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Welcome to this week’s edition of PolicyJobsTO. 🔥This Black Friday ONLY: a policy job BLOWOUT in your local policy jobs newsletter!!! 50% OFF! Apply while quantities last! Terms and conditions apply.🔥
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🔮Forecasts🔮
Winter Forecast 2024-25 is here. TL;DR: “winter will attempt to redeem its reputation”❄️☃️
Some very bad forecasts📉🤦♂️
What went wrong for Allan Lichtman in 2024?🗳️🤔
Maybe strategic foresight methods should be your thing. Join Robin Shaban, Danielle Goldfarb, and Garima Talwar Kapoor in a webinar discussion on the use of strategic foresight methods as a new tool for economics and policy development (it’s on on December 6 at 12pm).📈🖥️
🍌That’s bananas🍌
“A provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m at Sotheby's in New York… bought earlier in the day for a mere $0.35”💸
A hot policy debate here in our offices: is it or is it not legal to peel bananas in a Washington daycare?⚖️🤷♂️
Cavendish, Gros Michel, Fusarium, and more: the epic battle dictating the future of bananas🧬
And if bananas aren’t your thing… we’ve got you covered with this diss track🎤🔥
the jobs
1. Research Analyst — City of Toronto
The Research Analyst will be joining a team in the Economic Development and Culture Division that supports the economic and culture research and data analysis for the Division, including coordination of the Division's response to external and internal research inquiries, publication and presentation of economic and cultural information, and maintenance of associated databases and economic models. The Research Analyst conducts research on topics involving collection of information from sources such as Statistics Canada, other government agencies and departments in Canada and elsewhere, non-governmental agencies, real estate associations and others. 🏙️6️⃣
2. Director, Artificial Intelligence Strategy Branch — Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Leading the Artificial Intelligence Strategy Branch, and reporting to the Chief Artificial Intelligence and Technology Officer, the Director will lead strategic AI initiatives, including input in policies and directives, prioritization, governance, execution of the OPS AI strategic framework. The Director will be responsible for fostering and promoting a productive, inclusive, and diverse team environment and a culture of service excellence.🤖💻
3. Director of Policy and Advocacy — Enchanté Network
The Director of Policy and Advocacy will spearhead QueerActionConnect, a multi-year initiative designed to empower 2SLGBTQI+ organizations to engage in meaningful advocacy and public policy initiatives. The successful candidate will lead the development of advocacy strategies, build strong coalitions, and provide the tools and resources necessary for member organizations to mobilise and drive systemic change. 📣🫶
4. Senior Financial Policy Advisor — Ministry of Long-Term Care
The Senior Financial Policy Advisor will conduct the research, development and evaluation of strategic financial, funding and fiscal policies, best practices and performance standards; identify issues, and prepare research analyses to support the design and decision-making on complex policies and related program development; develop system-wide financial policy implementation plans, and communication plans, strategies and tools; and develop financial indicators, and establish targets for financial performance monitoring and metrics for policy implementation. 👵👴
5. Senior Auditor (Environmental Bill of Rights) — Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) is recruiting a highly motivated professional interested in making a difference for the benefit of the members of the Legislative Assembly and the people of Ontario. The Senior Auditor will identify, develop and prioritize significant issues with respect to ministries’ compliance with, and implementation of, the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). They will also conduct research, interview ministry staff, experts and stakeholders, review documents, compile and analyze qualitative and quantitative information, and draft clear, concise findings.📃✏️
6. Deputy Director, Policy & Research — UNICEF Canada
The Deputy Director will design and deliver advocacy strategies and create opportunities to influence legislation, policies, investments and knowledge of children’s universal human rights across all orders of government and across the child & youth serving sector in Canada. They will maintain expert knowledge of child policy and data in Canada and within the global UNICEF organization. They will develop high-quality policy analysis and policy influence products, inform and support effective internal and external communications using proper protocols, establish and manage civil society stakeholder relationships of influence, and advance advocacy priorities through government relations, youth participation and public engagement. 🌏🤝
7. Research Associate (Indigenous and Northern Communities) — Conference Board of Canada (CBoC)
The CBoC is seeking a Research Associate to be part of a professional research team and will undertake robust, objective, non-partisan applied research for public, Indigenous, non-profit and private sector decisionmakers. The CBoC team has a compelling research agenda that addresses several interrelated themes, including Indigenous self-determination; Northern and remote socioeconomic development; labour market development; institutional capacity development; corporate-Indigenous relations; and Indigenous finance and management. This position will contribute to delivering on this agenda and communicating CBoC work to relevant decision-makers. 🍁🧐
8. Senior Research Associate (Innovation & Technology) — Conference Board of Canada (CBoC)
The CBoC’s Innovation and Technology group is seeking a Senior Research Associate to join its team. The successful candidate is an applied social sciences researcher with a multidisciplinary understanding of the key challenges and opportunities posed by new technology and the innovation ecosystem in Canada. The Senior Research Associate will draw on a well-developed understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and possess exceptional communication, interviewing and writing skills to produce high-impact, evidence-based reports that inform decision-makers and provide actionable recommendations. 👩💻📱
9. Government Affairs, Senior Associate — Shopify
The Senior Associate is responsible for building relationships with policymakers, raising awareness of Shopify, its business model, and support for entrepreneurship; serving as a primary liaison between Shopify and policymakers, ensuring Shopify’s policy positions are clearly communicated and understood; and focusing on developing compelling policy thought leadership. The Senior Associate would also be responsible for helping facilitate connections with policymakers for Shopify’s events; and advocating on important policy issues for the company, including: platform regulation/liability, payments, tax, trade, artificial intelligence, privacy, and small business issues. This is a remote position.💻💲
10. Associate Director of Government Affairs — Moderna
The Associate Director of Government Affairs and Policy in Eastern Canada will play a pivotal part in shaping Moderna's external affairs strategies, working closely with federal and provincial governments, decision-makers, and other key stakeholders. The Associate Director will focus on creating a public policy environment conducive to the adoption of Moderna's innovative solutions, especially in the areas of respiratory vaccines and rare diseases. Through proactive engagement and analysis of political and policy developments, this role will drive advocacy initiatives and foster partnerships that align with Moderna's strategic goals.💊💉
11. Team Lead — Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
Working in the Infrastructure Strategy, Policy and Research Division - Infrastructure Policy Branch, the Team Lead will provide policy leadership and expertise to support the development of policies to support the efficient delivery of Ontario's capital plan; provide strategic advice on cross-sectoral priorities for provincial infrastructure investments; and build partnerships and lead and manage collaboration with other capital ministries, Infrastructure Ontario and central agencies in the delivery of MOI's policy agenda. 🏨🛣️
12. Senior Analyst, Health Policy — Ontario Health
The Senior Analyst, Health Policy is an integral member of the Program Design & Implementation team and plays an essential role leading the development, planning and implementation of evidence-based program policies cancer screening, as well as supporting the day-to-day work of the clinical and scientific leadership for these programs. This role will be involved in planning and executing initiatives like the implementation of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in cervical screening and colposcopy in Ontario through work such as developing evidence-based policy and program design and materials to support change management. Similarly, this role will lead work to support program enhancements and operations Cancer Screening Programs. ❤️🩹📝
13. Director of Public Policy — Canadian Race Relations Foundation
The Director will direct, manage and evaluate the activities and operations of the Policy Unit and take the leadership role in developing policy and delivering public policy related documents, programs and activities so as to meet the mandate and further the strategic goals of CRRF. Other responsibilities include: designing, conceptualizing and planning the Foundation’s public policy activities, taking into consideration the mandate, mission, goals and priorities of the Foundation; providing support and recommendations to the CEO on transformational policy initiatives; and representing CRRF professionally on external policy-related meetings/functions or at meetings, as designated. ↗️🤝