Government Affairs Advisor

About this opportunity:

The Government Affairs Advisor supports the organization’s government relations efforts through policy monitoring, analysis, and strategic advice. This role is responsible for developing policy recommendations, drafting briefing materials, presentations, and communications, and providing political context and interpretation to internal business units.

Working closely with internal stakeholders across functions such as Tax, Regulatory, and Supply, the Advisor helps ensure teams are informed of relevant policy developments and their potential impacts. The role also involves engagement with external parties, including industry associations and other stakeholders, to support coordinated advocacy and information sharing.

Based in Calgary, the position has a national focus and operates with a high degree of independence, influencing decision-making through analysis, insight, and clear communication rather than formal authority or budget accountability. Success is measured through the quality and timeliness of policy analysis, completion of assigned projects, and the effectiveness of materials produced.

What you’ll do

• Monitor and synthesize legislative, regulatory, and policy developments across federal, provincial, and municipal governments, identifying key issues and business impacts.

• Provide policy context, background research, and political insight to support government relations activities and internal business units.

• Contribute to policy analysis by gathering and validating information, drawing on internal expertise, and supporting work related to fiscal, tax, royalty, and economic considerations.

• Draft, edit, proofread, and format policy briefings, presentations, summaries, and internal updates for diverse audiences.

• Develop and coordinate background materials and meeting support for stakeholder engagements, while assisting with organization, scheduling, and shared resources.

• Build subject-matter knowledge in assigned policy areas, including oil and gas policy, and progressively serve as a trusted internal resource for research and summaries.

Who you are:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

• Post-secondary degree in public policy, business, political science, law, or a related field is required.

• 7+ years’ experience gained in government relations, public affairs, or policy roles, supporting strategic initiatives.

• Experience analyzing legislation, regulations, or policy and summarizing impacts for business teams.  Specific experience in tax policy would be preferred.

• Proven track record preparing briefings, presentations, and materials for internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience engaging with government, agencies, or industry stakeholders to support organizational objectives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.

We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT February 12, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.  

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Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)

• Health & dental benefits

• Substantial mental health coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee family assistance

• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings

• Education assistance for additional development

• Opportunities to work on special projects

• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

• Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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