The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility. Our goal is to build a public sector workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and to promote welcoming, diverse, inclusive, respectful workplaces that are accessible to all. We welcome all interested individuals including Indigenous People, persons with disabilities, Black, racialized, ethnic and culturally diverse groups, as well as people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identities, and gender expressions. Those looking for more information are invited to visit our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy.

The purpose of this position is to provide high quality advice and assistance to the Department’s senior management team regarding transportation policy and programming. This position will provide leadership in research, analysis, planning, program development and evaluation.

This position will report to the Manager of Policy and Planning and will work collaboratively across the ministry to plan, lead and coordinate studies and research to identify and monitor transportation and infrastructure policy issues and trends, including public transit, marine, highways and air transport. Policy advice is regularly provided to senior management and staff through briefings, reports and presentations.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Lead the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public transit policies and programming.
• Assist in the coordination and development of strategic and operational planning for the division.
• Collaborate with other government departments, agencies, external stakeholders and other levels of government to develop, manage and implement transportation priorities, transportation-related policies, initiatives and proposals.
• Communicate and collaborate with external stakeholders and partners to create awareness, share program details and gather feedback to inform of program enhancements.
• Conduct jurisdictional scans from other provinces, territories, or regions/countries abroad, to determine best practices for project implementation.
• Work with representatives in the air, marine and highways sector to monitor transportation and supply chain statistics such as road traffic data, bridge and ferry crossings, airline passenger data, water freight import and exports.
• Represent the Department on intergovernmental initiatives while collecting, reporting, and preparing information as needed.
• Participate in joint Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meetings, task forces and working groups as they relate to key areas of focus in transportation and infrastructure policy.
• Monitor discussions at the FPT table and brief the Manager of Policy and Planning on progress of working groups and task forces.
• Assist with the development of provincial and departmental policy positions; and
• Apply qualitative and quantitative research skills to collect evidence for policy making, including but not limited to: reviewing the scholarly literature; the development of surveys and questionnaires; organizing and facilitating focus groups with internal and external stakeholders; developing and delivering one-on-one interviews; and writing findings of research in the approved report templates, such as, but not limited to: policy analysis reports, policy research briefs, focus group reports, etc.
• Provide assistance to the Deputy Minister, Director and Manager as required in carrying out the duties of the Department.
• Assist in mentoring students and junior policy analysts with basic policy research-related tasks.
• Assist the Infrastructure Secretariat with policy development as needed
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Business, Economics, Political Science, Law, Engineering, or related field.

• Considerable experience in policy and/or program development, analysis and evaluation.

• Demonstrated equivalencies will be considered.

• Considerable experience in federal, inter-provincial, and provincial program and policy development and review.

• Experience in project management.

• Experience in internal and external stakeholder engagement.

• Experience in providing high quality, detailed advice to senior leadership;

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

• Individuals should be able to:

  • Undertake research and analysis using a variety of tools and resources;
  • Work comfortably in a complex and changing environment;
  • Organize, plan and think strategically; and
  • Must have a good previous work and attendance record.

• Must have excellent communication, problem solving and facilitation skills.

• Ability to work independently in a creative and innovative manner and ability to think and plan strategically.

• Successful candidate must provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Records Check prior to commencing employment.

Other Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in a related discipline would be considered an asset.
• Experience with transportation policy would be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience or course work in facilitation, public policy, conflict resolution, change management would be considered an asset.
• Project management training or certification would be considered an asset.
• Experience in marketing, budgeting or financial management would be considered an asset.

Please Note: Please ensure the application clearly demonstrates how you meet the noted qualifications as applicants will be screened based on the information provided. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Where possible, submitting an electronic resume or job application is preferred. Otherwise, please return forms to PEI Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 7N8. Applications may be sent by fax to (902) 368-4383.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION, BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE.

Please ensure that the appropriate Posting ID number is stated on all application forms. You can apply online or obtain an application form by visiting our web site at www.jobspei.ca**. Forms may also be obtained by contacting any PEI Government office, ACCESS PEI Centre, Regional Services Centre, or by telephone (902) 368-4080.**

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