Project Lead - Alberta Sheriffs Police Service

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief of the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service (ASPS), the Project Lead provides strategic project leadership, subject matter expertise, and advisory support to advance the planning, development, and implementation of significant ASPS initiatives. This role translates complex priorities into structured project frameworks, implementation plans, and evidence based recommendations that support executive decision making and the operational stand up of a modern police service. Operating within a dynamic and evolving public safety environment, the Project Lead applies sound judgment, systems thinking, and disciplined project execution to ensure initiatives are delivered effectively, aligned with policing and peace officer standards, and responsive to current and future service needs. The position plays a critical role in advancing operational readiness, governance alignment, and sustainable service delivery, while supporting public trust in a newly established provincial policing organization.

Key Responsibilities include:

•    Provide specialized subject matter expertise and project leadership to the Chief and Executive Team, advising on complex initiatives supporting the development and implementation of the ASPS. 
•    Lead and coordinate multi stakeholder projects, aligning scope, timelines, and resources across internal teams, government partners, municipalities, commissions, and external stakeholders. 
•    Conduct comprehensive research and analysis, including market and environmental scans, to inform evidence-based recommendations for Court Security, Prisoner Transport, and other Peace Officer operations. 
•    Ensure project activities align with applicable legislation, including the Police Act, Peace Officer Act and Regulation, Alberta policing standards, and the Alberta Peace Officer Program. 
•    Translate strategic direction into actionable plans, briefing materials, reports, and recommendations that support executive decision-making. 
•    Track progress, manage risks, and support timely delivery of key milestones while embedding knowledge transfer and building internal capacity to support long-term sustainability.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

The Project Lead role is best represented by six core APS competencies, with strongest alignment to Systems Thinking, Drive for Results, Develop Networks, and Agility.

Primary competencies for this role:

•    Systems Thinking: The role explicitly requires translating complex, interdependent public safety priorities into structured project frameworks that consider legislation, policing standards, governance, and future service needs.
•    Drive for Results: The role is accountable for turning strategy into execution, by delivering tangible outcomes under tight timelines while managing risk in a startup policing organization.
•    Develop Networks: The role is inherently relationship driven and externally facing, requiring credibility and trust across government, policing, and community partners.
•    Agility: The role operates in a newly established, evolving policing organization, where priorities, policies, and timelines are fluid.
•    Creative Problem Solving: The role is expected to develop new frameworks and approaches where precedents may not exist, particularly for a new provincial policing model.
•    Build Collaborative Environments: While the role may not have direct staff supervision, it leads through influence and collaboration across diverse groups.

This is a manager level, enterprise-facing role focused on strategic project leadership, executive advice, and multi stakeholder coordination in a complex, politically sensitive policing environment.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Law, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Public Safety or other related humanities disciplines, plus seven (7) years of related experience within a management/ project lead role.

Experience carrying out Peace Officer functions that are performed by the Alberta Sheriffs and/or other police agencies is preferred.

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

•    one year of education for one year of experience.
•    one year of experience for one year of education.

Requirements:

•    The research, development, implementation and continued application of peace officer policy, standards and procedures.
•    Experience working with the judicial system and Court security operations across the province of Alberta.
•    Working knowledge of the relevant legislation and regulations that affect law enforcement landscape in Alberta (e.g., Police Act, Peace Officer Act).
•    Experience providing strategic advice, detailed reports and analysis to senior executives.

Assets:

•    Working experience with change management.
•    Experience working in a highly complex multi-stakeholder environment.
•    Experience navigating politically sensitive policing or public safety issues and government decision making processes.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Please note there is one (1) temporary (1- year), full-time, in-person position available.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 4:30pm, 36.25hours per week.

•    Please note a cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements and assets of the role is required.
•    Final candidates will be required to undergo security screening.
•    Valid Class 5 Alberta Driver's License or equivalent is required.
•    Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.