Division: Open For Business / Social Enterprise
Salary: $72,750.00 - $105,740.00 Per Year

Do you want to lead the research and development of policies, programs, and partnership opportunities in Ontario's fast-growing social enterprise sector? Do you want to help develop a strong and sustainable social enterprise ecosystem and deploy innovative social finance tools? If so, join the Social Enterprise Branch, part of the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure/Ministry of Research and Innovation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:

• Lead critical branch initiatives
• Develop and present in-depth reports, analyses of policy options, and recommendations to ministry senior management 
• Provide advice and expertise on policy issues and trends related to social enterprise and social finance
• Build key sector relationships and lead consultation processes with stakeholders 
• Contribute to the development funding and policy arrangements in support of Ontario's social enterprise sector.

How do I qualify?

Business Knowledge:

• You have knowledge relating to social enterprise, including regulatory issues, enabling infrastructure, partnerships, financing, and commercialization processes
• You are familiar with the decision-making and accountability framework of the provincial government, and the legislative approvals and allocations processes
• You have knowledge of policy development principles and processes

Project Management and Research Skills:

• You have knowledge of project management techniques, principles, and tools
• You can plan and manage work to timelines 
• You have knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research principles and techniques 
• You can design and manage inter-jurisdictional research projects, studies, surveys, trends analyses, and environmental scans

Communication Skills:

• You can prepare briefing notes, Cabinet submissions, option papers, reports, and background analyses for senior management, the Deputy, the Minister and the Premier
• You have excellent presentation and facilitation skills to explain program policy positions and promote policy and strategic initiatives to ministry senior management and to stakeholders
• You have excellent advisory skills to provide policy advice and expertise on a range of strategic research and innovation issues

Consultation and Relationship Management Skills:

• You have effective consultation, consensus building, and negotiation skills to resolve competing policy and program related issues with partners and stakeholders
• You can develop effective linkages and consultation frameworks with stakeholders in the provincial and federal governments, and in the private and academic sectors

You must apply online

Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

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Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, December 31, 2015 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

SOURCE: The Ontario Public Service