CORES/APPRES App Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Do you have Corporate Registry and Personal Property experience? Are you ready to work in a fast-paced environment to deliver your best to serve Albertans? If yes, we want to meet you!

The Business and Vital Event Registries unit is responsible for delivering critical and time sensitive services to Albertans and other extra-provincial stakeholders. The business support unit is responsible for maintaining and enhancing business processes and system interfaces that allow for the delivery of those services.

Everyday there is an Albertan that requires a birth certificate for travel, or a lien check before purchasing a vehicle, or to incorporate a new business. These are just a few examples of critical services that are dependent on the stability and smooth functioning of the system processes and applications that make their delivery possible. It is the responsibility of this position to oversee these key applications and the teams supporting them, as well as to strategically plan for future improvements.

Reporting to the Manager of PPR, Business Support and CBN Hub, you will be responsible for:

• Data administration and quality control of the CORES and APPRES system and associated sub-systems.
• Business systems problem analysis and resolution.
• Involvement in the planning, research, development and implementation of system enhancements and new systems releases.
• Participating in Acceptance Testing of systems enhancements; corrective changes and new module releases; and participate in all Corporate Registry and Personal Property projects involving system analysis, changes, and enhancements to the Corporate Registry System (CORES) and the Alberta Personal Property Registry Electronic System ( APPRES) associated sub-systems.
• Ensuring system security and administration of related processes.
• Supporting cross-jurisdictional work to understand and facilitate the transfer of data between jurisdictions, including participating on committees and working groups to support ongoing Branch-level and Divisional work on registry systems and maintaining internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Providing internal and external support services to end-users of the CORES and APPRES associated sub-systems network.
• Experience managing competing projects and priorities within tight timelines.
• Effective facilitation, presentation, written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Identify and evaluate solution paths; in decision making by making similar discoveries and evaluation of alternatives.
• Make timely and well-informed decisions, while balancing risks, and ability to solve problems quickly and effectively.

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.

Agility: you will need to provide results in a complex, diverse and changing environment.

Drive for Results: you will work with your team to set goals and priorities and to deliver outcomes that are consistent with the direction of the department. 

Develop Self and Others: you will drive by example a team culture that is focused on continuous learning and growth and encourage self-development through experience sharing.

Build Collaborative Environments: you will establish and maintain business relationships with clients, encourage or facilitate discussions and build long lasting relationships. 

Develop Networks: you will seek out input from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to solve complex problems and provide the best solutions.

Systems Thinking: you will consider the whole system when developing, evaluating and implementing process and technology change. 

Creative Problem Solving: Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

University graduation in any of the following: Public Administration, Arts, Business, or a related degree, no experience is required.

Equivalencies will be considered: one year of education for one year of experience; or one year of experience for one year of education.

Applications must include a well written cover letter that indicates how your experience aligns with the scope of this position to be considered for this competition.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Experience as or with registry agents, Service Alberta Incident and server/network support, corporate registry management, specialists and data processing contractors is preferred.

The following will be considered assets:

• Extensive and comprehensive experience working with the methods and structure of CORES and APPRES
• Experience providing expertise in interpreting and enforcing legislation.
• Experience surrounding the development, structuring and implementation of procedural and system enhancements/changes.
• Experience in providing internal and external end user support and system ID management.
• Experience working with and providing support for many stakeholders.

Technical Skill

• Comprehensive knowledge of the current Acts, Regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to the business of Corporate Registry and Personal Property.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of all systems, and their interfaces.
• A highly proficient understanding of, and experience with, System Development Lifecycle and Methodologies.
• Expert level knowledge of desktop technologies, office automation tools, web and client server system applications and terminology.

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

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

Location: John E. Brownlee Building, 10365 – 97 Street, Edmonton, AB. ·

If a security screening is required;

• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
•  (Optional: 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.)

If temporary assignments or under-fills will be considered;

• Northern Allowance.
• Shift work.
• Travel; etc.

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.
• 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.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.