Job Title:

Policy Analyst

Department:

Finance & Operations

Reports To:

Senior Vice President, Operations & CFO

Salary:

$78,000 – $85,000

Job Type:

Full-Time, Contract, Hybrid, 2-3 Days per week,

Preferred Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Posting Close Date

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Are you motivated by the opportunity to positively impact mental health for young people in Canada? Would you be passionate about helping young people deal with the challenges of growing up in today’s complex, ever-changing, technologically driven world?

Kids Help Phone is on a transformational journey, one that will change the landscape of youth mental health in Canada. We cannot do it without a team who are willing to be game changers and help fuel that journey. We need team members that are passionate about making a real difference in young people’s lives.

Unlock your potential. Carve out a career as unique as yourself. Grow with us.

Presentation of the organization

Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for their expertise and continuous innovation as Canada’s only 24/7 professional counselling and information service for young people, in both French and English. Since 1989, we have offered kids, teens and young adults a critical lifeline of hope and support through our free, anonymous and confidential services. Young people reach out to Kids Help Phone’s professional counselors and trained volunteers from every corner of the country via phone, Live Chat and texting, and benefit from their database of local youth-serving programs. Kids Help Phone’s website is a widely recognized model of youth-focused design, offering therapeutic tools, games, information, and counseling.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Operations & CFO, the Policy Analyst will be well-informed to evaluate the existing policies that govern Kids Help Phone and inform the development of new policies to meet emerging data and privacy requirements (such as Quebec Law 25, etc). As our policy analyst, your duties will include reviewing existing policies, determining whether the policies align to their intended purpose, consulting with internal and external stakeholders and draft updates, revisions, etc.

To ensure success, you will have experience leading a similar scope of work, specialized knowledge related to corporate business policies, and a firm grasp on the legal considerations related to policy development.

The successful incumbent will also be expected to provide direction and advice that ultimately contributes to positive changes within the organization.

Policy Analyst Responsibilities:

Policy Analyst Requirements:

Policy Analyst Qualities:

A policy analyst collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and departments to contribute to policy development and implementation. They engage in teamwork while sharing knowledge, perspectives, and expertise to facilitate collaboration between all related parties.

Policy analysts use research skills to collect and analyze information, assess policy options, and create evidence-based solutions. They implement a range of research methods, including surveys, data collection, and statistical analysis, to inform policy recommendations.

A policy analyst has advanced organizational skills in managing multiple tasks, deadlines, and projects effectively. They prioritize and coordinate their work to ensure timely completion of research, analysis, and reporting.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be asked to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of Kids Help Phone.

Don’t meet every single qualification and requirement? Studies have shown that women and racialized people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Kids Help Phone we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that our organization is recruiting for.

The Small Print:

Applications will close at 11:59 pm, on the job posting close date listed above. Submissions received after this time may not be considered

A full job description is attached to this posting.

Reasonable accommodations are available on request from a candidate with a disability.

No recruitment agencies please

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