Advisor, Strategic Public Policy

Health Services – Health Strategy, Planning and Partnerships

Status: 1 Contract Full Time (13 Months – Parental Leave Coverage)

Hiring Range: $105,754.00 – $118,974.00 per annum (plus comprehensive benefits, where applicable)

Work Mode: Hybrid *see below for more details about this work mode. 

Location: 7120 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

What You'll Do:

As a key member of our Public Policy & Advocacy team, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the Region’s health policy direction. You will:

• Provide strategic policy support, expert analysis, and thoughtful guidance to the Health Leadership Team, Commissioner of Health Services, and Regional Council.
• Monitor emerging legislation, government priorities, and political trends that influence Health Services, and translate them into actionable insights.
• Lead and manage policy and advocacy projects that advance departmental and corporate priorities.
• Support the development of health policy and advocacy priorities for Regional Council and its committees.
• Research and synthesize complex policy issues to inform decision‑making across Health Services.
• Work with internal and external partners to identify, assess, and respond to provincial and federal policy changes; mitigating risks and identifying opportunities for advocacy or system improvement.
• Build structures and processes to improve how information, intelligence, and insights are shared across Health Services and beyond.
• Collaborate across departments to support system integration and partnerships, strengthen policy and advocacy planning, alignment, and implementation.
• Guide and review intelligence gathered by policy analysts to ensure high‑quality monitoring and analysis of legislative and environmental trends.
• Partner with the Manager, Public Policy & Advocacy to develop and deliver departmental Advocacy Plans by engaging with sector organizations, stakeholders, and leaders.
• Provide regular reporting to the Director, Health Strategy, Planning and Partnerships and the Health Leadership Team on progress, priorities, and emerging issues.

What The Role Requires:

• University degree in a related field, such as public policy, public administration or health policy.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in public policy, research or strategic decision-making environment.
• Experience writing council reports, briefing notes for senior leadership.
• Combination of education and experience may be considered.

• Proficiency in MS office productivity software.

• Knowledge and experience in using project management principles.

Skills/Abilities: 

• Strong communication, facilitation and conflict resolution skills.

• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills.

• Ability to provide specialized advice to support strategic policy development.

• Knowledge of provincial and federal policy, legislative frameworks.

• Understanding of local health system and Peel Region's role within it.

• Skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Nice To Have:  

• Completed Masters’ degree in related field.

Perks @ Peel and why you will love working for us:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
• Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan (where applicable)
• Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis (where applicable) starting at 3 weeks per annum
• 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
• Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
• Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance (where applicable) 
• Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion 
• Access to tuition reimbursement (where applicable) and learning and development resources

Be bold. Think big. Join us.

Work Mode & Job Location:

In this role, you’ll benefit from the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes meaningful in-person connection. A minimum of two days per week on-site is expected, with additional in-person presence as operational needs evolve. This arrangement allows for a blend of in person and hybrid work that adapts to support both organizational priorities and employee flexibility and is subject to change over time.

It's important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we're compliant with all regulations and policies.The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved. 

Interview: Our recruitment process will include in-pesrson interviews.

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