Strategic Policy Advisor Jobs

Job Summary And Requirements
This is a one-year term position working 75 hours bi-weekly.
Temporary Assignments will be considered.
Department of Justice
The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprising teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.
The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) are:
Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as DOJ representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future , by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with First Nations in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and encourage innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.
Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.
Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.
Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.
Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.
The Opportunity
You will be part of a team that will provide corporate leadership, coordination and support for Government of Yukon’s participation in negotiations and engagements with Yukon First Nations and/or Government of Canada regarding a broad range of justice-related matters, initiatives and agreements. Our Work is With Others – both internal and external partners.
Strategic Policy Advisor Position
The Strategic Policy Advisor leads and coordinates key implementation and policy initiatives related to negotiations and engagements with Yukon First Nations and/or Government of Canada regarding a broad range of justice-related matters, initiatives and agreements. In particular, this position will play a key role in the provision of research, evaluation, analysis, policy, strategic advice and recommendations as well as in the development, design and management of corporate approaches and strategies, project plans, processes, and implementation activities that support or are associated with Administration of Justice Agreements, Program and Service Transfer Agreements/Assumption of Responsibility Agreements, interim justice agreements or arrangements, incremental initiatives, and justice programs and services, including related funding arrangements.
The Strategic Policy Advisor also acts as a liaison between the Negotiations, Collaborations and Partnerships branch and other units/branches in the department and across departments in order to coordinate, manage and support internal collaboration, development and implementation of corporate strategies, policies and negotiated agreements related to justice-related matters with Yukon First Nations and/or Government of Canada. The Strategic Policy Advisor also develops positions and represents departmental and corporate interests in interdepartmental and intergovernmental meetings and work.
For information about applying for a Department of Justice position or the selection process, please contact Jason Biensch, Manager, Human Resources, at [email protected]
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Ruby Porter, Director and Chief Negotiator, at Ruby.Porter@ yukon.ca .
Please do not email resumes to either of these addresses; resumes may only be accepted through e-recruitment. If you need technical support submitting your application/resume, contact: E-Recruitment.clientsupport@ yukon.ca
Essential Qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications – specifically, how your work experiences and related duties align with the essential and asset qualifications listed below. Note that selection for further consideration is based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Degree in arts, a social science, public administration, intergovernmental relations, law, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing, planning, leading, coordinating and/or facilitating multi-staged projects where strong analytical and writing skills are required.
• Demonstrated experience in policy development within a government context.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior levels of government on complex matters.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing plans and strategies; and writing reports, discussion papers, and briefing notes.

Asset Qualifications

• Experience working with Yukon First Nation Final and Self-Government Agreements or matters pertaining to aboriginal and/or treaty rights is an asset.
• Experience participating in negotiations, providing negotiation support or working in a negotiation environment is an asset.
• Experience with justice-related issues is an asset.

Desired Knowledge, Skills And Suitability
Candidates should have and may be assessed on the following:

• Proven ability to establish effective working relationships with internal and external partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and to use tact and diplomacy in politically and culturally sensitive environments
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and can effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines to deliver outcomes as required
• Ability to lead change and develop, promote and execute innovative approaches
• Ability to be highly collaborative and positively contribute to a team environment
• Integrity, personal responsibility, and ability to self-reflect to increase personal effectiveness
• Highly motivated and takes initiative
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to a variety of situations, individuals and groups
• Ability to think and act strategically to advance solutions with a comprehensive long-term corporate view that meets mandates, goals and mutual interests
• Commitment to applying reconciliation principles in the workplace

Additional Information
Job Requirements:
Travel within and outside of Yukon, as required. Willingness and ability to work overtime.
Condition Of Employment
Valid driver’s licence
Eligibility List
3 months