Policy Analyst Cor 24181

5 days ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency Full time

**Policy Analyst**

**Corporate Services**

**Location: Halifax, NS**

**Type of Employment: Full-time, Term up to 18 months**

**Union Status: Excluded (Non-union)**

**Competition # COR 24181**

**Closing Date: December 12, 2024**

**About Us**

Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency (NSPHA) is the provincial government agency responsible for maintaining, managing, and operating safe and suitable subsidized housing for low-income Nova Scotians and providing exceptional client service and property management.

Safe, affordable housing gives individuals and families the comfort and security they need to work, attend school, contribute to their community, and thrive. We are proud to provide safe and comfortable homes for over 20,000 low-income Nova Scotians on behalf of the government of Nova Scotia.

As the landscape of public housing evolves, we understand that embracing change is essential for progress. At NSPHA, we are strengthening our policies, exploring innovative housing construction methods, increasing energy efficiency and focusing on accessibility in our design to provide as many people as possible with homes they can afford.
- **About Our Opportunity**_

NSPHA is seeking a Policy Analyst to work in the Corporate Services office in Halifax on development and implementation of NSPHA operational policy. Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Policy & Strategy, the Policy Analyst provides high-quality, data-driven research and analysis, policy and process development, evaluation and monitoring to support informed decision-making on public housing priorities.

The Policy Analyst is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of corporate policy functions within the NSPHA. This includes reviewing policy, assessing programs and completing statistical analysis and research.

**Primary Accountabilities**
- Undertakes research, development and analysis of policy options and makes recommendations on a broad range of issues to inform the decision-making process.
- Works with cross-functional project teams comprised of internal staff and internal/external stakeholders to support policy and program development, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Determines data requirements and designs procedures to gather and analyze data, ensuring accuracy and protection of privacy through data management.
- Supports policy and program review through statistical analysis.
- Assists with the design of performance and system outcomes measures, and the development of key performance indicators.
- Supports business planning and accountability reporting for the NSPHA, program, and policy development and evaluation.
- Prepares briefing materials as required, including visualization of relevant housing data to support evidence-based decision-making.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education or experience.
- Experience in the planning, development and implementation of policies or programs.
- Experience with policy interpretation, evaluation and review.
- Strong research and analytical skills, including experience collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting information and qualitative and quantitative data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience providing advice on organization decisions.
- Experience working collaboratively across inter-organizational teams.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office 365 including Word and Excel.

**Assets**
- Experience in policy development, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Strong foundation in statistics and statistical visualization.
- Understanding of housing issues and priorities_. _
- Project management experience.
- Understanding of IT systems and how they interact with policy.
- Experience consulting with and engaging stakeholders.

**Equivalency**

**Benefits**

Based on the employment status, eligibility, and union agreement, the NSPHA offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation, and Employee and Family Assistance Programs and flexible working schedules.

**Classification: MC 19**

**Salary Range: $74,589.00 - $96,966.00 annually**

**Work Week: 35 hours**

**Note**: This is not a Civil Service position.**

**To Apply**

**Please merge your cover letter and resume into one document when applying. In the cover letter or resume, please quote the competition number and name.**
- **Submissions must be received by midnight on the closing date. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

Pay: $74,589.00-$96,966.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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