Remote Policy Manager Richmond

Indigenous Women are encouraged to apply. First preference will be given to all qualified Indigenous applicants.

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive advantages program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Competitive Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development
• Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses
• Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions
• Paid management days

At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

The Policy Manager ensures community knowledge policy is implemented and managed according to the program standards and guidelines that works to facilitate the achievement of moving forward ONWA’s 9 Strategic issues related to policy. The Manager provides leadership to the policy team to ensure analysis is done through an Indigenous Gender Based Analysis and human rights lens. They collaboratively work with Community Development and Community Services to ensure feedback from engagements with ONWA members and community members are reflected in policy submissions, briefs, legislative reviews, and other policy related materials.

As a manager they will define, analyze, develop, and evaluate policies to effect positive change for Indigenous Women and their families that honors, respects, and restores Indigenous Women’s leadership. They manage projects, work with stakeholders and community members to gather input and share information.

• A degree or diploma related to Policy, Social Sciences, Political Science, Indigenous studies, women’s studies, or public administration with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a supervising or management role.
• Extensive experience in drafting and analyzing policy and issues affecting Indigenous families and awareness of community resources.
• Demonstrated administrative management with the ability to supervise a team of people and provide information and support as required.
• A demonstrated high level of written, oral, and interpersonal skills and can influence and negotiate with partners and stakeholders to find collaborative solutions for complex issues.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to establish and maintain credible and trusting relationships with senior management, Community Members, and all partners.
• Experience with financial planning; to plan and manage programs/projects and support planning processes and reporting, including results based planning and annual plans within budgets.
• Excellent human resources skills and ability to work as a member of a team yet act independently to meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Not-for-Profit and government organization policy and program delivery. Experience working with Indigenous governance structures and communities.
• Demonstrated experience providing written submissions, drafting policy, analyzing government policy, legislation, regulations, engagement approaches, working agreements in relation to Indigenous women, families and/or communities.
• Strong awareness of issues affecting Indigenous women and their families.
• Solution oriented with proven analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of and relationships with other service agencies, ability to network and create/maintain these relationships.
• Experience coordinating workshops and/or conferences.
• Experience with resource development and implementation.
• Ability/willingness to travel and to work flexible hours.
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence across the organization.
• Creative, flexible, and strategic change focused.
• Decision making skills to set standards and priorities and…