Posting Date: September 24, 2026 The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Ontario) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda.

The Strategic

Planning and Portfolio Management division of Elections Ontario is seeking a results-oriented Senior Policy Advisor to join the Corporate Affairs unit, a diverse team of professionals in corporate planning, strategic analysis, policy development, stakeholder relations and protocol services. This is an prospect to demonstrate your highly developed strategic and analytic capabilities to coordinate the review, analysis, revision, and maintenance of the agency’s policy portfolio. The role will also include preparing briefings, presentations and reports, writing procedures, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders through our Political Advisory Committee and Political Support Network.

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Affairs, you will: Lead the design, development, and implementation of various policies. Ensure that policy review, analysis, and recommendations are informed by consultation with relevant subject‑matter experts and approved by relevant teams. Take initiative to resolve policy implementation issues with minimal supervision.

Brief members of the Senior Leadership Team and Executive regularly on the policy portfolio and coordinating key policy decisions. Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholder groups including other business units, the Political Advisory Committee and Political Support Network, to ensure effective communication and collaboration. policy, planning, operations, research, writing various enterprise‑level documents)



and cross‑divisional teams. Excellent written skills with the ability to produce clear, concise, and well‑structured written materials, presentations and documentation, and a demonstrated ability to verbally present such information (e.g., Policy: Knowledge of policy development approaches (e.g., policy development, research‑policy‑practice cycle, legislative reform, etc.).

Demonstrated interpersonal skills with a customer‑focused approach and a proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.

Represent Corporate

Affairs and/or Elections Ontario on internal and external committees as assigned.

Technical skills and knowledge: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint; Minimum of five years’ relevant experience, public sector experience is an asset. This role requires in‑office presence five (5) days per week. The successful candidate will be required to complete criminal background and social media checks as part of the hiring process.

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability‑related accommodation to participate, please call 1-(phone hidden), send a fax to 1-(phone hidden), TTY at 1-(phone hidden) or email [email protected] record checks also do not use AI. However, AI technology is used when conducting social media checks.

Individual salaries within the anticipated salary range are determined through various factors, including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge and applicable skill sets. #

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