PolicyJobsTO #414
Welcome to this week’s edition of PolicyJobsTO. We hope you enjoy these job postings even half as much as Prime Minister Carney enjoys Down With Webster!
Congrats to Adam from Toronto, our winner of the election prediction contest scoring 8/11 points! 🍕🍦🍕🍦🍕🍦
read, listen, watch
Go John Lith-gow 🍌🍇🍎
Excerpts of Tim Snyder’s twenty lessons on tyranny as read by John Lithgow 📖
The climactic scene from arguably the greatest Lithgow performance- 1987’s Bigfoot feature Harry and the Hendersons. The exceptional 30 Rock tribute 🦧🦧
As Churchill, Lithgow receives a lecture from young Queen Elizabeth about the modern constitutional monarchy 👑
Lithgow in conversation with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 20 years after the end of 3rd Rock from the Sun. 🌍👽
Creeping 🕷️🕷️
Reactions to hearing Radiohead’s Creep for the first time 🤯🤯
The perfect cover of Creep? 🚙🚙
TLC’s Creep, for good measure 🎤🎤
Do the Creep (ha) 🫳🫳
The now-famous Aussie twins that naturally talk in sync 🙍♀️🙍♀️
the jobs
1. Senior Health Policy Analyst, Shkaabe Makwa — Canadian Mental Health Association
Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH is the first hospital-based Centre in Canada designed to drive culturally-responsive systems initiatives to achieve health justice and wellness for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Shkaabe Makwa is seeking a full-time, permanent Senior Health Policy Analyst to provide leadership, advice, and expertise in the development and analysis of policies and procedures that enable accessible, high quality and culturally safe care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis patients at CAMH. Working in close collaboration with colleagues from across the hospital including the Clinical Care, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and Operations Policy Committees, the successful candidate will lead the review of CAMH’s internal policies by applying Indigenous cultural safety, anti-racism and anti-oppressive lenses. 🧠🧾⚖️
2. Senior Specialist, Policy Analysis — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
The CMHC is seeking a Senior Specialist, Policy Analysis. In this role, the Specialist will provide strategic and expert advice on policy development in support of fundamental decisions that shape future directions. The Specialist will articulate policy positions, provide strategic expert advice and recommendations, and develop substantive materials for senior management and the Minister to influence decision making.🏘️📊🧩
3. Policy Development Officer — City of Toronto
Join the Toronto Emergency Management Division in the heart of emergency preparedness! The Policy Development Officer in the Strategic Initiatives unit will be pivotal in shaping and coordinating policies for the City's emergency management program and emergency social services. The Policy Development Officer will work closely with divisional and intergovernmental teams to plan and deliver emergency management objectives, ensuring compliance and effective delegation of responsibilities.🚨🏙️🛠️
4. Director, Circular Economy & Water — Pollution Probe
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, as Director, Circular Economy & Water, the Director will be responsible for the planning and execution of a variety of projects from concept development through to reporting and evaluation. The Director is responsible for setting the strategic priorities for the program based on sound science and policy analyses, leading outreach and engagement efforts, securing funding through proposals and partnerships and ensuring the completion of all projects on time, on budget and with the expected quality.🔄💧🌿
5. Media Relations Officer — Ontario New Democratic Party (two positions)
The Media Relations Officer will assist the Leader and Caucus in carrying out their public, parliamentary, and Caucus responsibilities by coordinating the development and implementation of media relations strategies based on strategic themes and priorities. The Officer will assist the Leader and MPPs to deliver the NDP message across the province. The Officer will also support the maintenance of contact lists of journalists, monitor media coverage, generate ideas for effective media, and provide briefings in preparation for media events.🎤🗞️📣
6. Senior Consultant — Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario
As the frontline advisory support for each ministry, Senior Consultants within the RAO have the unique opportunity to work closely and collaboratively with a broad and dynamic range of ministries and their Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) teams, key business areas and executives to drive their ERM maturity. The RAO is driven to build a better future for Ontarians by empowering ministries to successfully deliver effective policies, programs and services through robust risk management.📋📉🏛️
7. Youthwise Member — OECD
As part of Youthwise, members will: bring their generation's perspectives, insights, and ideas to the OECD; gain a greater understanding of key policy issues that affect their generation; take part in closed-door meetings and consultations, engaging on a range of topics and themes, with OECD experts and external stakeholders; have the opportunity to speak at events and participate in webinars, providing interventions on behalf of Youthwise; and create and (co-)author documents, articles, and videos to share Youthwise views.🌍🧒🗣️
8. Chief Strategy and Public Affairs Officer — Waterfront Toronto
The Chief Strategy and Public Affairs Officer will be a key member of Waterfront Toronto’s senior executive team, providing strategic leadership and counsel to the CEO, Board of Directors, and senior management across a politically sensitive, multi-stakeholder landscape. The candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing long-term strategic plans that align with government priorities and community expectations. In this capacity, the Officer will oversee communications, branding, and reputation management strategies, drive public and government engagement at all levels, and forge partnerships to advance economic development and waterfront activation.🎯🏗️🤝
9. Senior Consultant — Strategy Corp.
StrategyCorp is a consulting firm focused on delivering integrated government relations, strategic communications, and management consulting strategies. The successful candidate will have a good first-hand knowledge of the Ontario provincial government and national politics and shares Strategy Corp.’s passion for delving into complex policy issues that require strategic thinking, resilient problem solving, and grasp the political art of the possible.🧠♟️
10. Program Manager, Parliamentary Simulation Program — CIVIX
Join CIVIX in empowering the next generation of informed, engaged citizens. CIVIX is looking for an ambitious, dynamic, and highly organized Program Manager to lead an innovative two-part Parliamentary Simulation Program. This role blends event planning, resource development, stakeholder engagement, and outreach to deliver real-world civic learning experiences for youth. The Program Manager will lead two major initiatives: 1) a National Youth Parliament (In-Person Event), and 2) a Classroom Parliamentary Simulation (School Program). 🏛️🗳️⚖️