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OVERVIEW OF ROLE

The Consumer Office helps ensure consumer perspectives are considered when FSRA works on policies or initiatives that impact you

We are currently hiring for a Senior Policy Analyst.

As a member of the Consumer-office team, you will amplify the voice of consumers inside and outside of FSRA, build and apply foundational frameworks and processes to guide FSRA and help FSRA identify and address cross-cutting opportunities and problems

Additional duties will include:

• Leading and/or coordinating projects to conceptualize, plan, develop and recommend policy, programs and evaluation standards.

• Undertaking/leading all aspects of policy and program planning and development from research and analysis of trends, issues and directions, impact analyses, to the development of options and recommendations and implementation planning.

• Developing critical stakeholder relationships with various levels of government and other organizations to consult on proposed policies and gather intelligence and to represent FSRA on task forces, forums and working groups.

• Providing advice on policy issues to senior management and preparing analyses/communications to support issues management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of policy and program development principles and techniques to lead and/or participate in the development of strategies, policies and evaluation standards related to the regulation of financial services.

• Proven knowledge of the financial services sector including current issues impacting financial services regulation and policy and trends and directions in the financial sector, or demonstrated ability to quickly become familiar with complex systems and issues.

• Demonstrated knowledge of program analysis and evaluation techniques to assess the effectiveness of new/changed policies and programs and to provide recommendations on policy and program change.

Skills

• Demonstrated research and project management skills to plan/conduct qualitative and quantitative research studies, trends and impact analyses and evaluation of governance, and fiscal best practices, options, costs and impacts.

• Proven oral and written communication skills to respond to issues, provide recommendations, prepare reports, option papers, socio-economic analyses and to provide policy advice and explain policy.

• Proven consultation, partnership building and relationship management skills to establish key linkages on policy development projects and to represent FSRA on working groups and committees.

• Comfortable taking initiative and collaboratively solving problems in an uncertain and ambiguous environment.

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Job postings close at 11:59pm on the date noted.

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