PolicyJobs OTT #10
Welcome to this week’s edition of PolicyJobsOTT. Here are eight jobs with terms longer than Elon Musk’s time at DOGE.
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the jobs
1. Manager/Senior Manager, Government & Industry Relations — Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA)
The CCGA is hiring a Manager or Senior Manager (depending on experience) to support federal advocacy and industry relations on behalf of Canada’s 40,000 canola farmers. Reporting to the VP of Government & Industry Relations, this 15-month term role involves advising on strategy, building relationships with policymakers, leading advocacy files, and representing CCGA in government consultations and coalitions. The role also includes event coordination, policy analysis, and maintaining a strong presence in Ottawa’s agriculture and policy circles. 🌾🏛️🤝
2. Research Lead, Mitigation | Chargé-e de recherche, atténuation — Canadian Climate Institute
The Canadian Climate Institute is hiring a Research Lead to guide major projects on climate mitigation policy, including supervising a team of researchers. This remote role involves leading project scoping, conducting policy analysis, and producing high-impact reports on strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The work spans all sectors and regions, focusing on the trade-offs, costs, and impacts of various policy options. The Research Lead also plays a public-facing role, contributing to events, engaging with policymakers and stakeholders, and shaping national conversations on Canada’s path to net zero. 🌍📊🌱
3. Campaign and Mobilization Officer / Agent·e des campagnes et de la mobilisation — National Association of Federal Retirees
The National Association of Federal Retirees is hiring a Campaign and Mobilization Officer to lead grassroots advocacy and mobilization efforts on behalf of its national membership. Hybrid and based in Ottawa, this full-time role involves developing and executing campaigns, producing advocacy materials and digital tools, training and supporting volunteers, and helping shape public engagement strategies. The officer plays a key role in advancing policy priorities that affect older Canadians. Bilingualism in English and French is required. 📣👩🏻🏫📝
4. Director of Parliamentary Affairs - Office of the Honourable Senator Katherine Hay — The Senate of Canada
The Director of Parliamentary Affairs role supports Senator Katherine Hay in advancing her priorities on the health equity, the not-for-profit sector, youth well-being, and digital innovation in public service. This full-time, senior role involves strategic planning, speechwriting, policy research, and relationship-building with organizations across health, tech, and social sectors. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senator to advance a progressive, equity-focused agenda in the Senate. 🏛️🧠💻
5. Senior Manager, Organizational Strategy & Design, Government & Public Services — Deloitte
The Senior Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, leading them through their most complex Organizational Transformation programs. Based on trends in the Government & Public Services (GPS), they will support clients to drive their strategies though organizational redesigns, Target Operating Model designs, the end-to-end implementation of such designs and leverage transformation approach that is feedback driven and co-creative. They will lead consulting teams to innovate, design, and implement Organizational Transformations across the industry. 🤝🖱️🖥️
6. Director, Government Relations — Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Director, Government Relations will play an important role on an evolving range of files handled by the Canadian Chamber’s Policy Team. They will support the VP, Strategic Policy & Supply Chains, in delivering a coherent and sophisticated advocacy agenda in support of members across a wide range of dynamic files and competing priorities. They will develop policy positions and advocate for their implementation by the federal government. As well, they will respond to policy issues as they arrive and engage in the development, analysis and advocacy of policy recommendations through submissions, letters, and public statements. 💼👔📈
7. Senior Advisor, International Relations — CBC
The Senior Advisor, International Relations will support the Executive Director, Policy and International Relations, and work closely with the entire Corporate Development management team as well as with individuals across the Organization. They will contribute to an interesting and important range of projects and initiatives, including international conferences and agreements with Public Service Media (PSM) organizations in other jurisdictions. 📻📺🎤
8. HSE Policy and Reporting Advisor — National Research Council (NRC)
The NRC is hiring a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy and Reporting Advisor to lead policy development projects, support regulatory reporting, and collaborate with national committees. This hybrid role blends policy, document preparation, and program coordination with experience in scientific, engineering, or industrial work environments. The position is a one-year term and bilingual proficiency is required. 🛠️📑✍️