Deputy Clerk and Analyst, Policy

**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $37.09/hr, Max = $40.21/hr

**Employment type**: Permanent Fulltime

**Hours of work**: 35 hrs/week

**Work location**: Head Office

**Division**: Corporate Services

**Business unit**: Clerk’s Office

**Travel**: N/A

**Remote Work**: Hybrid (up to 4 days/week)

**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.

TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.

**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
Reporting to the Clerk and Manager, Policy, the Deputy Clerk and Analyst, Policy is responsible for planning, research, development, implementation and maintenance of organizational policies and standard operating procedures as well as providing administrative and secretariat support to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority, Toronto and Region Conservation Foundation (TRCF) Board of Directors and Regional Watershed Alliance, and Partners in Project Green Executive Management Committee advisory boards. This role is key in supporting effective governance operating model of TRCA and TRCF.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Prepare background reports, draft analyses, opinion papers, briefing notes, contentious issues reports, and briefing materials for review and/or use by the Senior Leadership Team and for the Board of Directors of TRCA and TRCF.
- Maintain records and version control of all active and superseded policies.
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, as required.
- Attend the meetings as required and record and prepare minutes.
- Assist in managing the lifecycle of agenda reports from conception, through review and to approval.
- Provide advice to Board Members, Senior Leadership Team (SLT), staff and the public of procedural matters.
- Direct Board Members questions and concerns to appropriate TRCA and/or TRCF staff, while keeping SLT involved as appropriate.

**What will you need to succeed**:

- University degree in Business or Public Administration, Information Management, or related field.
- Completed or partially completed Municipal Administration Program from the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO).
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in a public sector Clerk’s Office, including experience providing senior level support.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience developing, analyzing and reviewing corporate policies and operational standards and procedures.
- Knowledge of meeting management software. (i.e. eScribe)
- Experience with corporate policy management practices and standards.
- Experience with Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills, with high attention to detail.

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstrating the following behaviours; integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence (icare).

**You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that**:

- Makes a positive difference in the communities we serve.
- Fosters high performance and collaborative teams.
- Provides continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program (including Defined Benefit Pension Plan - OMERS/OTPP).
- Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
- Provides unique TRCA Perks.
- Provides flexible work arrangements.
- Offers potential for career growth and advancement.

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver’s abstract check as a part of the final step in the hiring process.

Personal information you provide through the TRCA recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipa