Governance Policy Analyst

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**THE JOB: Governance Policy Analyst**

The starting salary range falls within the minimum to mid-point of the salary range.

Starting Salary Range: $80,066 - $100,083

The Governance Policy Analyst plays a critical role in supporting governance initiatives and driving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Board, the Representative Assembly, and committees at Doctors of BC. Reporting to the Director, Governance, this position is responsible for conducting in-depth research on governance best practices, preparing reports, proposals, and policies, and implementing training materials related to the organization’s governance structure. The role involves a strategic focus on governance analysis, ensuring that best practices are integrated into the Board of Directors, Representative Assembly, and various committees to promote continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.

This role emphasizes maintaining high ethical standards and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, helping to align the organization’s governance activities with industry standards and regulatory requirements. The Governance Policy Analyst will work closely with team members and leadership to foster collaboration, build strong relationships, and ensure the successful execution of governance-related projects. In addition, the Governance Policy Analyst will be a key player in promoting diversity and inclusion within the governance framework by researching and implementing inclusive policies and practices.

The Governance Policy Analyst will be instrumental in shaping and advancing the governance processes at Doctors of BC, ensuring a strategic, effective, and inclusive approach to decision-making.

**WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE**

**Analytical Thinking (I)**:

- Coordinates and conducts information gathering and reporting processes.
- Reviews trends and compares to expectations.
- Conducts research to define problems and prepares responses to anticipated questions.
- Prioritizes multiple issues and opportunities.
- Identifies relationships and linkages within several information sources.
- Anticipates issues that are not readily apparent on the surface.
- Identifies root causes and effects.
- Defines priorities within performance objectives.
- Reports and identifies areas that need guidance in order to resolve complex issues.
- Anticipates the possible outcome of potential solutions.

**Building Relationships (I)**:

- Establishes and maintains relationships and alliances.
- Shares information and readily determines to whom to go for relevant information.
- Seeks assistance and feedback in the problem solving
- Partners with others to achieve expectations.

**Communication for Results (A)**:

- Converses with, writes reports for, and creates/delivers presentations to all levels of colleagues and peer groups in ways that support problem solving and planning.
- Seeks a consensus with business partners.
- Debates opinions, tests understanding, and clarifies judgments.
- Brings conflict into the open empathetically.
- Explains the context of multiple interrelated situations, asks searching, probing questions, and solicits expert advice prior to taking action and making recommendations.

**Problem Solving (A)**:

- Diagnoses problems using formal problem-solving tools and techniques from multiple angles and probes underlying issues to generate multiple potential solutions.
- Proactively anticipates and prevents problems.
- Devises, facilitates buy-in, makes recommendations, and guides implementation of corrective and/or preventive actions for complex issues that cross organizational boundaries and are unclear in nature.
- Identifies potential consequences and risk levels.
- Seeks support and buy-in for problem definition, methods of resolution, and accountability.

**Thoroughness (A)**:

- Identifies potential areas of conflicting priorities and vulnerability in achieving standards.
- Reviews department’s progress against established goals, objectives, service level targets, and project milestones.
- Maintains a proactive work review and approval process prior to assignment completion.
- Solicits internal and external peer evaluation of performance and devises measures for improvement.

**Doctors of BC Team Member**: Approaches work with a collaborative spirit recognizing we are better together. Embraces change, provides excellence in service and is accountable for their results and helping others achieve theirs. Does the right thing, not the easy thing. Speaks openly and honestly to tackle tough challenges and enrich relationships. Balances hard work with fun and is genuinely friendly and committed to ot