Job Information

Job Title:

Assistant Deputy Minister, Primary and Preventative Health Care

Assistant Deputy Minister, Health and Well-Being Systems Transformation

Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy, Support, Integrated Services and Rural Health

Job Requisition ID:  79433                            

Ministry:  Primary and Preventative Health Services

Location:  Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:  Full time

Hours of Work:  36.25

Regular/Temporary:  Regular

Scope:  Open

Closing Date:  February 13, 2026

Classification:  Executive Manager 2

About Us

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service.

The Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services is building a more resilient and sustainable primary health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to public health challenges, improving public health outcomes and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry supports Albertans’ health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness; coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services.

For further information, visit the ministry website at  https://www.alberta.ca/primary-and-preventative-health-services.

Roles

Reporting to the Deputy Minister, Primary and Preventative Health Services, the Assistant Deputy Minister, Primary Care and Preventative Health Care will lead a team dedicated to promoting a high performing primary health care system and demonstrating the results for investment of resources in this part of the health system. This role also oversees public health policy and will lead work to advance PPHS’s preventative care mandate. The ADM will oversee four branches: Primary and Preventative Care, Strategy and Policy; Primary Care System Oversight; Primary Care Transformation and Partnerships; and Public Health Policy and Standards.

The team’s responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining policy and standards related to access, core services, team-based care, and public health.
• Developing opportunities to enhance integration, interdisciplinary coordination, and streamline efficiencies in developing and sustaining strong partnerships, programs, and the provision of wraparound services in the community.
• Monitoring the performance of primary health care delivery organizations and preparing system-level reports about progress being made toward key outcomes.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Primary and Preventative Health Services, the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health and Well-Being Systems Transformation will lead a team responsible for completing health system refocusing. The role will lead work to integrate the delivery of health services and work with other partners to improve the well-being of Albertans. The ADM will oversee five branches: Integrated Health Services Planning; Project Management and System Governance; System Transformation Strategy and Implementation; System Value and Innovation and Change Management and Internal Communications.

The team’s responsibilities will include:

• work with health, social support, and public safety partners to integrate care and supports for Albertans.
• support oversight minister responsibilities such as system governance and integration; and
• Overseeing system value and innovation and healthy system planning.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Primary and Preventative Health Services, the Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy, Support, Integrated Services, and Rural Health will lead a team responsible for overseeing Strategic Policy and Planning, the Advisory Council Secretariat and Rural Health. The ADM will oversee four branches: Advisory Council Secretariat; Agency and Intergovernmental Relations; Strategic Policy and Planning; and Rural Health.

The team’s responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on the integration, coordination alignment and development of health policy and legislative processes and documents and agenda planning to senior leadership. 
• Leading the ministry’s policy agenda and ensuring departmental capacity to delivery on the agenda, including coordinating Red Tape Reduction and processes on behalf of Health.
• Identifying priority opportunities and barriers to enhancing health care service delivery, with a focus on addressing rural health challenges. such as access to health care professionals.

Qualifications

These roles demand an influential and highly credible leader with extensive and diverse executive management experience in complex multi-stakeholder environments. You bring demonstrated expertise in fiscal management, leading complex programs, operations and policy development within a large, public organization. Your background also includes proven success partnering effectively with stakeholders on initiatives in dynamic, environments, to achieve system-wide results. Your experience working within the public sector has strengthened your political acumen, communication and negotiation skills. You are known to build trusting, collaborative relationships with colleagues or stakeholder groups to identify solutions. Your ability to empower teams and influence innovation, combined with capacity for facilitating change will support your success. You leverage strong system thinking and shared problem solving to remain open to innovative solutions and include others in ideation. Your leadership style is resilient, collaborative, and nurtures continued growth of your team. An understanding of health system issues and priorities in Alberta and other jurisdictions is an asset and a related degree is preferred, combined with relevant executive leadership experience.

Salary

$7,043.73 - $9,244.09 bi-weekly ($183,841.35 to $241,270.750 yearly).

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

In your cover letter, please indicate which of the three ADM roles best aligns with your long-term career objectives.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

• Compensation Overview – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx 
• Pension plans:
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Opportunity to participate in an interim hybrid work schedule (per Alberta Public Service policy) of up to two days working from your home office.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  

Assistant Deputy Minister, Primary and Preventative Health Care

Assistant Deputy Minister, Health and Well-Being Systems Transformation

Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy, Support, Integrated Services, and Rural Health

How to Apply

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Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.  

Resources for applicants:

https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx

https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check http://www.jobs.alberta.ca for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.