Associate (Policy)

at  MServices Limited Partnership

THE BUSINESS

When businesses or organizations have a pressing challenge, McMillan Vantage has the senior expertise with a deep understanding of what you need to know, when you need it most. Our vision is to become the firm of choice for clients requiring government relations, strategic communications, public policy, brand strategy, and campaign services. McMillan Vantage is unique in Canada thanks to our strategic partnership with one of Canada’s leading national business law firms—McMillan LLP. Learn more here.

THE QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

• Completed a master’s or undergraduate degree with a focus in public policy, public administration
• 2-3 years of work experience in public policy and/or research
• Proven experience working independently with strong time and project management skills
• Excellent verbal, writing and editing skills in English (French is an asset)
• Interest in learning and continuous improvement
• Share in our commitment to advancing The Vantage Way and producing the highest quality of work for our clients

THE ROLE

McMillan Vantage is hiring an Associate beginning December 2, 2024, or on a mutually agreed upon date. Our ideal candidate is someone who has completed their master’s in public policy, public administration, political management, and/or completed 2-3 years in a policy role for a Canadian business, industry association, government, or not-for-profit.
The successful individual is looking to build a career in public policy, research, and public affairs consulting. You consider yourself a policy generalist with interest in a wide variety of sectors critical to the Canadian economy.
Team Vantage operates in a hybrid model. This individual would be encouraged to spend the equivalent of three days a week in office.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

McMillan Vantage consultants are talented, highly-organized team players with the ability to work effectively on several projects at one time. Some of the responsibilities for an Associate include:

• Conducting in-depth research, participating in consultations, and writing policy white papers, reports, and backgrounders for various clients
• Developing jurisdictional policy scans through the review of legislation, regulations, and statements made by policymakers online and in the media
• Monitoring and synthesizing the impact of legislative developments, regulatory changes, and emerging trends at the municipal, provincial, and federal level
• Analyzing proposed legislation and regulations to assess their impact on industry, workers, communities, or sectors and help prepare summaries or responses
• Compiling and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to support policy recommendations and monitoring of trends that could influence policy decisions
• Collaboration with colleagues to develop policy consultation materials with internal and external subject matter experts
• Developing excellent first drafts of materials such as PowerPoints, key messages, briefing or issues notes and policy papers under the direction of more senior consultants
• Providing account support such as organizing meetings, producing call summaries and creating project schedules / to do lists for policy-heavy files
• Learning about the policy conditions around different sectors in support of McMillan Vantage’s new business development