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Senior Issues Coordinator
Organization:
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Division:
Communications Branch
Position(s) language:
English
Job code:
5A005 - Communications05
Salary:
$63,544.00 - $91,564.00 Per year
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to put your knowledge and experience in issues management to good use?
Join the Ministry of Children and Youth Services issues management team!
About the job
In this role, you will:
• Identify emerging issues and trends with potential implications for the Ministry and utilize issues management strategies
• Coordinate the preparation and maintenance of issues notes
• Coordinate the requests for information and briefing materials
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge
• You have the ability to acquire knowledge of political and government decision-making processes and protocols; policy development and approval processes and relevant legislation and regulations
• You have the ability to understand diverse viewpoints of stakeholders and prepare relevant briefing materials
• You have knowledge of computers to maintain and access information databases, develop information and distribute information in a networking environment
Communication Skills
• You have oral and written communication skills to provide advice and guidance to senior ministry and political staff
• You can respond to inquiries, lead and coordinate meetings, make presentations and prepare and edit briefing materials
Research, Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
• You have research and analytical techniques to identify and review issues and evaluate the relevance of information prepared by ministry staff
• You can research, investigate and assess relevance of information and identify key issues to be addressed
• You can identify and advise management on contentious stakeholder issues
• You have the ability to suggest proactive strategies to address and resolve issues
Negotiation and Interpersonal Skills
• You have tact and diplomacy to advise the Minister's Office on emerging and contentious issues and liaise with stakeholder groups
• You have negotiation skills to negotiate deadlines for information or briefings material requests
• You have strong persuasion skills
Apply by:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 English Permanent, 56 Wellesley St W, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation group:
Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
Category:
Policy and Analysis
Posted on:
Monday, October 3, 2016
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.
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