Analyst, Strategic Evaluation

Role Responsibilities

The Corporate Accountability and Planning (CAP) Branch is seeking an enthusiastic evaluation specialist with experience leading, designing, implementing, and coordinating evaluation activities to ensure that evaluation-related activities are undertaken in support of the ALSS Performance Management Framework (PMF) and program-level Accountability Frameworks (AF).

The Strategic Evaluation function is responsible for the Ministry’s strategic evaluation schedule and is mandated to establish and maintain a coordinated and consistent approach to evaluation in ALSS, and to lead or support evaluations of the Ministry’s priority initiatives, policies, programs and services.

The Analyst, Strategic Evaluation works within a team environment to provide substantial expert advice on evaluation and analysis approaches and, in doing so, works closely with staff throughout the Ministry and other Government of Alberta Departments. This position ensures that sound evaluation methods and approaches are used and ensures that clients’ needs are identified and addressed through proposed evaluation approaches. The position will exercise a high degree of creative problem solving in the application of a wide range of emergent and established evaluation to generate high quality evaluation information. The information will be used to inform senior and executive leaders.

The position reports to the Manager, Strategic Evaluation and would be working within the scope of relevant legislation and policies.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
•   University graduation in a related field, such as social sciences (sociology, economics, psychology) business administration, public administration, plus four (4) years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below. 
•   Graduate degree in a related field is preferred. 
•   Demonstrated evaluation and research experience. 
•   Demonstrated knowledge of evaluation theory, approaches, and methodologies. 
•   Experience developing logic models and evaluation frameworks/plans. 
•   Demonstrated knowledge of advanced research methods (quantitative and qualitative).

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
•    1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
•    1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:
•    Experience in contract and project management with working across all levels of government. 
•    Experience in financial and cost-benefit analysis. 
•    Credentialed Evaluator designation. 

Cover letter is required. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

As part of the candidate assessment process, the cover letter and resume will be evaluated on grammatical accuracy (spelling, grammar, etc.), clarity, and logical structure.

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

One full-time temporary position (until July 2026) to be filled in Edmonton, AB.

Hours of work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

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 have 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.
•    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.