Policy Advisor, Resource Development

**Policy Advisor, Resource Development**:
**Job ID**:

- 231886

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Natural Resources

**Division**:

- Policy Division/ Development and Hazard Policy Branch

**City**:

- Peterborough

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Temporary up to 12 months with the possibility of extension

**Job code**:

- 5A007 - Policy05

**Salary**:

- $76,231.00 - $109,842.00 Per year

Are you interested in influencing how government manages aggregates (pits and quarries), and other underground resources (i.e., oil, gas and salt resources) in Ontario?
Are you able to conduct detailed analysis and develop evidence-based policy advice in a dynamic team-oriented environment?
Then this exciting opportunity with the Policy Division, Resources Development Section of the Ministry of Natural Resources may be right for you.

**Resources Development Section**
Resource Development Section provides legislative, regulatory and policy leadership for the Aggregate Resources Act and the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act, including providing policy advice, development and support for the management of aggregates, oil, gas and salt solution resources, storage of hydrocarbons and compressed air energy storage in subsurface formations.

NOTE: This position is based at the location listed in the job advertisement, however, alternate work arrangements may be possible. If applicable, these can be discussed and agreed upon with the hiring manager after a job offer is accepted. This location may be worked from temporarily: 99 Wellesley St, Toronto

**About the job**: You will:

- provide evidence-based policy research and analysis, and support project management
- provide policy advice on how the province regulates and manages pits and quarries, and oil, gas and salt resources
- support consultation and engagement with the public and stakeholders on policy and program development
- prepare research reports, summaries, risk analyses, discussion papers, materials, presentations and information packages to support consultation, education and engagement strategies/initiatives with stakeholder groups
- develop and build partnerships within the Ministry and with other ministries to ensure effective linkages between policy/program development initiatives
- prepare briefing notes, presentations, house notes, issue notes and communications materials
- participate in inter-disciplinary working groups/committees and work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment with other policy professionals

**What you bring to the team**:
**Policy and Program Development Knowledge**: you have the ability to:

- use program design and evaluation techniques to provide project leadership and expertise in the development, evaluation and communication of strategic policies, programs, regulations and legislation

**Research, Analytical and Investigative Skills**: you have:

- experience analyzing and summarizing quantitative and qualitative research, environmental scans and analyzing trends from multijurisdictional sources

**Interpersonal Skills**: you can use:

- relationship management and consultation skills to encourage consensus among internal and external stakeholders
- You have proven consultation and persuasion skills to engage and seek advice from within the government, industry, stakeholders and indigenous organizations
- advisory and conflict resolution skills to lead project teams, discuss and seek resolution of issues, liaise and gain support with branches/ministries/stakeholders

**Communication Skills**: you can
- prepare technical reports, briefing materials, presentations and respond to a range of correspondence
- lead meetings, conduct briefings, exchange information and describe technical information to a variety of audiences

**Project Management Skills**:

- You can plan, organize, and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines

**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

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