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Director of Regulatory Innovation – Integration
Posted 2 weeks ago
About the role
- WES director advancing Canadian occupational licensing reform and labour-market integration. Leading policy research, stakeholder coalitions, advocacy, and a multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for Pan-Canadian harmonization of registration/licensure best practices and labour market integration
- Work with regulatory bodies and national assessment institutions to advance licensing and regulatory reforms
- Identify and scale promising practices in bridging initiatives and alternative occupational registration
- Advance competency-based credential recognition through innovative and fair registration processes
- Provide strategic oversight of initiatives across policy, advocacy, and organizational priorities
- Engage with Fairness Commissioners and equivalent fair-registration frameworks across provinces
- Lead research on licensing reform best practices and convene provincial, territorial, local, and regional stakeholders
- Oversee strategies and sector partnerships supporting federal, provincial, municipal, and sectoral advocacy
- Integrate regulatory and labour market intelligence into policy and strategy
- Represent WES at conferences, consultations, and in media
- Lead cross-functional collaboration and external contributors
- Develop multi-year learning, monitoring, and evaluation plans
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing multidisciplinary team
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, supportive, innovative, results-oriented, and accountable team culture
Requirements
- 10 years of experience at the intersection of occupational licensing regulation and labour market integration in Canada
- Graduate degree or certification in occupational regulation, public administration/policy, law, social sciences, or a related field—or equivalent combination of education and professional or lived experience
- Strong familiarity with jurisdictional Fair Registration practices, the Regulated Health Professions Act, and regulatory modernization debates
- Experience building and leading multi-stakeholder coalitions across government, regulators, employers, and business/industry associations
- 5+ years of experience leading or managing a team
- Proven track record leading system change work and engaging stakeholders toward desired outcomes
- Senior people leadership experience, including managing policy teams, budgets, and complex external partnerships
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and systems thinking skills
- Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills across stakeholders and cultures
- Ability to work in ambiguous, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environments
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize knowledge and share insights with internal stakeholders
- Experience representing an organization externally or supporting public-facing engagements
- Strong program management skills, organizational awareness, and sound judgment
- Commitment to WES’s mission, impact goals, equity, inclusion, and diversity
- Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and proactive mindset
- Fluency in both French and English is an asset
Benefits
- Remote work and flexible scheduling
- Generous time-off policies
- Comprehensive wellness programs
- Comprehensive benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Tangible rewards and recognition
- Learning opportunities
- Personal and professional development
- Career advancement opportunities
- Comprehensive training programs
- Tuition reimbursement opportunities
- Employee-led resource groups
- Town halls and collaborative team events
- Meaningful volunteer opportunities
- Inclusive, mission-driven culture
- Accommodation support during the recruitment process
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