Are you a creative and dynamic team player with a keen interest in the agri-environment and ensuring the long-term sustainability of Ontario's agriculture and food sectors?
This is your opportunity to join a team that designs innovative approaches and builds collaborative partnerships to address agri-environmental challenges and opportunities such as climate change, sustainability, soil health and water quality. You will provide coordination and leadership to the development of policies, programs and research initiatives through engagement with stakeholders and strategic partners to support a healthy and environmentally sustainable agri-food sector in the province of Ontario.
Interested in learning more?
To learn more about this role, the ministry, and the recruitment process, we welcome you to attend our information session on Friday February 13th, 2026 at 10am. Please register
here.Attendance is optional and will not influence the screening and selection process.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• provide leadership, advice, and coordination on policies and programs that protect soil, water, and ecological resources and strengthen the agriculture sector's climate resilience.
• lead the analysis and evaluation of environmental initiatives for the agriculture and agri-food sectors
• provide issues management support during the implementation of new program initiatives
• develop relationships and networks with government partners and external stakeholders and represent the Ministry in consultations.
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge:
You have:
• knowledge of the agriculture and agri-food industry.
• knowledge of current environmental and resource management issues and implications for the agriculture and agri-food sectors.
• knowledge of related legislation, policy, programs and best management practices.
Policy and Program Development Expertise:
You have:
• demonstrated knowledge of policy and program development processes and consultation techniques in order to manage complex and diverse policy issues.
• demonstrated knowledge of program evaluation and performance measurement principles to assess the effectiveness of policies and programs.
• the ability to effectively plan and execute projects while managing competing priorities.
• analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills to evaluate diverse information, identify issues and implications, and formulate logical resolutions and recommendations.
Communication Skills:
You have:
• experience presenting strategic advice to senior management in support of decision-making.
• excellent communications skills and experience in preparing concise decision-making documents, reports, presentations, briefing notes.
• the ability to translate complex technical and legal information into plain language and present it in a clear and compelling way to a variety of internal and external audiences.
Relationship Management Skills:
You have:
• effective consultation and negotiation skills to establish long term delivery partnerships and build credibility and consensus among teams, stakeholders, other government jurisdictions, and senior management.
• demonstrated stakeholder management skills to build and maintain collaborative relationships.
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
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