Job Opening: Director for Saskatchewan

Location: Saskatchewan

This role is an opportunity to have a major impact in shaping climate and energy policy in Canada.  As our Director for Saskatchewan, you will be a key member of our team and will be integral to our efforts to advocate for low-carbon economic growth policy in Saskatchewan and across Western Canada. 

This is a new role for our growing organization. While Clean Prosperity has done policy and government relations work in Western Canada for many years, you will be our first Director for Saskatchewan. If you’re the right candidate, you’ll be excited about the opportunity to be part of building up and accelerating our Western Canada projects.

At Clean Prosperity, our mission is to help Canada become a net-zero economy in a way that is affordable for Canadians and generates economic growth all across the country. Getting the balance right is particularly important in Western Canada where policy must seize future opportunities in a low-carbon economy, while supporting and capitalizing on the expertise and experience of existing sectors, such as oil and gas. 

We are passionate about what we do and we are looking for a smart, ambitious person to join our team.  

Clean Prosperity is committed to diversity in its hiring processes. We welcome applications from members of visible minorities, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to help provide a diverse range of perspectives and lived experiences. 

The Role

This role will report to the Vice President, Western Canada, and will work closely with our Western Canada Program Manager and other members of our cross-Canada team.

Key Responsibilities

Government Relations:

  • Develop, lead, and execute an overall government relations strategy for Saskatchewan.
  • Hold regular conversations with relevant government officials — including elected leaders, political staff, and departmental staff. 
  • Monitor, and provide advice on, government briefings, happenings at the Saskatchewan Legislature, hearings, and related events.
  • Draft formal communications to the Saskatchewan Government, including submitting feedback as part of government consultations.
  • Represent Clean Prosperity at government briefings, hearings, and related events.
  • Track political happenings to ensure our advocacy strategy has maximum impact.
  • Undertake similar activities to the above with relevant staff from all political parties.

Stakeholder relations:

  • Identify and engage with influential stakeholders, with a particular focus on building strong relationships with the business and investor communities. 
  • Attend, and present at, relevant events, such as conferences, forums, and conventions, on topics of interest to the organization. 
  • Draft and deliver compelling presentation decks. Plan and implement stakeholder engagement events, occasionally alongside partner organizations.

Media Relations: 

In partnership with our communications team: 

  • Develop a range of content for media, from op-eds to issue briefs to blog posts. 
  • Pitch Clean Prosperity’s policy messages to Saskatchewan media, build relationships with Saskatchewan journalists, and develop press releases and media briefings.
  • Build relationships with journalists who cover Saskatchewan politics.

Policy Research & Development:

  • While we have staff dedicated to policy research, you will be required to develop sufficient technical expertise to write briefings on our policy priorities, including writing and editing policy reports for publication. 
  • Conduct desk research to support our mission and organizational objectives and commission primary research from academics or consultants.
  • Draft briefing notes and other policy-related assets to support our advocacy work. 

In addition to the responsibilities described above, you will be asked to contribute to other organizational priorities from time-to-time.

Skills/Experience Needed

The below list represents our ideal set of qualifications. We encourage you to apply if most of these are a fit, even if there’s one or two that aren’t: 

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of work experience.
  • Significant experience (three years minimum, ideally more) in either a policy role within government and/or conducting government relations. Any past work experience that would provide credibility with Saskatchewan’s government is highly desirable. 
  • Superb people skills: you must be able to build relationships quickly, work with people across the political spectrum, and find common ground with those who disagree with you.
  • Great storytelling skills: you must be able to take complex, technical topics and turn them into compelling narratives that resonate with elected officials. 
  • Baseline understanding of Saskatchewan’s emissions reduction policies and Canadian climate and energy policy (deeper understanding is a bonus), and a commitment that Saskatchewan and Canada should strive to reach net zero by 2050.
  • Experience engaging and persuading external stakeholders, such as policymakers, business leaders, and community leaders.
  • Ability to work independently.  
  • Ability to adapt in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.
  • Experience synthesizing research, writing briefing notes, and presenting findings and recommendations. 
  • Basic comfort in reviewing academic policy reports.

Location, hours, and culture

We are a small and tight-knit team who support each other’s work every day. Our team comes from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we bring those perspectives to every effort, making our work better in the process. 

All of our team works remotely. We would prefer that our Saskatchewan Director be located in Regina, so that you can easily get to the legislature and government departments, but we are open to considering candidates who are located elsewhere inSaskatchewan. We will reimburse certain office equipment costs to ensure that you have a comfortable and effective setup. 

We keep standard working hours, but are much more concerned about results than about how you organize your time. We are a people-focused organization: staff have flexibility in how they schedule their working hours. 

Even though we’re virtual, you will interact regularly with the team. We hold weekly staff meetings, informal virtual meet-ups, and two in-person staff retreats per year across Canada. You will also meet in person with our VP of Western Canada either in Alberta or Saskatchewan once or more per quarter.

Compensation

While we are a nonprofit, we intend to pay salaries that are competitive with the private sector. We understand that compensation is an important consideration for any applicant and we will discuss salary during our first conversation with you. In addition to your salary, you will also be entitled to: 

While we are a nonprofit, we intend to pay salaries that are competitive with the private sector. We understand that compensation is an important consideration for any applicant and we will discuss salary during our first conversation with you. In addition to your salary, you will be entitled to a health benefits package, 20 days of vacation, and we’ll also provide you with office equipment for your home office.

How to apply

Please send an email to DirectorSK@cleanprosperity.ca with the subject line “Application for Director for Saskatchewan” that includes:  

  1. Your resume 
  2. A cover letter that explains why you want to work with us, why you’d be a good fit, and something that you’re passionate about outside of work. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: All applications will be reviewed by humans. We aren’t looking for a key-word bonanza in your cover letter — we want to get to know you. Please ensure that your application is also written by a human. Thanks!