Aboriginal Policy Advisor

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Showcase your excellent research and policy analysis skills at the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional services where you will work as part of a dynamic team to provide research and policy development services to the Aboriginal Policy and Coordination Unit.

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About the job

In this role you will:
• Provide research and policy development services by assessing, evaluating, and disseminating information through reports and presentations
• Conduct on-going environmental scanning to ensure that emerging issues and trends are identified, researched and analyzed, in a timely and efficient manner
• Participate as a team member in policy projects, and in special projects, by developing project plans from a brief outline or concept, preparing recommendations, and reports
• Prepare a range of written communications, including decision documents, complex, non-routine correspondence, presentation materials, and memoranda

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What you bring to the team

Analytical and Problem-Solving skills

• You can initiate, plan and conduct complex research and evaluate information gathered
• You have conceptual skills to identify and develop recommendations/policy options

Technical Knowledge

You have:
• Demonstrated knowledge of Aboriginal justice issues and the unique status of First Nations and other Aboriginal peoples
• Knowledge of government decision-making process

Research and Report Writing skills

• You have ability to provide research and policy development services
• You can conduct on-going environmental scan to identify emerging issues and trends

Written Communication skills

• You can prepare complex, non-routine correspondence, presentation materials, memorandum and other written communications

Oral Communication and Presentation skills

• You can deliver presentations, and present research findings and policy options

Organization and Time Management skills

• You can deal with a variety of priorities and ensure completion of projects within appropriate timelines

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Additional information:

Note:

• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a satisfactory criminal reference check prior to the commencement of employment.
• T-SL-52031/13
  As a result of the recently agreed to AMAPCEO collective agreement, a new job evaluation system will be implemented on October 1, 2013 and the job code identified in this posting is subject to revision. In the new job evaluation system, the classification level of this position has not yet been determined.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.