Senior Policy Advisor

1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada City of Toronto Full time
Job Title: Senior Policy Advisor

Join the City of Toronto's team as a Senior Policy Advisor, where you will play a key role in shaping the city's policies and programs. As a member of the Children's Services team, you will work closely with senior management to provide strategic advice and support on policy and planning initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement detailed plans and policies regarding program-specific requirements.
  • Manage assigned projects, ensuring effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance and continuous learning.
  • Coordinate and review staff reports to Council, ensuring reports meet corporate standards and processes for approval.
  • Maintain working knowledge of corporate initiatives and inform the General Manager of divisional responsibilities and/or alignment opportunities.
  • Conduct research into assigned area, ensuring that such research takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
  • Ensure that the project expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
  • Support the General Manager in addressing ongoing and emerging issues and priorities for the Division to ensure timely delivery of services and special projects.
  • Ensure that the General Manager is fully briefed on matters, in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner.
  • Provide senior-level strategic policy advice and operational support on complex and contentious issues to the General Manager and the senior management team.
  • Develop policy options and divisional practices and procedures that ensure the Division is in full compliance with corporate requirements.
  • Lead and manage assigned projects related to divisional/cluster/corporate strategies and issues assigned by the General Manager and the senior management team, applies sound project management methodologies and ensures effective teamwork and communication, and high standards of work quality.
  • Lead by chairing the Division's communication and marketing committee in the development and maintenance of a creative, cross-divisional social media strategy.
  • Drafts responses, speaking notes and messages from the General Manager regarding various issues.
  • Manage the development and delivery of major multi-stakeholder projects and programs associated with the delivery and implementation of childcare services related to provincial legislation and guidelines.
  • Establish an effective and collaborative working relationship with the Division's senior management team, managers and project managers, staff from other City divisions and external stakeholders.
  • Liaises with political representatives on behalf of the General Manager and responds to political enquiries.
  • Prepares agenda items and reports, and attends Council meetings to monitor Council directives and impact to divisional programs and services.
  • Acts as the main point of contact for the General Manager related to all general matters of intrest affecting the Division.
  • Acts as the divisional representative on cluster or corporate teams for Toronto Public Service initiatives, labour disruption planning, etc., as assigned by the General Manager.
  • Resolves policy and administrative issues on behalf of the General Manager by liaising with senior staff across the organization.
  • Identifies emerging issues and responds to opportunities or unplanned events.
  • Maintains a continuous and thorough knowledge of current corporate and other divisions' issues and initiatives.
  • Represents the Division on corporate campaigns.
Requirements:
  • Post-secondary education in Public Policy and Administration or a related field, in addition to considerable experience working in a public sector or large not-for-profit organization, or an approved equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  • Considerable experience in strategic policy and planning, preferably within a government setting or a large not-for-profit-organization, supported by excellent analytical skills with the ability to effectively identify barriers, and areas for improvement, propose solutions and implement recommendations.
  • Considerable experience preparing complex reports, briefings and correspondence for senior management in order to inform decision-making.
  • Experience working with community service and support agencies, politicians and various stakeholders from all levels of government, coupled with political acuity and judgement in order to establish partnerships and effective working relationships.
  • Advanced knowledge of, and ability to work with, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other software packages and programming languages currently used to collect, analyze and report research data; SAS is an asset.
  • Thorough understanding of the City's governance structure (e.g. Council and committees), legislative framework and decision-making processes, as well as intergovernmental relationships and protocols.
  • Well-developed mediation, negotiation and facilitation skills at a senior level to provide leadership and gain consensus on competing priorities, with the ability to impact and influence others.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills to prepare written materials and communicate information clearly and simply, along with knowledge of social media.
  • Familiarity with legislation and policies governing the planning, funding and delivery of childcare, including Ontario Statutes, such as Occupational Health and Safety Act, Day Nurseries Act, Labour Relations Act, applicable collective agreements, in addition to other relevant legislation governing childcare.
  • Sound knowledge of current issues and trends in the children's services field and delivery of community service to advise and debrief the senior management team.

The City of Toronto is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City's commitment to employment equity here.

The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request. Learn more about the City's Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process here.

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