Government Affairs Specialist

3 weeks ago


Saskatoon, Canada K+S Potash Canada Full time

K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) is part of the K+S Group, with headquarters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; a solution potash mine and production facility located near Moose Jaw and Regina, Saskatchewan; and a potash handling and storage facility operated in partnership with Pacific Coast Terminals in Port Moody, British Columbia. We acknowledge that our Saskatchewan offices and facilities are located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 land. These are the territories of the Cree, Salteaux and Sioux, and the homeland of the Métis people. Our Port Moody operation is located on the land of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Kwikwetlam, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. Our organization is committed to having long lasting and deeply rooted relationships with Indigenous people and communities, and is proud to provide job and business opportunities for local people and businesses.

**Government Affairs Specialist**:
**Your Responsibilities**:

- Support the implementation of, and continually improve upon, the government relations strategy
- Support the implementation of the external relations strategy for ramp up including additional government relations strategy execution, coordination of stakeholder / rights-holder consultations, and supporting Indigenous relations strategy execution
- Develop sustained relationships with key government offices (primarily Provincially and Federally)
- Continuously build upon KSPC’s connections with elected and unelected officials, particularly through turnover and attrition in key government offices
- Represent KSPC in meetings with Industry Associations and unelected government officials
- Organize advocacy activities and presentations with KSPC leadership, industry associations, etc.
- Build upon KSPC’s reputation as a credible resource for the government’s industry consultations and proactive communications to government
- Proactively communicate key messaging and/or points of gratitude related to issues impacting KSPC
- Identify, continually monitor, analyze, and present to management any new legislative and regulatory changes that may impact business operations
- Research legislation and regulations in other jurisdictions for comparative analysis (e.g., Canadian provincial, foreign national, and foreign state governments)
- Provide strategic analysis and advice on complex policy issues, including conducting research and drafting succinct briefings and infographics for internal and external stakeholders
- Research new and emerging clean technologies and related government funding opportunities
- Prepare and deliver written materials and presentations (e.g., key messages for government affairs issues, legislative and regulatory submissions, comments, letters of support, reports, etc.)
- Participate in special projects, as assigned

**You**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in political science, public policy, public administration, or a related field
- 3-5 years of technical experience in policy, public administration, and/or government relations
- Solutions-oriented approach to work with a propensity toward action
- Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills, with a long-view focus
- Aptitude for negotiation
- Class 5 drivers licence

This is a term position extending to September 2025.

**Us**:
By living our common K+S values across all our locations in the world: We are optimistic about our future, collaborative in building it, and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We remain agile in an ever-changing world. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities - and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable, protecting future generations.

We are committed to being a company where every employee can contribute, grow and thrive, and where we reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. We are working toward a truly inclusive environment, because we know that the amazing array of differences in our backgrounds, competencies, experiences, race, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, identity and their intersections is key to the longevity, sustainability and growth of our organization.

In a career with K+S Potash Canada (KSPC), you can look forward to:
Good People and Great Culture

Have the opportunity to be part of a team committed to building a new and diverse culture. At KSPC we are growing our operations, delivering exciting new opportunities, and investing heavily in the communities where we live and work.

Challenge and Growth

We support your growth potential (support of professional development) and recognition of performance.

Valuable Compensation

Our total target compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the market. We have a Pay for Performance philosophy that includes two components, fixed (base) pay and short term incentive (bonus) that rewards employees for their contributions towards corporate, team and individual successes.

Supporting Benefits

A comprehensive, employer paid, benefit



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