Senior Policy Analyst

Pay or shift range: $90,640 CAD to $113,300 CAD;
The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, internal equity, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

Description
At Doctors of BC our vision is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of BC with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward.

Together, we make a difference so our doctors can make theirs. Join us today.

THE JOB:
Senior Policy Analyst

The starting salary range falls within the minimum to mid-point of the salary range.

Starting Salary Range: $90,640 - $113,300

Reporting to the Director of Policy, the Senior Policy Analyst is responsible for supporting the Policy team through research and technical expertise, committee support, the development of policy documents, and the communication of policy positions and issues.

Key areas of responsibility are:

Provide policy and research support by planning and conducting research in health care financing, delivery, access, health workforce planning, digital health, health promotion, and illness/injury prevention to inform the development/update of Doctors of BC’s policy positions and response to policy issues.

Provide policy advice on various emerging and ongoing policy issues as well as analysis on draft interest holder policy, legislation, or regulatory changes or positions.

Provide support on policy related issues to Doctors of BC/government committees (e.g. Council on Health Economics & Policy + Council on Health Promotion).

Monitor trends in health policy, identify issues, and develop solutions and strategies on these by working with Doctors of BC staff, members and or/representatives of other agencies or interest groups.

Communicate Doctors of BC responses to policy announcements, presenting policy information when directed, and supporting members and external interest holders with inquiries.

Prepare background papers, briefing notes, presentations, and communication for management and executive use.

Organize and support committee meetings and prepare materials.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Analytical Thinking (A):

Coordinates the information gathering and reporting process.

Reviews trends and compares to expectations.

Conducts research to define problems and prepares responses to anticipated questions.

Prioritizes multiple issues and opportunities.

Identifies relationships and linkages within several information sources.

Anticipates issues that are not readily apparent on the surface.

Identifies root causes and effects.

Defines priorities within performance objectives.

Reports and identifies areas that need guidance in order to resolve complex issues.

Anticipates the possible outcome of potential solutions.

Building Relationships (A):

Establishes and maintains relationships and alliances.

Shares information and readily determines to whom to go for relevant information.

Seeds assistance and feedback in the problem solving process.

Partners with others to achieve expectations.

Communication for Results (A):

Converses with, writes reports for, and creates/delivers presentations to all levels of colleagues and peer groups in ways that support problem solving and planning.

Seeks a consensus with business partners.

Debates opinions, tests understanding, and clarifies judgments.

Brings conflict into the open empathetically.

Explains the context of multiple interrelated situations, asks searching, probing questions, and solicits expert advice prior to taking action and making recommendations.

Problem Solving (A):

Diagnoses problems using formal problem-solving tools and techniques from multiple angles and probes underlying issues to generate multiple potential solutions.

Proactively anticipates and prevents problems.

Devises, facilitates buy-in, makes recommendations, and guides implementation of corrective and/or preventive actions for complex issues that cross organizational boundaries and are unclear in nature.

Identifies potential consequences and risk levels.

Seeks support and buy-in for problem definition, methods…