Government Affairs Advisor

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADVISOR (INTERNAL ONLY)

**GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS**

**Competition No.** 24.09.267

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)
MSA Band G (Steps 1-8): $38.137 - $55.475 per hour. $69,410 - $100,964 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week).
September 18, 2024**About Us**:

- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton’s diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 19,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.**Opportunity**:
Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting environmental scans of government and industry sources, and analyzing and distributing information to support situational awareness;
- Reviewing and analyzing government positions to determine impacts to the post-secondary system and the University;
- Identifying, analyzing, advising and tracking legislation and bylaws, federally, provincially and municipally, that impact post-secondary education;
- Developing and maintaining contacts within government bodies and relevant government agencies;
- Collaborating with a range of stakeholders to collect information and intelligence that requires action, helps predict future issues or is necessary to frame and inform positions to be represented to government;
- Preparing quantitative data to support a position, as well as to track, report and benchmark an issue;
- Coordinating and promoting organizational awareness and understanding of the key issues and MacEwan's related position at the staff level;
- Preparing materials (e.g., briefing notes, white papers, presentations) for meetings with government officials and partnership organizations;
- Preparing official correspondence to government officials;
- Researching and writing position papers and submissions to the government;
- Coordinating and supporting Ministerial meetings and formal meetings with government departments, and participating in government affairs related engagements;
- Preparing responses to government positions or news releases, coordinating with other stakeholders within the institution;
- Participating in advocacy and issue management activities, like engagement meetings with government officials, and coordinating with other sector stakeholders, such as student groups, on advocacy and communications;
- Implementing and assisting in the development of advocacy initiatives and campaigns; and
- Coordinating and planning events showcasing the institution for government.

**This opportunity is for internal applicants only.**

**SKILLS**:
You will have:

- Strong policy analysis and advocacy skills;
- Issues management skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute strategies to mitigate risks and exercise professional judgment;
- Project and time management skills, with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments;
- Strong political acumen and understanding of political processes;
- Exceptional information management and analytical thinking skills;
- The ability to synthesize and filter a large amount of information in a succinct and accessible way, to present information and recommendations in a professional and organized manner;
- The ability to draw connections and identify patterns in high volumes of qualitative and quantitative data;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate complex and challenging conversations;
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; and
- An awareness of trends and issues analysis and best practices.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A minimum of an undergraduate degree in the social sciences (political science, sociology, economics), public administration or policy, business administration, journalism, communications or a related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of directly re