Policy - Communications and Legislative Support

7 months ago

Whitehorse, Canada Government of Yukon Full time

Job Summary and Requirements

Filling a two-year term position - Temporary assignments may be considered.

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

Reporting to the Director, the Policy, Communications, and Legislative Support is responsible for a wide variety of duties to support the Policy and Communications Unit. This position provides administrative support for the team, such as records management and managing contracts and payments. This position coordinates the routing of fast turn-around briefing material and other information to support the Minister of Justice and the senior management team of the Department of Justice. During sittings of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, this position monitors the session's proceedings and identifies emerging issues. When the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, this position leads small projects in support of the work of the Policy and Communications Unit.

**The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) are**:
**Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations**: Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives, we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with First Nations in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

**Working as a Team**: As DOJ employees, we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

**Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs**: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and a diverse clientele, both internal and external to government. We are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

**Initiative and Innovation**: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

**Communications**: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

Post-secondary coursework in office administration, political science, business or public administration, law, social sciences or related field.
Experience providing administrative support to senior management, including but not limited to: managing confidential documents, managing correspondence, and tracking financial/budgetary needs.
Experience with the Yukon Legislative Assembly's processes will be considered an asset.
Experience with justice-related issues will be considered an asset.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability

Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent organizational skills; and
Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment with competing interests.

Job Requirements

Willingness to travel in the Yukon.

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