Manager of Policy

6 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Planning Institute of British Columbia Full time

You’re a results-driven policy and research professional. You understand the care, effort, and organization that it takes to manage key research, analysis, communications and program delivery.

Now, you’re looking to take your talents to an organization where you can take the next path in your career and work both collaboratively and with independence and entrepreneurship within your role, and we have just the opportunity for you.

We’re the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC), a member-based professional organization and non-profit association providing certification and regulatory functions for planners in BC and Yukon. Our members include city, community, and land-use planners, regional planners, and many other areas of specialization and related roles within planning. We provide a range of services such as professional development events, webinars, conferences, publications (magazine, newsletter, etc.), networking events, award/recognition programs, planning student support, and more. Additionally, the Institute aims to undertake key planning related policy, research, outreach, and issues advocacy work, and related program development and implementation in support of its role and strategic objectives.

We’re looking for a new full time Manager of Policy & Research to support, enhance, and build our key strategic policy work, research activities, outreach, public affairs, and related key program development and delivery.

**Manager of Policy & Research**
Your goal in this new full-time position is to ensure the efficient, and effective development and functioning of our planning related policy and issues work, research, outreach, public affairs and the development and delivery of related key programs, activities, and strategic initiatives. You’ll collaborate with internal teams including staff, key committees, volunteers, key external organizations and individuals, communications, internal and external stakeholders, and other volunteers etc. to support and deliver on our policy, research, programs and related objectives.

In addition to liaising and working directly with internal teams, external stakeholders, organizations, and individuals, you’ll also undertake work independently, lead and manage relevant program development and delivery, and provide support to key internal committees as part of this role.

Acting as the Institute’s key front-line policy, research, outreach, and advocacy professional, you will:

- Undertake, coordinate, and support the development, implementation and monitoring of key strategic projects, initiatives, and activities of the Institute including, but not limited to coordinating and helping lead the Institute’s development and implementation of a Provincially funded ‘Peer Learning Network’ aimed at enhancing learning, knowledge sharing, and best practices for planners and other professionals.
- Act as the primary internal researcher and analyst for the Institute on key planning issues and advocacy related topics, including but not limited to: climate action, justice equity diversity decolonization and inclusion, government legislation, regulations, and current public policy.
- Monitor, scan and provide analysis of relevant external academic and other research sources, policy developments, initiatives, and key trends with planning issue and policy areas, as well as of relevant public legislation and policy developments, initiatives, and key trends.
- Prepare and write related reports, briefing notes, communications, and other materials and deliver related presentations for both internal and external audiences.
- Advise senior Institute leadership (including the Executive Director, Board, and applicable Institute committees) with relevant strategic issues, advocacy, and policy advice and/or recommendations,
- Undertake, coordinate, and support outreach and relationship-building with key relevant stakeholders, external organizations, agencies, and representatives in support of the Institute’s strategic objectives, advocacy, issues and policy work - in particular with: Local,Provincial & other Government bodies, other professional organizations, research institutions and non-governmental organizations.
- Coordinate setting up and organizing appropriate meetings and engagements between Institute leadership and volunteers and key external organizations, agencies, and representatives.
- Provide primary strategic and administrative support to key Institute committees as required and assigned, including but not limited to the Institute’s Policy & Public Affairs Committee and Climate Action Sub-Committee.
- Maintain and administer applicable files, data, materials, tools, templates, and information related to the Institute’s policy and research, issues advocacy, and related program delivery activities.

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you are:

- An excellent policy and issues person - you have a keen, informed sense of the realm and work o

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