:
• evaluate, understand, and interpret issues from a range of internal and external sources.
• coordinate high-profile, sensitive issues and projects with competing deadlines.
• use your strong research skills to gather, analyze, and organize information for issues management.
• consolidate information and deliver timely responses and briefings while managing multiple priorities.
Communication, Interpersonal and Conflict Resolution Skills
You have:
• strong communication and interpersonal skills to develop issues materials, explain sensitive topics, and persuade diverse partners.
• strong proficiency in written and verbal communication.
• an understanding of diverse viewpoints and can choose appropriate approaches to communication challenges.
• the ability to review, prepare, coordinate, and edit correspondence, responses, issues notes, and briefing notes.
Technical Knowledge
You have:
• the ability to develop expert knowledge of divisional and ministry policies, programs, and operations.
• the capacity to apply government decision-making and issues-management processes to sensitive matters.
Project Management Skills
•You have the ability to initiate, plan, execute, and track special projects and assignments, and to implement approved initiatives.
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.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
What we offer
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province.
We offer:
• A career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• Flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
• Many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups
• Tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:
• A defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
• Group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• A range of vacation and leave options
• An Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services