Passionate about municipal financial sustainability? Consider this position in the Municipal Finance Policy Branch where you will guide research and analysis to identify future financial challenges and opportunities for local governments in Ontario and provide advice on strategies to achieve financial sustainability.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• Provide policy advice, expertise, and briefings to senior management
• Research and review long-range financial planning strategies and infrastructure finance and grants policy
• Manage and lead all aspects of project planning
• Contribute to the development of benchmarks and criteria for the monitoring and evaluation of policy initiatives across sectors and to assess new or changed policies and programs
• Participate on working committees and task forces and develop successful working relationships with stakeholders
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge
You have knowledge of:
• Key objectives related to long-range financial planning, performance measures and data analytics to identify and evaluate relevant issues for local governments in Ontario, and to advise senior management
• Theory, principles, and methodologies of economics and municipal finance
• Legislation and regulations related to municipal finance (e.g. Municipal Act and the Job for Prosperity and Infrastructure Act)
• Provincial and municipal government structure, decision-making and accountability structures
Project Planning and Management Skills
• You have project coordination and management skills to provide leadership and guidance to project staff
• You can manage all aspects of research project planning
Research and Analytical Skills
You can:
• Identify emerging financial and economic issues, trends, and best practices in the sector, to provide advice, interpretation, and policy expertise to senior management
• Evaluate competing interests and proposals of stakeholders to identify issues and impacts
• Conceptualize and plan research studies and projects
• Assess and develop performance criteria to assess new or changed policies and programs
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
You have:
• Advisory and consultation skills to provide policy expertise and direction
• Consensus-building skills to discuss and resolve diverse and competing policy and program related issues with inter-jurisdictional stakeholders, and to negotiate mutually acceptable solutions
• Facilitation and presentation skills to explain program policy positions and promote policy/strategic initiatives
• Partnership building and influencing skills to develop effective linkages and collaborate on projects
OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism
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