Policy Analyst

**Employment Opportunity**

**Policy Analyst - Children and Youth**

As a Policy Analyst at NAFC, under the direction of the Policy and Research Manager, you will be responsible for participating in and supporting comprehensive activities associated with the research, analysis, briefings, and implementation of policy initiatives focused on children and youth. To thrive in this job, you must excel at highly competent research and writing.

**Who we are**:
Friendship Centres are Canada’s most significant urban Indigenous service delivery infrastructure. Based in downtown Ottawa, the NAFC represents a network of over one hundred Friendship Centres and Provincial/Territorial Associations. Our collective work reaches millions of points of contact in a year and thousands of people every single day from coast to coast to coast.

**What we provide**:

- Ongoing professional development;
- Competitive and performance-based remuneration;
- Highly competitive benefits package, including health & dental plan from day one;
- Remote or hybrid working arrangement options available.

**This job might be for you if you**:

- Are interested in assisting NAFC in advancing urban Indigenous policy files focused on children and youth.
- Are passionate about advocating with and for Indigenous people across Canada;
- Are in your element when serving a grassroots member-driven association.

Being able to work in French or an Indigenous language is an asset. This role has an expected salary range of $61,500 - $80,000.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.

**Policy Analyst**

**Job Overview**

An integral member of the Policy and Research team, the Policy Analyst is responsible for policy development and implementation. Through research, analysis, and collaboration, the policy analyst will provide valuable insights and recommendations to support NAFC’s advocacy efforts.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Development of NAFC’s policy initiatives, including conceptualization in line with NAFC’s strategic goals, research, development of policy recommendations and dissemination;
- Research and create briefing materials for leadership on NAFC’s key policy areas, including writing speaking notes for NAFC’s appearances in the House of Commons and Senate, and quickly producing briefing notes;
- Research and write policy research papers summarizing NAFC’s policy stances;
- Provide leadership through writing up-dates and briefs for the management team, community partners, Friendship Centres and PTAs;
- Research and write submissions to the United Nations’ various Human Rights bodies;
- Look for opportunities to build partnerships with other service delivery organizations and other advocacy organizations;
- Represent NAFC at various forums, workshops, and within working groups;
- Research and write analyses of relevant Government policies as they impact urban Indigenous communities, with an eye to local, provincial/territorial, and federal jurisdictional issues and politics;
- As needed, support NAFC’s committees and working groups in their work by scheduling meetings, doing research requested by the committee, attending meetings, taking notes; and
- _**_Note: This job description is not designed to cover or comprehensively list activities, duties, or tasks. Instead, responsibilities may change, or new ones be assigned, as required, that contribute to the overall success of NAFC._**

***Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, Public Policy, or equivalent;
- 3+ years’ experience in a research/policy environment in an Indigenous, not-for-profit, or government setting;
- In-depth knowledge of Indigenous rights and related issues in Canada;
- Experience working in public policy with a focus on urban Indigenous issues, including writing policy materials such as briefing notes, position statements, and recommendations;
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods with decolonizing and Gender-Based Analysis-oriented lenses;
- Experience in the areas of Justice, Indigenous Languages, Urban Reconciliation, International relationship and international Law, and Urban Indigenous Food Security;
- Knowledge of anti-oppressive research and allyship frameworks, including experience with ethical data-gathering and trauma-informed and strengths-based writing and research;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into accessible formats of varying length and scope;
- Ability to effectively multi-task competing priorities on short timelines;
- Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner;
- Being able to work in French or Indigenous languages is an asset.

**Please submit your resume and cover letter by 5 pm on March 7, 2025, detailing how your qualifications align with our needs.**

**_ Thank you for your interest in this position at NAFC_**

**Possibilité d’emploi**
**Analyste des politiques - Enfance et jeu