Government Affairs Advisor

The Government Affairs Advisor supports Cenovus’s government relations efforts through policy monitoring, analysis, and strategic advice. Responsibilities include developing policy recommendations, drafting briefing materials, presentations, and communications, and providing political context and interpretation to internal business units. The role involves engagement with external parties such as industry associations to support coordinated advocacy and information sharing. Based in Calgary with a national focus, the position requires travel and offers independent influence through analysis and clear communication rather than formal authority. Key duties include monitoring legislative, regulatory, and policy developments; providing policy context and background research; contributing to policy analysis on fiscal, tax, royalty, and economic considerations; drafting and editing policy briefings and updates; coordinating background materials for stakeholder engagements, and building subject-matter knowledge in policy areas such as oil and gas policy.