Manager, Corporate Affairs

**Manager, Corporate Affairs**:
**Job ID**:

- 232518

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Elections Ontario

**Division**:

- Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

**City**:

- North York

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Permanent

**Job code**:

- Not Available - Not Available

**Salary**:

- Not available

**Who we are**
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Ontario) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda in Ontario. We are committed to making voting easy and accessible for all electors, while maintaining the integrity, security, and transparency of the electoral process

**Join our team**
The Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management division of Elections Ontario is seeking a high-energy, innovative leader to guide and motivate a diverse team of professionals in corporate planning, strategic analysis, policy development, stakeholder relations and protocol services as Manager, Corporate Affairs. This position works directly with and provides advice to the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chief Information Officer, informing direction, decisions and resolutions on a broad range of programs, projects and complex issues.

If you are a highly effective leader, adept at fostering productive relationships and realizing challenging objectives in a dynamic work environment, we encourage you to consider this opportunity to work at Elections Ontario.

Our organization offers career growth opportunities and a competitive rewards program.

**Starting Salary: $105,307 - $148,429 per year.**

**About the job**: Reporting to the Director, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management, you will:

- Collaborate with Executive, providing strategic advice, consultation and analytical services on a broad range of complex issues associated with the ongoing implementation of Elections Ontario's initiatives.
- Provide expertise and leadership in the development and implementation of the corporate planning and strategic analysis process, including multi-year planning, to achieve Elections Ontario's vision, priorities and strategic plan objectives.
- Organize and moderate an annual strategic plan review process, incorporating the design and implementation of appropriate instruments to measure client satisfaction.
- Monitor and evaluate Ontario legislative changes, identifying potential organizational impacts and solutions. Support the development of legislative recommendations which can include working with external committees and stakeholders.
- Ensure all key reports, including the Annual Report, Post-Event Report and various reports to the Legislative Assembly are of the highest quality, reflecting the Chief Electoral Officer's vision, priorities and recommendations.
- Anticipate and determine required policy framework and develop and revise a suite of policies to ensure sound governance based on a broad range of legislation.
- Develop and administer records management and privacy protocols and best practices to ensure Elections Ontario complies with legislated requirements.
- Manage key protocol events for the Executive Office and lead special projects.
- Develop divisional operating plans and budgets and develop and submit quarterly reporting forecasts and implementation plans.
- Manage staff, establish goals, priorities and assign and monitor work.

**What you bring to the team**:
**What you need to qualify**:

- University degree with specialization in a relevant field of study.
- Demonstrated supervisory/leadership skills normally associated with a minimum of two years of management experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning and management principles, theories, policies and practices to provide expertise and recommendations on the management of Election Ontario's corporate planning and strategic analysis process.
- Experience in research and policy analysis and development theory, principles and methodologies to provide leadership in the provision of research and policy

development.
- Experience in providing advice to senior management and executive on a range of complex issues.
- Knowledge of government committees, structures and protocols.
- Knowledge of records and privacy management best practices and protocols.
- Expertise in relationship management and political acuity.
- Exceptional oral/written communications, consultation, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Strong research and analytical skills to assist in the preparation of briefing notes, reports, frameworks and recommendations.
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

**How to apply**: Our recruitment process reflects our mission to uphold the integrity and accessibility of the electoral process and to manage elections in an efficient, fair, and impartial manner. We offer career growth