Regulatory Analyst

About Us

The Office of Service Efficiency (“the Office”) was established in 2015 to develop and implement a regulatory reform and modernization agenda in Nova Scotia. It began its work with a focus on reducing barriers to doing business in Nova Scotia and has since expanded its scope to include other groups, including physicians and citizens.

It delivers on its mandate through its work in three primary areas: 1) by providing an independent assessment of legislative proposals, regulatory proposals, and process changes to evaluate alignment with best practice as outlined in the Charter of Governing Principles for Regulation, which includes measuring the financial impact of individual proposals and initiatives for costs or savings 2) improving service provided by government to support compliance with legislation, regulation, and governmental processes and 3) working with partners, including government partners, in aligning legislative and regulatory approaches and processes.

Our work to improve and modernize Nova Scotia’s regulatory environment is an important contributor to the province’s broader economic strategy and the Office has been nationally recognized for its work.

About Our Opportunity

As the Regulatory Analyst, you will consult and collaborate with internal stakeholders to lead, provide guidance, train, and ensure usage on and compliance with the tools, systems and processes developed by the Office.

Primary Accountabilities

Some of the primary accountabilities in this role include:

• Leading the application, implementation and review of the best practice tools, systems and processes, government-wide, to accurately and consistently measure compliance burden as part of assessing the impact of legislation, regulation, and process changes to the province.
• Conducting best-practice research on trends, impact analysis, systems, processes and tools as well as assessing user and Office needs to plan and lead the management and updating of the Impact Assessment Application Tool.
• Prepare and present Impact Assessment Reports, briefing materials, and policy advice for senior leaders, including the deputy minister.
• Leading and providing in-depth subject matter expertise and support to departments and agencies in understanding complex issues and developing potential strategic solutions to reduce or prevent business burden.
• Developing and delivering a training program on best-practice principles and Impact Assessments across government departments.
• Collaborating with inter-departmental teams on long-term projects that required in-depth impact analysis. This requires developing and maintaining subject matter expertise in current and emerging regulatory issues.

In this role you will report to the Executive Director, Regulatory Reform and Partnerships

Qualifications and Experience

This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a Degree in Law, Masters of Public Administration, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, along with 2 years of experience working in an analytical and strategic development role.

To be successful within this role, you must also:

• Have strong analytical skills to conduct in-depth analysis of government proposals and initiatives.
• Have the ability to balance priorities in a fast-paced team environment and undertake a variety of diverse tasks that involve a wide range of subject areas. 
• Be able to adapt to a dynamic work environment and strategize approaches to meet the needs of unique proposals and projects.
• Be able to work under pressure, to meet tight deadlines when priorities may compete or when immediate results are required by senior decisionmakers.
• Possess exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Have in-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

While not required, it is considered an asset if you have previous experience in:

• Regulatory analysis.
• A regulatory, business, or legal environment.

Leadership competencies required at this level of work are: Conceptual Thinking, Strategic Orientation, Outcome Focus, Problem Solving, High level of Organization,

Effective Interactive Communication, Partnering and Relationship Building, and Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

Work within an office environment; occasional travel as required. 

Additional Information

This is a TERM employment opportunity with anticipated end date of September 11, 2026.  The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus