Policy Analyst

Pauktuutit; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization for Inuit women's advocacy is seeking a Policy Analyst to support the development and review of public policy aimed at advancing the interests of Inuit women. The ideal candidate will utilize a gender-based lens to analyze policies and initiatives while promoting cultural equity. Responsibilities include research, collaboration with government bodies, and developing strategic recommendations. The role requires a strong understanding of Inuit social contexts and policy matters, with fluency in English and a working knowledge of Inuktitut being desirable.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years working with government officials and funding organizations.
• Minimum of 1 year supporting assessment and analysis of policy for Inuit or Indigenous projects.
• Experience in community-based research and analyzing information.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement relevant strategic directions.
• Analyze and recommend policy and legislative opportunities.
• Research information related to Inuit participation in social and economic contexts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

College or university degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft suite

Job description

Overview

Join our team today and make a difference for the future of Inuit Women. Pauktuutit elevates the voices of Inuit women across Canada and supports their health, economic stability, safety, and access to justice through culture-specific policy advocacy, dedicated programs and strategic partnerships. By engaging and collaborating with Inuit women, communities, and organizations, we strive to empower Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse Inuit, ensuring they have greater opportunities to thrive.

Pauktuutit, as the national voice of Inuit women in Canada, has a key role to play in ensuring the use of a gender-equality lens in policies impacting Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse Inuit. We promote greater progress in priority areas, across health and well-being, violence and abuse prevention, safety, and social and economic development. Our ability to do so depends heavily on partnership across government, key funders, Inuit community groups and other stakeholder organizations.

Job Purpose: Utilising a gender-based lens, Policy Analysts support the development and review of public policy to further Pauktuutit’s mandates and initiatives that support Inuit women.

Role note: An excellent communicator with a critical mind, the Policy Analyst will be responsible for supporting advocacy priorities and activities that ensures all policy and knowledge mobilization initiatives consider, model, and actively promote cultural and gender equity at the core.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the departmental manager, recommends and implements relevant and current strategic direction and initiatives.
• In collaboration with the departmental manager, identifies, analyzes, and recommends policy and legislative opportunities and supports submissions, briefing notes and position papers to government, and action plans on policy issues.
• Gather and research information and statistics related to Inuit participation in the social, cultural and economic context, and provides recommendations for interpretation and application, in consultation internally and externally with Inuit organizations.
• Establish and maintain policy and research records as required.
• Monitor and bring forward information to support recommendations about new and emerging policy and research issues and opportunities.
• Develop drafts to support submissions to a range of governments and other partners.
• Identify relevant funding sources and assist with the development of relevant project proposals and budgets.
• Assist with planning and/or facilitating workshops, meetings; work plan logistics/travel, etc.
• Support quarterly report process to the Board of Directors, Advisory Committee(s) and others as required.
• May represent the organization on various external working groups, committees, etc., at the request of the leadership team.
• Support budget and other financial commitments to funders.
• Pleasenote: other duties may be assigned as needed to meet the mandate and evolving needs of the organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Core Competencies

Guided by Inuit Values and principles: The future for Inuit women inspires the work that we do, and all Inuit Women have opportunity to participate and see themselves reflected in our vision and priorities whether through our Board, Delegates, Working Groups, or Regional Inuit organizations.

• Collaboration: We recognize that each of us has strengths that contribute to the whole. We respect the views of others, and we interact with diplomacy and sensitivity with the goal of building rapport. We encourage an environment of open communication and sharing of information. We are focused on building trusting relationships and creating a stronger environment to deliver more integrated results, and work towards a shared vision.
• Inclusion: Everyone is respected, valued, and supported and can achieve their full potential. We make decisions considering opinions, unique needs, and strengths of the Inuit community and relevant stakeholders while upholding Pauktuutit’s vision and values. We focus on providing resources that enable the removal of barriers to equitable access and opportunity.
• Innovation: We are committed to continuously moving forward to improve the life experience of Inuit, driven by evidence-based decisions and investments. We challenge each other to energize, engage and inspire others to continually learn, adapt and shape a better future, supported with reliable change management.
• Ethics and integrity: We demonstrate honesty, reliability, accountability, and high professional standards and are seen as responsible and trustworthy, with commitment to Pauktuutit’s vision, mission, and priorities. Our Code of Conduct informs decision making.

Functional Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to understand the organization's position relative to the market; can scale from big picture to details, anticipating emerging trends and leveraging the right resources for the best communications strategies and tactics.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills: Build relationships quickly, work with people across the political spectrum, and find common ground with those who disagree with you.
• Project Management: Understand and communicate interdependencies that lead to the critical path; assess and communicate progress toward long-term objectives.
• Strong business acumen and analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to complete environmental scan of policies and assess impact on how Pauktuutit needs to shift to best support the mandate.
• Ability to manage deliverables in accordance with Results Based Management principles and with strong gender equality components.
• Collaborator: Focused on mobilizing and leveraging capacities and interests towards project outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills: Verbal and written, to support policy analyses, evidence-based decision-making results, policy reports, speeches, and briefing notes, and support translation of complex ideas to plain language information dissemination.
• Adaptable to dynamic, fast-paced environments: Taking action in ambiguity, and delivering impactful results.

Administration

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft suite and web-based software
• Ability to travel across Canada

Education

• A college or university degree in a relevant discipline and/or combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working with federal, provincial, territorial, northern, urban government officials and funding organizations, drafting proposals for opportunities to increase capacity building initiatives or supporting the development and implementation of public policy decisions.
• Minimum of 1 year supporting assessment and analysis of policy within the context of multifaceted projects related to Inuit or Indigenous people.
• Experience in community-based research, analyzing information and understanding of government policy matters impacting Inuit.
• Knowledge of current political and health, violence and abuse prevention, and socio-economic issues of Inuit highly desirable.
• Knowledge of IQ principles and the ability to apply when analyzing and advocating policy.
• Knowledge of policy matters in the areas of health and wellness, and/or violence prevention and justice and/or Social and Economic Development issues of Inuit highly desirable.
• Experience in utilizing a gender-based lens to provide policy analysis and recommendations.
• Fluency in English; working knowledge of Inuktitut (oral and written) and French is desirable.

*Applicants who are a Beneficiary under a Land Claims Agreement will be given priority hiring. We encourage applicants to self-identify. We would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest in Pauktuutit; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.