Save the Children Canada is a member of Save the Children International, a federation that works in more than 120 countries worldwide delivering programs focused on health and nutrition, education, child protection, child poverty, humanitarian response, and child rights governance. As the world's leading independent organization for children, Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation. Position Title:  Senior Government Relations Manager                 Status (FT/PT/Contract): FT Department:  Policy and Government Relations                          Job Level Classification:  V Reporting to: Director, Policy and Government relations               Bargaining Unit(Y/N): N Location: Ottawa,ON                                                                People Manager(Y*/N): N Revision Date: 21/12/2016                                                       * Number of reports   Primary Job Purpose This position plays a role in leading Save the Children Canada’s profile and relationships with institutional donors. The Senior Government Relations Manager partners with Director of Policy & Government Relations and the Director of International Programs to identify opportunities, build agency profile, support the development of proposals, and maintain extensive knowledge of institutional donor landscape and opportunities for both business development and policy engagement. Responsibilities

 

Responsibilities

Time %
1. Government Relations & Policy Influence
  • Work with team to develop and implement Save the Children’s government relation strategy
  • Analyze government priorities to inform policy influence strategies
  • Remain abreast of federal and provincial government policy and budget decisions, including analyzing impacts to Save the Children and recommending action plans for organizational response
  • Actively monitor and analyze Canadian policy activities in the global arena including UN Sustainable Development Goals, multilateral agencies
  • Work with Director of Policy and Government Relations and team to develop and keep updated key message documents and policy briefs to achieve policy objectives
  • Develop multi-party policy engagement strategy and represent Save the Children at meetings on policy matters with MPs of all parties
  • Coordinate meetings with senior ministerial and departmental staff for CEO and Chief Program and Policy Officer, and Director of Policy and Government Relations
  • Represent agency at meetings with key policy staff both at departmental and ministerial levels
  • Responsible for compliance with the Canada’s Lobbying Act, the Lobbying Code of Conduct, and CRA regulations governing charities and advocacy
 40%
2. Business Development - Opportunity Generation:
  • Through active engagement with internal and external stakeholders, identify and support the securing of new funding opportunities
  • Lead mapping of government priorities to inform business development strategies
  • Develop strong working relationships with stakeholders across Government
  • Analyze and develop potential new business opportunities with innovative financing and public private initiatives, such as the Development Financing Initiative, and through the international development banks (BDC, IADB)
  • Provide intelligence to the Manager, Business Development to support regular analysis of market trends for new funding opportunities in alignment with strategic priorities and portfolio targets
  • Prepare updates, issue notes, trend analysis for International Program team
 40%
3. Profile for influence for Business Development
  • Identify and initiate profile opportunities for Save the Children such as technical roundtables, Save the Children hosted webinars for GAC and sector, etc.
  • Lead team to plan and implement profile events in Ottawa
  • Coordinate CEO, Chief Policy and Programs Officer and Directors of Programs and Policy agency representation at key government forums and tables with members of Parliament and government officials
  • Prepare briefing documents for CEO, Chief Policy and Programs Officer and Director level meetings
  • Cultivate relationships with civil society, NGO, and partner organizations
 15%
4. Other responsibilities:
  • Act as a positive role model, exhibiting leadership and communicating with impact
  • Maintain positive, constructive relationships with internal stakeholders
 5%
  Qualifications and Experience
  • Master degree in International Development / Public Administration / Political Science/
  • 10+ years’ progressive work experience in International Development sector
  • Knowledge of child rights programming and policy in areas of Health, Education, Child Protection, and Livelihoods
  • Knowledge of Public Economics an asset
  • Extensive knowledge of and contacts within institutional funders including GAC
  • Experience planning and implementing high level events both large and small
  • Extensive knowledge of gender equality principles and practices
Competencies, Skills and Behaviours
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships across cultural and organizational boundaries with internal and external stakeholders, and managing through influence
  • A strategic thinker with the ability to translate broad concepts into tactical plans
  • Superior English writing and copy editing skills; proficiency in French/Spanish considered an asset
  • Ability to work within tight deadlines and time pressures
  • Strong project management skills broadly, and particularly in event management
  • Ability to travel internationally on occasional basis
Other Requirements
  • Adhere to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding policy and protocols
  • Police check vulnerable sector screening
OUR VALUES IN PRACTICE  Accountability:
  • Holds oneself accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
  • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
  • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
  • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency
If you are interested in this position, please e-mail a letter of application and a resume by Thursday, January 12th 2017 to jobs@savethechildren.ca with Subject heading “Senior Government Relations Manager”. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Save the Children welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.