Senior Analyst, Market Conduct Policy and Regulation

Release Date: 02/14/2022
Staff Reference: clhia careers

Position: Senior Analyst, Market Conduct Policy and Regulation
Company: The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA)
Type: 1 Full Time Permanent Position
Office Location: 79 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario. M5K 1G8
Role: Hybrid position

Imagine a job where YOU can utilize your exceptional interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with internal and external teams to ensure the fair treatment of consumers!

Imagine a job where YOU are the hub of activity for policy creation for the association, ensuring important polices are developed with member companies!

Add a great collaborative team, a challenging variety of work, excellent work life balance, and you have imagined a job at CLHIA.

About: CLHIA
CLHIA is the respected voice of Canada's Life and Health insurers. Our work concerns the lives of all Canadians. We work alongside our members to advance public policy solutions that ensure a sound and vibrant insurance industry that allows Canadians to enjoy greater financial security and access to valuable supplementary health benefits. Every day at the CLHIA, we bring:

• our authentic selves to the job
• our best ideas to every challenge
• our open minds to other perspectives
• our full trust in one another’s abilities
• our commitment to exemplify respect, accountability, teamwork, and excellence in how we work together; and
• our genuine enthusiasm for a job well done – whether it’s your own achievement or someone else’s.

We are a stable and secure organization that has been busier than ever during the pandemic. We are a small close-knit team that works together to make sure the association runs smoothly. This position is a hybrid position where you will attend the office 2 or 3 days a week. This position is not and will not be fully remote.

The Right Fit
We believe the kind of person you are matters. We have a culture of respect and caring, and we want employees who will thrive in our environment. When we hire, we consider your potential and how you may fit with our team.

You will succeed here if you are:

Excellent Communicator – you will be collaborating with not only our internal team but with member companies, government, and regulators. Your ability to communicate clearly and with several different parties will support your success

Seasoned Policy Developer – you have excellent experience developing policy. This includes your ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and consider different points of view

Independent – you are self-motivated and manage your time well. you are able to organize your day to meet often conflicting priorities and deadlines

Flexible – this is a position where you will be wearing many hats and you must be flexible to help in a number of areas of the business as required

The Position:

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President Market Conduct Policy and Regulation, the Senior Analyst Market Conduct Policy and Regulation, serves the life and health insurance industry's interests to optimize the policy, legislative and regulatory environment affecting the industry related to distribution and marketplace regulation issues. The Senior Analyst is a team player who works collaboratively both within and outside the Association. The issues worked on could include, among others, those related to insurance distribution and intermediaries, the fair treatment of consumers and life and health insurance products as well as investment products, such as segregated funds.

The position package includes:

• Prescription, dental and paramedical benefits,
• A defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.
• We also offer a competitive compensation package including a salary of 65K to 75K and bonus. For exceptional candidates the salary may be increased
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• 10 Sick Days
• Hybrid working from home model

Experience and Qualifications:

• University degree in a related field with ideally two (2) to four (4) years of experience (e.g., economics, public policy, public administration, communications)
• Knowledge of policy and legislative processes, particularly related to provincial, and territorial governments
• Knowledge of life and health insurance industry products and practices related to distribution through intermediaries
• Knowledge of industry distribution oversight and monitoring practices
• Communication skills (verbal, written, digital), and the ability to effectively build relationships and work collaboratively with individuals within and outside the Association
• Research, analytical, and problem-solving skills to understand issues affecting the life and health insurance industry
• Organizational, project management and time management skills to manage multiple projects, including those with tight deadlines and changing priorities
• Ability to develop options, and support evidence-based recommendations to CLHIA leadership for decision-making

What makes you the Ideal Candidate?

• Experience with member-based organizations
• Experience participating in and supporting committees/working groups
• Experience planning programs for events/conferences
• Bilingual (English/French) or ability to read and speak some French

How to apply:
Please submit your resume to Katherine Taylor at ktaylor@taylormcmahon.com.

The CLHIA is committed to ensuring fair and inclusive employment practices. On request, we provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you require accommodation, please advise us. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.