Policy Analyst

Helic & Co; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Helic & Co is seeking an experienced policy and government affairs professional to produce executive papers, briefing materials, and risk assessments. You will translate complex regulatory information into concise executive narratives and gather inputs from multiple teams to support strategic decisions.

You will monitor policy developments, prepare for government engagements, and contribute to long-term advocacy strategies with a focus on clear, evidence-based recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, political science, or a related field.
• Strategic thinking with ability to connect policy developments to organizational priorities.
• Analytical rigor with comfort navigating ambiguity, complex data, and multi-variable decisions.
• Executive communication: concise, persuasive, and decision-oriented writing.
• Stakeholder engagement across internal politics, external relationships, and coordination.
• Political acuity with understanding of regulatory and reputational context.
• Proficiency in data, reporting, visualization, and AI-assisted research tools.

Responsibilities

• Produces executive papers, issue notes, decision decks, and briefing materials.
• Prepares summaries, scenario analyses, and risk assessments on developments.
• Delivers rapid briefs on urgent or political matters.
• Conducts research on policy proposals, legislative changes, and government initiatives.
• Assesses impacts and develops evidence-based recommendations aligned with strategy.
• Translates policy information into accessible executive narratives.
• Gathers inputs from operations, legal, communications, and programs for unified briefs.
• Supports leadership for stakeholder meetings, government engagements, and board discussions.
• Contributes to strategic planning by identifying opportunities and risks.
• Monitors government actions, maintains situational awareness, flags emerging issues.
• Drafts speeches, talking points, notes, and correspondence for officials and stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical rigor

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Political acumen

Data visualization

AI-assisted research tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in public policy or related field

Tools

Data visualization tools

Research analytics tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Produces executive papers, issue notes, decision decks, and briefing materials that support informed executive decision-making.

Prepares condensed summaries, scenario analyses, and risk assessments on legislative, regulatory, or sector developments.

Delivers rapid-turnaround briefs on urgent or politically-sensitive matters.

Conducts research and analysis on policy proposals, legislative changes, government initiatives, and broader issues affecting the organization.

Assesses operational, financial, and reputational impacts, and develops evidence-based recommendations aligned with organizational strategy.

Translates technical policy, legislative, and regulatory information into accessible executive-level narratives.

Gathers inputs from operations, legal, communications, and program teams, consolidating diverse perspectives into unified briefing materials.

Supports leadership in preparing for stakeholder meetings, government engagements, board discussions, and other strategic initiatives.

Contributes to strategic planning by identifying opportunities, risks, and long‑term policy trends, and supporting advocacy strategies and organizational positioning.

Monitors government announcements, legislative sessions, and sector developments, maintaining situational awareness across the policy landscape.

Flags emerging issues requiring executive attention and maintains an issues tracker with status, risks, and recommended actions.

Drafts speeches, talking points, meeting notes, and correspondence for government officials and stakeholders, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and strategic alignment.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, political science, government relations, economics, business, or a related field.

Strategic thinking skills, with the ability to see the big picture, anticipate implications, and connect policy developments to organizational priorities.

Analytical rigor, with comfort navigating ambiguity, complex data, and multi-variable decision environments.

Executive communication skills, with the ability to produce concise, persuasive, and decision-oriented writing.

Stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to navigate internal politics, external relationships, and multi-party coordination.

Political acuity, with an understanding of the political, regulatory, and reputational context surrounding decisions.

Proficiency in leveraging data, reporting, visualization, and AI‑assisted research tools to generate insights and support evidence-based decision‑making.