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Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Canada Area

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Assessing, analyzing, and challenging Treasury Board Submissions, reports to the Treasury Board, Memorandum to Cabinet, and Budget proposals.• Collaborating with client departments, other central agencies, and stakeholders internal to the Treasury Board Secretariat to obtain, exchange, and clarify data/information, identify trends and strategies to obtain long-term goals, address key program issues and concerns, and coordinate and harmonize initiatives arising from Cabinet Committees.• Participating in departmental and interdepartmental meetings to discuss Cabinet directives, implementation plans and trends, and to discuss policy issues and concerns and mitigation strategies. • Negotiating the implementation of Cabinet directives/mechanisms with client departments, advocating best practices and new approaches to improve service and program delivery. • Conducting analysis and formulating briefing notes, precis (advice to the Treasury Board), policy papers, reports, legislative and regulatory amendments, ministerial correspondence, and other documentation for senior management.• Providing written and oral briefings on items for consideration by the Treasury Board to senior officials including strategic advice and recommendations on policy files, implementation strategies, and key program issues or concerns.• Preparing analysis, strategic advice, and recommendations to the Treasury Board as the lead analyst on complex policy issues including but not limited to accessibility, workforce and skills development, temporary foreign workers, sustainable development, and employment insurance. • Assessing written exams and facilitating candidate interviews as part of a team responsible for the Treasury Board Secretariat’s University Recruitment Campaign.

Gatineau, Quebec

Gatineau, Quebec

Contributing to the drafting of Cabinet documents and Budget proposalsServing as the program subject matter expert on Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP) permanent disability supports and, more broadly, on issues facing students with disabilities.Establishing cooperative relationships with external and internal stakeholders, including while overseeing engagement processes for a federal-provincial-territorial working group and while representing the CSLP at interdepartmental meetings and briefings.Assisting in planning and coordinating the development and implementation of program policy.Interpreting quantitative and qualitative data in identifying measures to track success as team lead on delivery and results.Preparing a variety of documents (e.g., briefing notes, discussion papers, QP cards, and presentations) for senior officials and responded to correspondence and corporate requests for information.

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Conducted qualitative and quantitative research in areas related to the post-secondary education system to: guide policy analysis and development; inform advocacy initiatives; and provide evidence to support reports authored and published by the New Brunswick Student Alliance. Communicated effectively in both official languages and responded to correspondence on advocacy initiatives and published work, including but not limited to media requests.Established and maintained cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners including: post-secondary students, senior provincial government officials, university administrators, faculty, media, and members of the business community.Assisted the Board of Directors in: developing short- and long-term strategic plans and establishing performance metrics; improving internal governance; and managing all official agreements including contracts, deeds, borrowing agreements, and/or other bills of exchange.Managed the organization's finances and ensured proper maintenance of all files and records.Facilitated and supervised student internship placements.Applied technical skills in designing, maintaining, and regularly updating the New Brunswick Student Alliance website and social media accounts.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed the editorial direction and content development of the School of Public Policy and Governance’s bi-annual, peer-reviewed academic policy journal.Applied technical skills in designing, maintaining, and updating the Public Policy and Governance Review’s online policy blog and social media accounts.Supervised a team of ten Editorial Assistants and six Associate Editors, and working directly with the public policy community to solicit submissions, communicate with contributors, and expand readership.Engaged in strategic planning to ensure the long-term success of the publication.

Toronto, Canada Area

Collected, analyzed, and disseminated research on a wide range of policy areas including health care, housing, accessibility services, workforce skills development, and open data initiatives. Developed a digital ‘Housing Data Bank’ as the first step in a multi-staged project to inform legislators and decision-makers on housing needs in the Greater Toronto Area.Coordinated materials to support the Policy Director in successful bids on provincial government requests for research and analytical services.

Toronto, Canada Area

Conducted in-depth qualitative and quantitative research on a wide range of policy areas, and as the principle author of a report on pharmacare.Designed a stakeholder consultation plan and helped manage stakeholder relations to identify barriers, trends, and specific issues of concern as part of a report on internal trade.Drafted inter-office briefing notes, policy recommendations, and research proposals, and supported engagement with stakeholders and parliamentarians by: conducting literature reviews and jurisdictional and environmental scans to inform the Mowat Centre’s three-year research agenda; preparing submissions to Senate standing committees; and assembling presentations for varying audiences.Assisted in designing and launching, and contributed to, an online policy blog that delivers accessible content to complement the Mowat Centre’s formal research publications.

Toronto, Canada Area

Charlottetown, Pe

Master’S Degree, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Public Policy and Governance Review, Policy Leadership Lab, Municipal Policy Action Case Competition, Public.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science, History (Honours)

Activities and Societies: The Cadre Student Newspaper, Political Science Society, History Society, International Buddy Program, New.