Director of Regulatory Innovation – Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Establish the strategic framework for the harmonization of registration and licensure best practices across Canada, alongside integration into the labour market.

• Collaborate with regulatory agencies and national assessment organizations to promote licensing and regulatory reforms.

• Identify and expand effective practices in bridging initiatives and alternative registration for occupations.

• Promote competency-based credential recognition through innovative and equitable registration processes.

• Provide strategic oversight for initiatives aligned with policy, advocacy, and organizational priorities.

• Engage with Fairness Commissioners and similar fair-registration frameworks in various provinces.

• Conduct research on best practices for licensing reform and bring together stakeholders from provincial, territorial, local, and regional levels.

• Direct strategies and partnerships across sectors that support advocacy at the federal, provincial, municipal, and industry levels.

• Incorporate regulatory and labour market intelligence into policy and strategic development.

• Represent WES at conferences, consultations, and in media engagements.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and engage external contributors.

• Create multi-year learning, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks.

• Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, supportive, innovative, results-oriented, and accountable team culture.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience at the intersection of occupational licensing regulation and labour market integration within Canada.

• A graduate degree or certification in occupational regulation, public administration/policy, law, social sciences, or a related discipline—or an equivalent combination of education and professional or lived experience.

• Strong understanding of jurisdictional Fair Registration practices, the Regulated Health Professions Act, and contemporary debates on regulatory modernization.

• Proven experience in building and leading coalitions of multiple stakeholders, including government, regulators, employers, and business/industry associations.

• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership or management role.

• A demonstrated history of leading system change initiatives and engaging stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

• Significant experience in senior people leadership, including managing policy teams, budgets, and intricate external partnerships.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong analytical and research capabilities.

• Proven strategic and systems thinking skills.

• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills across diverse stakeholders and cultural contexts.

• Capacity to thrive in ambiguous, dynamic, and entrepreneurial settings.

• Proven ability to mobilize knowledge and disseminate insights to internal stakeholders.

• Experience representing an organization externally or facilitating public-facing engagements.

• Strong program management capabilities, organizational awareness, and sound judgment.

• A commitment to WES’s mission, impact goals, and principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity.

• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and a proactive approach.

• Fluency in both French and English is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work options and remote scheduling.

• Generous time-off policies.

• Comprehensive wellness programs.

• Extensive benefits package.

• Competitive salary.

• Recognition and tangible rewards.

• Opportunities for learning and development.

• Personal and professional growth opportunities.

• Potential for career advancement.

• Comprehensive training initiatives.

• Tuition reimbursement possibilities.

• Employee-led resource groups.

• Town halls and collaborative team activities.

• Meaningful volunteer opportunities.

• An inclusive, mission-driven culture.

• Support for accommodations during the recruitment process.