Officer, Board and Government Relations - Toronto, Canada - Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overview:

The
Strategic Partnerships Division leads engagement of partners in Canada's health system and broader cancer community who are key to implementing practice and policy changes that deliver on the priorities of the _ Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control_.

The division works with the Partnership's program teams and system partners to develop work plans, monitor progress, and regularly assess new and evolving work to ensure it aligns with the eight priorities of the Strategy.

Overview of Role:

The
Officer, Board and Government Relations reports to the Manager, Board and Government Relations to support the CEO's Board accountabilities and external engagement priorities.

This includes supporting the strategic and operational management of Board-related activities and executive engagement of high stakes government and health system partners.

Demonstrated ability to support an executive team, approach projects with an enterprise view, work at a strategic and operational level, build relationships and collaborate vertically and horizontally in an organization, as well as consider implications of broader federal, provincial and territorial policy and political directions on organizational priorities are key success factors for the role.

A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and reconciliation is a fundamental focus of the Partnership team.

Core Responsibilities and Activities:

Board support (60-70%):

Board and Board committee meeting planning
Contribute to preparations for and project management of Board and Board committee meetings.
Draft and contribute to the development and distribution of meeting materials and Board communications, including the quarterly CEO report to the Board, governance documentation and strategic updates from functional areas across the organization.
Contribute to the coordination of meeting logistics.
Board governance
Contribute to Board governance related activities, such as updating governance materials and conducting the annual Board evaluation.
Keep apprised of relevant changes in legislation, and evolving governance best practice and thought leadership, and contribute to efforts to reflect these as appropriate in governance materials and practices.
Support the implementation of the Board's diversity, equity and inclusion, and reconciliation action plans.
Board orientation, mentoring and learning and development
Support the coordination of Board orientation, mentoring and learning and development activities, including development of materials in consultation with functional areas across the organization.

Government relations and policy analysis (30-40%):

Support team priorities related to coordinating and preparing for external engagement activities involving the executive leadership team, such as outreach to federal, provincial and territorial government officials and executive partners in the health and cancer care domains, including collaborating with teams across the organization to develop relevant materials.
Support team priorities related to monitoring and preparing analysis of federal, provincial, and territorial policy and political developments relevant to the Partnership's priorities, including risks, opportunities and potential impact.
Support the Manager's accountabilities related to government relations and stakeholder engagement.

Special projects (up to 10%):

Contributes to special projects as required and requested by the Manager, in support of organizational priorities, accountability reporting to the Partnership's Funder (Health Canada).

Competencies:

The Partnership's core competencies are a key element to reviewing performance.

While the duties and responsibilities of a position tell you the "what," the competencies tell you the "how." We have developed five universal competencies which we expect to be exhibited by all employees regardless of level or position, as well as five leadership competencies which we expect to be exhibited by staff in people management positions.

Universal competencies:

Inclusive values diversity and applies an equity lens; consciously thinks about who needs to be included.
Agile is constantly adapting to the needs of the workforce, partners, priorities and outcomes; is committed to continuous learning and improvement; promotes new ways of doing things.
Collaborative partners and builds strong relationships; works effectively with team members.
Outcomesfocused focuses on the ultimate impact; prioritizes work with a focus on underserved groups.
Systemsthinking has political acuity and connects the dots between their work and the broader system.

Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree or combination of comparable education and experience working in the notforprofit sector, as well as knowledge of Board governance practices and executive stakeholder engagement.
A minimum of five year