Policy Development Officer

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada City of Toronto Full time

**Job ID**: 42214

**Job Category**:Policy, Planning & Research

**Division & Section**:Toronto Building, Tor Bldg Toronto & East York District

**Work Location**:City Hall, 100 Queen Street West

**Job Type & Duration**:Temporary, 18 month vacancy

**Salary**:$101,900 - $131,222.00, TM0653, Wage Grade 7

**Shift Information**: 35 hours per week

**Affiliation**: Non-Union

**Number of Positions Open**: 2

**Posting Period**: 16-Nov-2023 to 4-Dec-2023

Toronto Building has a bold ambition to become a modern, client centric regulator that helps the City achieve its strategic objectives through partnership, innovation and regulatory excellence. As Canada’s largest municipal building regulator, the Division is critical to Toronto’s success and prosperity. Its core services ensure the city’s built environment is safe, healthy and accessible. These services also play a critical role in delivering many of Toronto’s city-building priorities, including affordable housing.

Toronto Building is seeking two (2) Policy Development Officer’s in the following service areas:
**City-Wide Priorities**:
Reporting to the Manager, City-wide Priorities, the Policy Development Officer will provide advice and lead the preparation of reports with recommendations related to Sign Variances, Sign By-law Amendments, the Third-Party Sign Tax, and other policy and procedural matters related to sign regulation in the City of Toronto. The Policy Development Officer will also provide information and advice to City of Toronto Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Divisions on sign regulations, as well as facilitate capacity building and knowledge transfer on signs and sign policy at the staff level.

**Program Review Implementation Unit, Office of the Chief Building Official**:
The Policy Development Officer will report to the Project Director, Business Transformation within the Office of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director of Toronto Building. In this role, the Policy Development Officer will lead strategic policy development, analysis, and programs, preparing advice and reports with recommendations for change. Additionally, they will provide insights on trends and issues related to regulatory, policy and procedural aspects within the building environment. The Policy Development Officer will work with Toronto Building senior management team and divisional partners on City-wide initiatives that may be impacted by building regulation.

**Policy Development Officer**

**Job Summary**:
To provide strategic policy and program development and project leadership over policy reviews, including research, consultation and policy development and implementation, to achieve the goals and objectives of the Division.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
- Conducts research into assigned area ensuring that such research considers developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
- Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
- Leads strategic policy development, policy analysis, research, evaluation, and program development processes by identifying, formulating, and recommending new policy and policy amendments, preparing, and supporting the delivery of detailed implementation plans to support management functions and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and service delivery.
- Identifies policy, resource and systems issues and gaps.
- Develops and prepares standard operating procedures and/or policy and program guidelines for the implementation of new policies, practices, protocols, by-laws, and by-law amendments, etc.
- Develops/generates options for new/amended policies and programs, assessing the implications and feasibility of these options, recommending innovative solutions and implementation approaches and provides interpretive advice/support to staff, management, etc.
- Reviews and analyzes Standing Committee/Community Council/City Council or divisional interests, priorities, agendas, and reports, identifying items for the Manager/Director and initiates and coordinates necessary action for follow-up.
- Maintains an awareness of relevant policy, legislation and political issues and trends and provides information, policy development and reports based on such issues and trends.
- Provides strategic financial/political advice.
- Analyzes and researches issues and Council direction in support of the preparation and administration of the service area's capital and operating budgets and the development and support of long-term business plans.
- Identifies, collect, and maintain performance measures and key performance indicators for the division.
- Deals with confidential and sensitive information affecting divisional operations, staffing and bu

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