Communications Consultant

Job Information

Job Title: Communications Consultant 

Job Requisition ID: 35332

Ministry: Public Service Commission

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: April 11, 2023

Classification: Program Services 4 Exempt

About Us

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx

APS Communications and Employee Engagement leads internal communications, employee engagement, and diversity and inclusion initiatives for the Alberta Public Service (APS), and leads external communications for the Public Service Commission (PSC). 

It supports the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Public Service Commissioner, Deputy Minister of Executive Council, and works closely with Communications and Public Engagement to ensure communications in the APS are coordinated, effective, and aligned. It also oversees the development, delivery and evaluation of APS-wide engagement initiatives that underpin an engaged workforce.

Role

You will report to a manager and work closely with and provide advice to government leaders. You will be responsible for providing professional communications counsel under tight deadlines. As a senior communications professional, you work with a large degree of independence. You will provide strategic communications advice and planning on government issues, priorities, and programs and support with all-staff communications such as emails,  speaking notes and newsletter article, and other internal and external communications tactics. 

 You will coordinate strategic communications initiatives to support engagement, recognition, diversity and inclusion, employee policy awareness and organizational changes. You will also responsible for coordinating product development, ensuring quality and navigating approvals. Your ability to think critically, problem solve and generate and tell stories through multiple channels will be an asset in this position.
 

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University Degree or diploma in public relations, communications, journalism or a related discipline plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience in public relations/communications or equivalency.
• Experience drafting and implementing strategic communications plans for large, complex organizations
• Experience writing and publishing articles and/or news releases for an organization.
   

Assets:

• Internal communications experience in a large and dynamic public sector organization.
• Experience providing communications advice to senior leaders in an organization
• Experience planning content, writing for and using the web for professional communications in a workplace setting.
• Experience with media relations and issues management techniques.

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 link below will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf
 

• Creative Problem Solving 
• Systems Thinking
•  Develop Networks
•  Build Collaborative Environments
•  Agility
•  Drive for Results
•  Develop Self and Others

Salary

$2,716.64 to $3,550.90 biweekly ($70,904 to $92,678/yearly)

Notes

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies.

Location
This position works out of the Peace Hills Trust Building, located at 10011 109 street.  Potential for remote (hybrid) work days.


Hours of work
36.25 hours per week 

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
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

How To Apply

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Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system. 

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system, click here to access the main log in page where you are able to ‘Create an account’, reset your password (‘Forgot your password’) or ‘Sign  In’ should you already have an account. 

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant. 

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-jobs.aspx

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

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) https://www.alberta.ca/iqas-overview.aspx. Applicants are encouraged to include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

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, please contact Cindy V Zaiffdeen at cindy.v.zaiffdeen@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.