Policy Analyst – Health Portfolio
Location: Hybrid work within the Ottawa Region
Status: Full-time; Indeterminate
Language Requirement: Fluency in English is required; working knowledge of Inuktut is desirable; working knowledge of French is an asset.
Join our team today and make a difference for the future of Inuit Women
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (Pauktuutit) is the national representative organization of Inuit women in Canada. We foster greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, advocate for equality and social improvements, and encourage Inuit women’s full participation in the community, regional and national life of Canada.
By choosing Pauktuutit, you are taking an active role in changing lives of Inuit People. Likewise, Pauktuutit recognizes your value and is dedicated to supporting you and creating environments that fits our employee’s diverse lifestyles. This includes benefits and rewards such as: supplementary Health and Dental benefits; Cell Phone and Internet allowance or when we are in office, allowance for public transportation. We value your time and in addition to paid vacation, personal wellbeing days and recognition of public holidays, we celebrate holidays that recognize women and Indigenous people. Our Social Committee are actively engaged in creating space to connect, share experiences, celebrate each other, and recognize our work. Join our team!
Our main office is in Ottawa, Ontario office; however, Pauktuutit believes strongly in providing a flexible work environment including embracing hybrid and remote work as critical to the future of work.
The Position:
Pauktuutit, as the national voice of Inuit women in Canada, has a key role to play in ensuring a gender-equality lens in policies impacting Inuit Women and in promoting greater progress in priority areas for Inuit women and children, across health and well-being, violence, and abuse prevention – safety, and socio-economic development. Our ability to do so depends heavily on partnerships across government departments, key funders, Inuit community groups and other stakeholder organizations.
We are seeking a skilled individual to fill the role of Policy & Research Analyst with a focus on Health Policy. Under the direction of the division manager, the Policy and Research Analyst supports the development and implementation of Pauktuutit’s strategic policy priorities, research priorities and initiatives to advance health equity for Inuit women.
An excellent communicator with an analytical mind, the Policy and Research Analyst will be responsible for supporting advocacy priorities and activities that ensures all policy and programming consider, model, and actively promote cultural and gender equality at the core. This may include undertaking research and/or reviewing background information to ensure that the strategy and related actions consider best practice integrating cultural and gender equality with program and governance reform work. The strategy may involve the formulation of procedural recommendations including needs assessments, policy analysis, planning and response.
If you have experience managing funded projects, an understanding of legislative policy matters, and insight into Inuit culture, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities will include:
- Contribute to the development of, enhance and formalize health development advocacy to stimulate change for Inuit women
- Develop, build, and maintain partnerships and linkages with internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertake research and policy analysis, including engagement and consultation with Inuit women across Canada on a range of new and emerging policy issues that require timely input.
- In collaboration with the departmental manager, recommends and implements relevant initiatives to enable the strategic direction.
- In collaboration with the departmental manager, identifies, analyzes, and recommends policy and legislative opportunities and supports submissions, briefing notes and position papers to government, and action plans on policy issues.
- Gather and research information and statistics related to Inuit participation in the social, cultural and economic context, and provides recommendations for interpretation and application, in consultation internally and externally with Inuit organizations.
- Establish and maintain policy and research records as required.
- Monitor and bring forward information to support recommendations about new and emerging policy and research issues and opportunities.
- Develop drafts to support submissions to a range of governments and other partners.
- Identify relevant funding sources and assist with the development of relevant project proposals and budgets.
- Assist with planning and/or facilitating workshops, meetings; work plan logistics/travel, etc.
- Support quarterly report process to the Board of Directors, Advisory Committee(s) and others as required.
- May represent the organization on various external working groups, committees, etc., at the request of the leadership team.
- Support budget and other financial commitments to funders.
- Bring thought leadership to raise the voices of Inuit women with government stakeholders and building relationships and capacity for change.
Please note that due to the evolving nature of our environment, other duties may be required.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Post-Secondary Degree in community development, sociology, gender studies, or other relevant subject or equivalent combination of education and experience working on issues impacting Inuit.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within an organization focused on advocating, developing policy focused on enabling women and/or Inuit
- Knowledge of government systems with regards to grants, and contributions, and federal, provincial, territorial, northern, urban government officials and funding organizations
- Knowledge of Inuit culture and health conditions within Inuit Nunangat are highly desirable.
- Knowledge of capacity building practices and concepts.
- Experience in conducting research, analyzing information and policy experience related to matters of priority to Inuit is an asset
- Exceptional communication skills – verbal and written, to prepare and present complex research analyses, evidence-based decision-making results, policy reports, speeches, and briefing notes.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products is essential
About Pauktuutit:
Pauktuutit is a small but mighty team of individuals who work to improve the quality of life for all Inuit women. Our mission is to foster a greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women and create change to advance women’s full social, economic, and cultural participation in communities in Inuit Nunangat, as well as cities across Canada where Inuit live.
Pauktuutit is an equal opportunity employer, with policies and practices intended to build an inclusive, accessible, and respectful work environment. We strongly encourage applications from Inuit and other Indigenous people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, and regulations.
We are committed to accommodating individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations, please indicate so in your application.
How to apply:
Please include a cover letter with your resume and apply directly to https://pauktuutit.bamboohr.com/careers/35
We thank all applicants for their interest in Pauktuutit; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.