Director, Strategic Policy & Market Insights

TheAlcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is an agency where innovation thrives ideas flourish and passion drives us to new heights of excellence. Reporting to the Ministry of the Attorney General the AGCO is responsible for regulating Ontarios vibrant alcohol gaming horse racing and private retail cannabis sectors in accordance with the principles of honesty and integrity and in the public interest. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is seeking a seasoned and strategic policy leader to take on a pivotal Director Strategic Policy&MarketInsights (Director) role at the centre of Ontarios dynamic regulatory landscape. This is a rare opportunity to shape the Registrars Standards that underpin how highimpact highly scrutinized sectors such as alcohol gaming retail cannabis and horse racing are regulated in Ontario balancing innovation economic vitality risk mitigation and the public to the Chief Strategy Officer the Director will lead the development modernization and continuous improvement of Registrars Standards across diverse and evolving sectors while driving forward a forwardlooking policy and research agenda on complex crosscutting issues such as sports betting antimoney laundering responsible gambling youth access industry enablement and social responsibility. Operating at the nexus of government policy stakeholder engagement and evidencebased regulation this role requires sophisticated judgment credibility with senior government partners and the ability to navigate legislative and regulatory change in a complex position offers the opportunity to work closely with central agencies and key ministries collaborate with major provincial agencies and regulators and engage meaningfully with industry and public stakeholders while building internal policy research capability and datadriven decisionmaking that directly supports the AGCOs enterprise strategic plan. For an accomplished public sector leader motivated by impact integrity and influence this role represents a compelling next chapter in a senior leadership You Will Do (but not limited to):Provide strategic policy leadership advice to AGCO Leadership for organizational direction-setting enterprise strategic plan delivery and with the Executive Committee and senior management to prioritize and set policy initiatives in response to the AGCOs mandate letter government and corporate priorities and enterprise strategic plan AGCO strategic policy development process for AGCO-regulated sectors and Registrar Standards development complex andextremely sensitiveregulatory issues related to policy and program analysis and develop recommendations related to legislative and regulatory development and analysis of policy options and recommendations to inform executive decision-making and help ensure thegaming liquor retail cannabisandhorse racingsectors in Ontario continue to be regulated in the public regulatory program design and evaluation to ensure effective delivery of AGCOs strategicand policy regulatory intelligence to support policy program and organizational initiatives enterprise strategic plan delivery and continuous improvement of the Standards development monitoring and evaluation government relations engagement strategies to support AGCO policy and program and develophighly complexand politically sensitive consultations negotiations and other consensus-building mechanisms to foster effective internal and external relationship AGCO atOntario government meetings roundtables and working a team of senior managers and provide leadership tothe StrategicPolicy Branch Team while promoting a coaching Have: Post-secondary education inone of the following fields:Public Policy Political Science Law EconomicsBusiness Administrationand/orrelevantsenior experiencethat develops critical and strategic thinking. GraduateDegree in a related 10 years of proven people leadership experience in managing mentoring and coaching team members and team than10yearssenior-levelexperience in public policy corporate governanceand/or stakeholder relations or related experience ideally in a public sector and/or regulatory understanding of the provincialand federalpublic policy comprehension of political environmentaland industry factors and information that may affect the regulation of thegamingliquor retail cannabisandhorse of sources ofpolicy researchand operatingrequirements of the various industry sectors experience in policy development program design and experience managing complex and sensitive consultation ability in statutory regulatory and policy understanding of risk management principles and of project management methodologies and of change management principles and successful candidate must be eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to a criminal background to Have:Robust knowledge of the gaming retail cannabis horse racingand liquor industries both in Ontario and globallyand the potential implications of proposed policy and program designis an position will remain open until it is filled.