Remote Policy Manager

Why make ONWA your career choice?

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change. ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

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• Competitive salaries
  
• Generous paid vacation time
  
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
  
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
  
• 35 hour work week 
  
• Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
  
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
  
• Competitive Retirement Savings Plan
  
• Paid sick days
  
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
  
  
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
  
• Ongoing professional development.
  
• Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses
  
• Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions
  
• Paid management days
  

VISION:

At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE:

Reporting to the Director of Policy, Strategy and Communications, the Policy Manager ensures community knowledge policy is implemented and managed according to program standards and guidelines that facilitate the achievement of ONWA’s nine strategic issues related to policy. The Policy Manager provides leadership to the policy team to ensure analysis is completed through an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis and human rights lens. The incumbent collaborates with other ONWA teams to ensure feedback from engagements with ONWA members and community members is reflected in policy submissions, briefs, legislative reviews, and other policy-related materials. The Policy Manager leads a team to define, analyze, develop, and evaluate policies to effect positive change for Indigenous women and their families in a manner that honours, respects, and restores Indigenous women’s leadership. The position manages projects and works with stakeholders and community members to gather input and share information.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SKILLS

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• A bachelor’s degree in Policy, Social Sciences, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, Women’s Studies, or Public Administration with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a supervisory or management role.
  
• Extensive experience in drafting and analyzing policy and issues affecting Indigenous families and awareness of community resources.
  
• Demonstrated administrative management experience with the ability to supervise a team and provide information and support as required.
  
• Demonstrated high-level written, oral, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with partners and stakeholders to find collaborative solutions to complex issues.
  
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to establish and maintain credible and trusting relationships with senior management, Community Members, and partners.
  
• Experience with financial planning, program/project management, planning processes, reporting, results-based planning, and annual planning within budgets.
  
• Excellent human resources skills and ability to work as a member of a team while acting independently to meet deadlines.
  
• Experience providing written submissions, drafting policy, and analyzing government policy, legislation, regulations, engagement approaches, and working agreements related to Indigenous women, families, and communities.
  
• Solution-oriented with proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Experience coordinating workshops and/or conferences.
  
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence across the organization.
  
• Creative, flexible, and strategically focused on organizational change.
  
• Strong decision-maki