Department Information

The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is one of the three distinct and autonomous branches of the Government of the Northwest Territories (Legislative, Executive and Judicial). As such, it operates with autonomy and independence from Cabinet direction and the public service at large. This independence is critical to the mandate of the Legislative Assembly to scrutinize and approve legislation and budgets proposed by cabinet, monitor and critique the activities and performance of the executive branch and provide a forum for the exercise of responsible parliamentary democracy in the Northwest Territories.

Job Information

As the Manager of Research Services, you will lead the delivery of high quality research, analysis, and advisory services to Members of the Legislative Assembly, the Speaker, and senior leadership. You will oversee a team, manage research priorities, and ensure that information provided supports informed decision making on legislation, policies, and public issues. This is a non-partisan role requiring a neutral, impartial, and confidential approach to research and analysis. As the Manager of Research Services, you will develop briefing materials, guide complex research projects, and build strong working relationships with Members and stakeholders while operating with a high degree of independence and professionalism. To be successful in this role, you will bring strong research, analytical, and writing skills, demonstrated experience leading teams and managing competing priorities, sound knowledge of public policy, legislative processes or government operations, and the ability to operate with discretion and judgment in a politically sensitive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads, mentors, and supports Research Analysts by setting priorities and performance objectives, managing workflow and resources, assigning requests, and monitoring results to ensure high-quality service delivery and staff development.
• Builds and maintains strong, trust based relationships with Members, Committees, and senior government officials to ensure confidence in research and advice, while facilitating effective information flow to support Members needs.
• Establishes and enforces standards, practices, and procedures to ensure research and analysis are high-quality, impartial, and confidential, while aligning services with expectations set by senior leadership.
• Provides timely research, analysis, and briefings to Members and senior leadership by synthesizing complex information, while collaborating with staff to support evolving requests.
• Leads and contributes to corporate initiatives, including projects, transition planning, and organizational priorities, through drafting materials, coordinating stakeholders, and participating in strategic discussions.

Key Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics or a related discipline, combined with 2 years of management experience and 3 years of experience including some or all of the following: public sector policy and/or legislation development, legislative drafting, work for elected officials, and northern political and public policy issues.
• For the purpose of this competition, management experience refers to demonstrated experience supervising staff and collaborating with other teams or units where there are areas of overlapping engagement.

Equivalencies

• Completion of a college/university diploma in Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics or a related discipline, combined with 2 years of management experience and 5 years of experience including some or all of the following: public sector policy and/or legislation development, legislative drafting, work for elected officials, and northern political and public policy issues.
• Completion of a master's degree in Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics or a related discipline, combined with 2 years of management experience and 1 year of experience including some or all of the following: public sector policy and/or legislation development, legislative drafting, work for elected officials, and northern political and public policy issues.
• All other equivalencies will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

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