SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR

Are you an innovative individual who is looking for a challenge? Join the Ministry of Health and provide your expertise in leading health system strategy and policy initiatives to improve the health outcomes of specific populations.

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:

  • Play a key role in advancing innovative strategic health policies through policy research, analysis, development and evaluation on a broad range of health and health system issues;
  • Develop, build and maintain partnerships and linkages with internal and external stakeholders;
  • Provide leadership to project teams on concurrent policy development projects;
  • Prepare a variety of correspondence and presentations for senior management.

How do I qualify?

Technical Knowledge:

  • You have a strategic orientation and demonstrated knowledge of and experience with policy development processes to lead the development and evaluation of strategies, legislative and resource allocation frameworks
  • You have knowledge of performance management approaches to provide leadership and expertise in the development, evaluation and communication of strategic policies, programs, and regulations

Project Management and Relationship Building Skills:

  • You can provide project management and leadership to work with teams on concurrent policy development projects and manage deadlines and competing priorities
  • You can negotiate and mediate resolution to issues to further policy making and support the development of policy papers and responses across the ministry
  • You can initiate and nurture strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor

Communication and Presentation Skills:

  • You can prepare and present complex research analyses, evidence based decision making results, policy reports, speeches and briefing notes
  • You can promote policy initiatives through presentations to members of the health sector, the community and ministry management and staff
  • You can create or develop complex documents synthesizing a variety of ideas, views and issues in a simplified and coherent fashion

Conceptual Thinking, Research and Analytical Skill:

  • You can explain situations and resolve problems by identifying key or underlying issues in complex situations
  • You have an understanding or can gain an understanding of a broad range of issues in the health care system within Ontario, Canada and the international context
  • You have the ability to gain knowledge of government directions, priorities and legislative process to ensure policies are developed within the context of the government’s health care agenda

Computer Skills:

  • You are able to access the Internet as a research tool and to prepare own materials using various software programs

Additional Information:Address:
1 Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 56 Wellesley St, Toronto, Toronto Region

Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

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Schedule: 6

Category: Policy and Analysis

Posted on: Friday, May 7, 2021

Note:
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