Looking for Your Next Policy Leadership Challenge? Imagine leading projects that influence how municipalities fund infrastructure, manage investments, and deliver vital services to their communities. As a
Policy Supervisor, you will work with talented professionals to develop evidence-based policy solutions, provide strategic advice to senior leaders, and help shape the legislative and regulatory framework that supports local government finance in Ontario. If you are ready to combine leadership, analytical expertise, and public impact, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.
About our BranchThe Municipal Finance Policy Branch is responsible for the legislative, regulatory and policy framework for finances in Ontario's municipalities. The branch seeks to promote the long-term financial sustainability and accountability of the municipal sector by developing policy options and advice. The branch is also responsible for policy issues like municipal borrowing and investment, municipal revenue sources, financial analysis and reporting, and pension governance of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS).
About the job
In this role, you will:
• Provide policy advice, expertise, and briefings to senior management
• Leads/coordinates the research and analysis of current and emerging policy issues related to municipal taxes and revenues for local governments in Ontario
• Manage and lead all aspects of project planning and supervise project team
• 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 can demonstrate an understanding of:
• Provincial and ministry strategic directions and key objectives pertaining to tax and revenue principles
• Municipal finance, including property taxation, grants policy and capital financing
• Legislation and regulations related to municipal finance (e.g. Municipal Act)
• Provincial and municipal government structure, decision-making and accountability structures
Project planning and management skills
You can:
• demonstrate project coordination and management skills to provide leadership and guidance to project staff
• 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, plan and supervise research studies and projects
• assess and develop performance criteria to assess new or changed policies and programs
Interpersonal and communication skills
You can:
• use advisory and consultation skills to provide policy expertise and direction
• discuss and resolve diverse and competing issues with inter-jurisdictional stakeholders, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions
• explain program policy positions and promote policy/strategic initiatives
• develop effective linkages and collaborate on projects
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: