Ottawa, Ontario (Hybrid)
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Pauktuutit, as the national voice of Inuit women in Canada, plays a key role in ensuring a gender-equity lens is applied to policies that affect Inuit women, girls, and gender-diverse Inuit. We promote greater progress in priority areas, across health and well-being, violence and abuse prevention, safety, and social and economic development. Our ability to do so depends heavily on partnership across government, key funders, Inuit community groups and other stakeholder organizations.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Manager of Social and Economic Development, the Policy Analyst will use a gender-based lens to support the development and review of public policy to advance Pauktuutit’s mandates and initiatives that support Inuit women.
An excellent communicator with a critical mind, the Policy Analyst will be responsible for supporting advocacy priorities and activities that ensures all policy and knowledge mobilization initiatives consider, model, and actively promote cultural and gender equity at the core.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- In collaboration with the departmental manager, recommends and implements relevant and current strategic direction and initiatives.
- 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.
Please note other duties may be assigned as needed to meet the mandate and evolving needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Thinking – ability to understand the organizations position relative to market; can scale from big picture to details anticipating emerging trends and leveraging the right resources for the best communications strategies and tactics.
- Excellent Interpersonal skills to build relationships quickly, work with people across the political spectrum, and find common ground with those who disagree with you.
- Project Management – ability to understand and communicate interdependencies that lead to the critical path; assess and communicate progress toward long-term objectives.
- Strong business acumen and exceptional analytical and decision-making skills.
- Ability to complete environmental scan of policies and assess impact on how Pauktuutit needs to shift to best support the mandate.
- Ability to manage deliverables in accordance with Results Based Management principles and with strong gender equality components.
- Collaborator, focused on mobilizing and leveraging capacities and interests towards project outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written, to support policy analyses, evidence-based decision-making results, policy reports, speeches, and briefing notes, and support translation of complex ideas to plain language information dissemination.
- Adaptable to dynamic, continuously changing, and fast -paced environments, taking action in ambiguity, and deliver impactful results.
Qualifications
- A college or university degree in a relevant discipline and/or combination of education and experience.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft suite and web-based software.
- Ability to travel across Canada.
Preferred Skills:
- Minimum of 2 years working with federal, provincial, territorial, northern, urban government officials and funding organizations, drafting proposals for opportunities to increase capacity building initiatives or supporting the development and implementation of public policy decisions.
- Minimum of 1 year supporting assessment and analysis of policy within the context of multifaceted projects related to Inuit or Indigenous people.
- Experience in community-based research, analyzing information and understanding of government policy matters impacting Inuit.
- Knowledge of current political and health, violence and abuse prevention, and socio-economic issues of Inuit highly desirable.
- Knowledge of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) principles and the ability to apply when analyzing and advocating policy.
- Knowledge of policy matters in the areas of health and wellness, and/or violence prevention and justice and/or Social and Economic Development issues of Inuit highly desirable.
- Experience in utilizing a gender-based lens to provide policy analysis and recommendations.
- Fluency in English; working knowledge of Inuktitut (oral and written) and French is desirable.
What we Offer
- Hands-on experience supporting meaningful research and knowledge translation initiatives.
- Mentorship and professional development opportunities.
- Exposure to stakeholder engagement and collaborative project work.
- Inclusive and supportive team environment.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the position to BambooHR by July 31, 2026.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and individuals of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process in accordance with applicable Canadian human rights legislation.