Department of Justice
Policy and Communications Branch
Policy Development Officer
This is a full-time, two year, Term assignment starting as soon as possible.
Temporary Assignments may be considered with prior approval from your Supervisor.
The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities with opportunities for healing. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.
As a Policy Development Officer, you are part of a team responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of branch, department and government policies that affect programs areas. You will provide guidance and input into the overall planning and delivery of services; undertake extensive analysis and research of policy topics; and recommend policy, programming and statutory alternatives and positions. You will work on the development of the recommended policy actions and legislation, which will include preparing and providing policy advice by conducting research, analysis and evaluation of a broad range of issues and needs.
The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) are:
Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.
Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.
Identify and Meet our Clients’ Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.
Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.
Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.
For information about applying for a Department of Justice position, contact Shannon Poelman, HR Consultant, at: [email protected].
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Patricia Randell, Director, and Policy & Communications at 667-3206 or email: [email protected]
Essential Qualifications:
If this opportunity interests you, please submit a resume clearly demonstrating the qualifications below, as selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide:
Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience will be equally considered.
Desired Skills, Abilities and Personal Suitability:
Candidates should have and may be assessed on the following:
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