Communications and Policy Analyst

Job Description:

Communications and Policy Analyst About the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board:

The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board is established under Chapter 16 of the Umbrella Final Agreement as the “primary instrument of fish and wildlife management in the Yukon.”
As an independent advisory body acting in the public interest, the Board serves as a recommending authority to governments on matters related to the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
The Board’s membership is designed to support the fair and equal participation of Yukon Indigenous Peoples and other Yukon residents in management processes by integrating scientific information with local and Traditional Knowledge. The Board consists of twelve members: six nominees from Yukon First Nations and six nominees from the Government of Yukon.
To fulfill its mandate, the Board engages with Renewable Resources Councils, Yukon First Nations governments, the Governments of Yukon and Canada, other Umbrella Final Agreement boards and councils, non-governmental organizations, and members of the public.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications and Policy Analyst leads day-to-day communications for the Board and provides targeted policy, research, and issues-analysis support. The position is predominantly a communications role. The incumbent is responsible for developing clear, accurate, timely, and engaging public-facing materials that explain the Board’s mandate, processes, recommendations, projects, and public engagement opportunities.
The role is intentionally hybrid because the Board is a small independent organization with a broad co-management mandate. The Board’s communications work cannot be separated from policy understanding: effective public information often requires the incumbent to interpret complex fish and wildlife management issues, legislative and regulatory processes, Board recommendations, public submissions, government decisions, and co-management partner perspectives. Policy analysis is therefore integral to the role of supporting accurate communications, sound advice, and timely decision-making.
The successful candidate will be a highly skilled writer and strategic communicator who can work independently, exercise sound judgement, solve problems, manage competing priorities, and translate complex or sensitive information into plain language for diverse audiences. The role requires professionalism, discretion, cultural awareness, political acuity, and the ability to build productive relationships across a complex co-management environment.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate annual and project-specific communications plans that support the Board’s mandate, strategic priorities, and public engagement goals.
• Draft, edit, and coordinate high-quality communications products, including news releases, public notices, correspondence letters, speaking notes, key messages, summary reports, backgrounders, fact sheets, briefing materials, advertisements, web content, social media content, and presentations.
• Translate complex fish and wildlife, habitat, policy, regulatory, legal, and co-management information into clear, accessible, plain-language content for Yukon residents, partners, stakeholders, and the public.
• Manage and maintain the Board’s website and social media presence, including content planning, publishing, accessibility, accuracy, timeliness, and consistency of voice.
• Develop and maintain a communications calendar and approval process to ensure timely, coordinated, and accurate public messaging.
• Provide media relations and issues management support, including monitoring media and public discussions, identifying emerging issues, preparing key messages, supporting spokespersons, and coordinating responses to public or media inquiries as directed.
• Plan and support public engagement initiatives, including open houses, community events, surveys, online engagement, partner meetings, and public information sessions.
• Prepare public-facing summaries of engagement…