Vice President, Government Relations
4 weeks ago
Imagine a job where YOU can utilize your exceptional interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with both internal and external teams.
Add a great collaborative team, a challenging variety of work, excellent work life balance, and you have imagined a job at the CLHIA.
**About the CLHIA**:
CLHIA is the respected voice of Canada's Life and Health insurers. Our work concerns the lives of all Canadians. We work alongside our members to advance public policy solutions that ensure a sound and vibrant life and health insurance industry that allows Canadians to enjoy greater financial security and access to valuable supplementary health benefits. Every day at the CLHIA, we bring:
- our authentic selves to the job
- our best ideas to every challenge
- our open minds to other perspectives
- our full trust in one another’s abilities
- our commitment to exemplify respect, accountability, teamwork, and excellence in how we work together; and
- our genuine enthusiasm for a job well done - whether it’s your own achievement or someone else’s.
We are a stable and secure association that has been busier than ever. We are a small close-knit team that works together to make sure the association runs smoothly. This position is currently a hybrid position where you are expected to attend the Toronto or Ottawa office at least 2 days a week.
**The Right Fit**:
We believe the kind of person you are matters. We have a culture of respect and caring, and we want employees who will thrive in our environment. When we hire, we consider your potential and how you may fit with our team.
**You will succeed here if you are**:
An excellent communicator - you will be collaborating with not only our internal team but with stakeholders and member companies. Your ability to communicate clearly and with several different parties will support your success.
Independent - you are self-motivated and manage your time well. You are able to organize your day to meet often conflicting priorities and deadlines.
Flexible - this is a position where you will have to approach an issue through different angles and the ability to analyze a situation or problem.
**The Position**:
Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President, Government Relations provides senior leadership in the effective management of the Association related to public affairs, strategic communications, and advocacy. Lead the industry’s advocacy strategy on key priority matters with Parliamentarians, government officials, regulators, key stakeholders and international member organizations.
**The position package includes**:
- Prescription, dental and paramedical benefits, with employer paid premiums
- A defined contribution pension plan with employer matching
- A competitive compensation package
- Additional executive benefits
- 5 weeks paid vacation
- 10 sick days
- 2 floater days
- Hybrid work model with flexibility to work out of our Ottawa or Toronto offices
**What you will be working on**:
- Develop and deepen the CLHIA’s relationship with key member insurer GR teams
- Develop and implement outreach and advocacy plans driven by CLHIA’s priority issues.
- Develop and deepen the Association’s key relationships with stakeholders/Parliamentarians and member companies.
- Provide strategic advice and guidance on issues management.
- Lead government relations initiatives federally and provincially; including defining the strategic direction and overseeing the success of initiatives.
- Develop strategic communications for emerging issues and industry views
- Overall accountability for the CLHIA conference planning division
- Oversee corporate communications including materials, media relations, translations, events, conferences, advocacy program initiatives etc.
- Participate in all corporate projects requiring communication materials/plans, identify and resolving problems, and oversee communications & publications as required in order to ensure sensitive and potentially controversial topics and communication approaches are effectively handled.
- Lead major national advocacy campaigns including paid social media advertising on behalf of the industry in collaboration with the CLHIA’s government relations committee. Accountable for use of outside consultants, managing the budget and reporting to the respective Standing Committee and the Board of Directors.
- Contribute to key priorities, ensuring respective department plans are submitted, reviewed and consolidated for Board presentation and approvals.
- Act as Secretary to the respective Standing Committee(s) and attend all standing committees to ensure appropriate public affairs support.
- Establish key relationships with federal and provincial elected representatives, public officials, stakeholder associations, government relations institutes/ other financial institutions.
- Provide executive leadership to the CLHIA as part of the CLHIA’s Management committee.
**What you will bring**:
- Bachelor’s Degree with com
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