Are you interested in improving outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals in Ontario who need support? Are you an innovative, strategic and collaborative professional with demonstrated experience in delivering on complex policy issues?
If this sounds like you, consider joining the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services in an exciting opportunity with the Strategic Policy Division. The Division leads a wide range of activities including leading strategic advice, coordination and oversight of strategic policy, intergovernmental strategy, research and delivery/implementation.
The Policy Alignment and Intergovernmental Relations Branchworks with other Ministries and other governments to align their activities to support the MCCSS mandate for change. Relationships across Ministries and through intergovernmental forums are essential to this work. Through strong cooperation, both within government and across other jurisdictions, PAIRB provides the Deputy Minister and the Minister with relevant and strategic advice on decision making at Cabinet and in Ministers' Forums that is oriented to key government priorities.
The Branch is hiring three (3) Senior Policy Advisors across two Units: Strategic Integration Unit (2 Permanent), and the Intergovernmental Strategy Unit (1 Temporary).
Info SessionWe are offering an opportunity for those interested to attend a virtual session to learn more about the branch and the positions to be filled.
Date: August 02, 2023
Time: 12 noon - 12:45pm
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We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
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About the job
• Lead research, policy and program development with an equity and anti-racism lens, including providing advice on social policy issues, recommending options in consideration of ministry and government objectives.
• Lead policy analysis, including identifying/scoping the problem/issue, develop/advise/recommend on policy options, and develop policy products that support decision-making. In doing so, taking into account and considering key factors, leading research, fiscal impacts, stakeholder and partner interest and needs, implementation and long-term impacts on the populations the ministry serves and against the ministry/government objectives
• Develop and present briefing materials and/or policy options to senior management that are accurate, relevant and support timely and effective decision making
• Foster critical stakeholder and partner relationships to support cross-ministry and cross-government collaboration
• Plan for and lead engagements/consultations with external stakeholders/partners to support delivery on ministry and government policy priorities
• Support drafting of Cabinet and Treasury Board submissions
• Provide project management and lead strategic planning for the development of policy, program and implementation options
• Influence internal and external stakeholders to help advance policy objectives
• Guide junior policy staff in undertaking complex projects and work effectively across the organization to maintain information flow and build consensus on difficult issues
What you bring to the team
Specialized Policy Knowledge and Development
• You know policy and program development principles and techniques and can lead or participate in the development of strategies, policies, and evaluation
• You can use your knowledge to support the development of legislative frameworks related to social services policy
• You use critical thinking skills to break down complex problems to identify the root cause to be solved
• You can identify policy issues, gaps, and options, managing policy files through the government approvals process.
• You understand government/cabinet/legislation structure and organization, and decision making processes.
• You have an understanding of the Strategic Policy Planning cycle to feed into Cabinet decision making processes and documents (e.g., TB Submissions) and provide strategic advice ensuring ministry priorities and objectives are considered in the development of policies.
• You have knowledge of social policy trends, issues and service needs, to ensure that ministry and government objectives and directions are considered in the development of social policy and program design.
• You have knowledge of Ministry specific mandate, policies and priorities, strategic directions and related legislation.
Relationship Management Experience
• You can use interpersonal skills, political acuity and diplomacy to represent the Assistant Deputy Minister's Office with Deputy Minister's Office and other executive offices in MCCSS and other ministries.
• You can establish key stakeholder linkages across the division, ministry and OPS to work cooperatively on social policy development projects.
• You can analyze the interests of stakeholders and use influencing skills to gain support for ministry policy and program initiatives from other divisions and ministries to resolve issues, and to develop a coordinated position of social policy issues.
Communication Skills
• You have strong verbal communications skills and can produce high-quality, easy to digest written reports to support decision making
• You display sound judgement and have a high degree of tact and political acuity to advise on, and explain to senior executives the direction on strategic policy work.
• You can respond to issues, provide recommendations, prepare reports, options papers, socio-economic analysis, briefing or decision materials and correspondence.
• You can represent the ministry and province on intergovernmental task forces, and promote policy initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
• You can use presentation, persuasion, and influencing skills to provide policy advice, explain social policy and program recommendations.
Project Management and Leadership
• You can effectively manage multiple projects and deadlines within a high-demand work environment
• You possess project management and leadership skills to lead and support teams to deliver effectively on projects