At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships and provide strategic advice to advance key initiatives at Canada’s largest port.
- Company: Join the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, shaping Canada's trade and economic future.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, generous benefits, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse workplace committed to equity and inclusion, with support for all applicants.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on Canada's economy while working in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in political science and 5 years of government relations experience required.
The predicted salary is between 60.13 - 60.13 $ per hour.
At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the work we do matters. Every day, our people help connect Canada to global markets, strengthen supply chains, support sustainable growth, and shape the future of Canada’s largest port.
If you're looking for purposeful work where your contributions make a difference, you'll find it here - supported by a team that is collaborative, innovative, and committed to excellence.
Why join us
- Meaningful work that contributes to Canada’s trade and economic prosperity
- Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
- A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Flexible programs that support employee wellbeing and work-life integration
Join a team that embraces innovation and continuous learning while delivering technology solutions that support one of Canada’s most important trade hubs. Build relationships with decision-makers, provide strategic advice, help advance initiatives that have regional and national significance, and promote Canada’s largest port. Your work will help ensure that critical infrastructure, trade, environmental, and community priorities are understood and advanced through meaningful engagement and collaboration.
The government relations advisor provides strategic advice regarding the government and key stakeholder relations components of critical files. This includes:
- Relationship building and maintenance
- Providing advice and guidance on strategic messaging, recommended approaches, and issues management
- Developing productive relationships with government and stakeholders
- Meeting and event scheduling and arranging
- Development of plans and strategies, reports, briefing notes, submissions, presentations and other materials
What Success Looks Like
- Working closely with the manager, develop and implement government, regulatory agency and stakeholder communications and engagement activities
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with government representatives at all levels
- Provide VFPA representation in BC and across Canada with members of the provincial and federal government, industry, regulatory agencies, First Nations groups and other stakeholders
- Monitor, identify, report and provide recommendations on current and emerging issues
- Develop and implement outreach, advocacy and other communications strategies
- Ensure communications activities are aligned with other departmental and organizational objectives
- Coordinate the graphic design of communications and outreach materials
- Participate on cross-functional teams, providing subject matter expertise across the organization on government issues
- Provide general communications support on an as needed basis
- Track engagement activities, action items and outcomes
- Research and prepare briefing notes, submissions, binders, letters and other materials
- Maintain government and stakeholder contacts in CRM
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Prioritize and multi-task assignments to meet deliverables
- Compose, proofread and format correspondence, presentations and spreadsheets
- Organize meetings and events as required
What You Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in political science or other appropriate university degree
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrable experience in federal or provincial government relations in Canada
- Established relationships with provincial or federal government elected and public service officials
- Strong networking and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional research, writing and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze individual initiatives
- Team player with a customer service focus
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
What We Offer
- Market-competitive base salaries and variable incentive plan
- Generous and inclusive benefits offering including retirement benefits plan
- Flexible remote work program
- Earned time off program
- Paid vacation and personal care leave
- Learning, development, and advancement opportunities
- Onsite gym with towel service in a national landmark in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront
- Friendly, unique, and respectful workplace
Salary: The starting rate for this position is $60.13 per hour, with scheduled wage progression in accordance with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 517 collective agreement.
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Job type: Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid
Working environment: Normal office conditions with occasional evening, weekend and off-site work, which will include travel within BC and other locations in Canada.
At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, racialized individuals, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and other equity-deserving groups.
Government Relations Advisor in Vancouver employer: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, making it an ideal place for professionals looking to make a significant impact in infrastructure development. With a strong commitment to employee growth, the organization offers ample opportunities for career advancement and skill enhancement, all while working on high-profile projects in the vibrant city of Vancouver. Employees benefit from a supportive environment that values teamwork and excellence, ensuring that every team member can thrive and contribute to the success of major initiatives like the RBT2 project.
Contact Details:
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Recruitment Team
