Alberta Crown Prosecution Services - Business Strategist

Role Responsibilities

Help us shape the future of Alberta’s criminal justice system!

As a Business Strategist with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS), you will turn data and research into insights that improve access to justice, strengthen prosecution services, and inform decision-making at the highest levels.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Lead and coordinate criminal justice-focused research, evaluation, and performance measurement projects to support an effective prosecution service.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify trends, inform policy decisions, and evaluate outcomes within Alberta’s criminal justice system.
• Collaborate with justice partners, ministry teams, and external stakeholders to strengthen cross-system understanding and align strategic goals.
• Develop meaningful performance indicators and reporting tools to evaluate and improve program effectiveness.
• Present complex research findings in clear, actionable ways to inform senior leaders and policy decisions.

The Ideal candidate will bring:

• Experience in justice, legal, or law enforcement analytics, program evaluation, or operational strategy.
• Strong ability to translate research into practical recommendations that inform justice policy and operations.
• Proficiency with data visualization or analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, R, SQL) to transform data into actionable insights.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver complex reports to diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to convey research clearly to non-technical audiences.

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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.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.
• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.

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

Qualifications

University degree in Criminology, Sociology, Psychology or in a related field with strong research and statistical focus supplemented by a minimum of four years of progressively responsible related experience in business strategist type role is required.

Equivalency: Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Required

• Demonstrated experience drafting research or evaluation reports, coordinating input from multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading or managing major research, evaluation, or planning projects.
• Strong analytical ability with experience using data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex findings clearly to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Assets

• Previous experience working with justice system partners or within a criminal justice, legal, or public policy environment.
• Experience analyzing data and producing reports or briefings to inform evidence-based decision-making.
• High degree of computer literacy with exposure to tools such as SQL, R, or other analytical software.
• Demonstrated interest in improving justice system processes, performance, and outcomes through research and analysis.

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

• This competition will be used to fill two permanent positions in Edmonton.
• The hours of work is 36.25 hours weekly.
• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
• 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 has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• 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.