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Director, Governmental Affairs
Insurance industry
Montreal

Position

• Reports to the Vice-President / General Manager.
  
• Supervises 6 employees.

Company

• The national trade association of non-government property and casualty ("P&C" or "non-life") insurers, the private companies which insure the cars, homes and businesses of Canadians. Member insurance companies provide about 90 per cent of the non-government P&C insurance sold in Canada.
  
• The organisation counts 120 member companies that employ more than 100 000 in Canada.
  
• Sales of more than 18B$ and controls assets in the 40B$ range.
  
• The industry is a major component of the social and financial fabric of Canada. P&C insurers in Canada invest mainly in domestic government and corporate bonds and in preferred and common stocks. Return on these investments helps to reduce premiums.

Responsibilities

• Assist the VP GM in the execution of mandates in Quebec for the organization, most notably for all matters pertaining to governmental affairs as well as act as the spokesperson for the organization.
• Study and identify all needs, elaborate communications public affairs strategies
  
• Implement all plans that have been approved by the organization.
  

  Governmental Affairs:
  

• Develop governmental affairs strategies and maintain governmental relations in order to position the Company and P&C Insurers as major players in the economy, to make its issues known and present the Insurers positions on different matters.
  
• Maintain relations with sectoral groups and associations in order to present the industry and its issues, explain the Insurers practices and comment on events and cases that pertain to casualty insurance.
  
• Maintain harmonious relations with all other P&C Insurance industry players, etc.
  
• Act as spokesperson for the Company in order to present its position on different issues, maintain harmonious relations with the media by bringing forth information, answering their queries, giving interviews and participate in information programs.
  

  Public Affairs:
  

• Develop communications and public affairs strategies that present a positive image of the industry in the eyes of the consumer, media and governmental authorities.
  

• Develop and execute communications and public affairs plans and programs, in support of the cases and issues for the organisation’s members, the consumer, medias and other administrative and political authorities.
  

• Develop communications plans and programs aimed at helping Insurers in the execution of regular activities and special projects as well as help them in the implementation of the aforementioned plans and programs.
  

• Assist and counsel all internal employees in their communications and public affairs needs.Profile
  

• Bilingual.
  

• University degree in an appropriate discipline with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a similar position and has also possibly been a lobbyist.
  

• Strong managerial experience and possess a strong understanding of governmental operations.
  

• Strong writing skills, excellent interpersonal, organisational and analytical capabilities.
  

• Can work under pressure and is a team player.

  For more information, contact Lyn Johnson at lj@r2lj.com