Contract Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about making a difference for children and families across Alberta? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where strategic thinking and relationship-building are key? If so, we want to hear from you!

Child Intervention Delivery Services is seeking a Contract Specialist to join the Contract and Program Supports unit. This unit plays a key role in supporting province-wide service delivery through innovative procurement and contracting strategies that align with Ministry goals and priorities.

As a Contract Specialist, you will:

• Lead strategic planning to identify trends and opportunities that align with the Ministry’s business plan and support meaningful service delivery.
• Manage procurement activities across the agreement lifecycle—planning, negotiating, monitoring, and evaluating contracts and grants to ensure compliance with legislation, policy, and federal requirements.
• Support contract administration by ensuring services meet quality and quantity standards and align with Ministry goals.
• Produce reports and analysis to support leadership decision-making, investment planning, and service evaluation.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement through strong project management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Analyze data and build budget models to support forecasting and strategic investment planning.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify service gaps and inform procurement strategies.
• Contribute to capacity building and promote best practices in procurement and contracting across the Ministry.

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

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Social Work or Social Work Diploma and 2 years related experience.

Equivalencies:

• Master of Social Work and 1 year related experience; OR
• Masters in a related field and 3 years related experience; OR
• Related university degree and 4 years related experience; OR
• Related diploma and 5 years related experience.
• Related education can include Sociology, Psychology, Business, Finance, Disability and Community Studies, and Project Management.

Related Experience & Assets:

• Demonstrated project management experience including planning, negotiation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. 
• Strong writing skills and ability to consolidate information into summary formats and reports.
• Proven experience with community-based resources and the ability to foster and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Strong understanding of how policy is contained in contracts and grants.
• Key understanding of contract planning and procurement.
• Financial acumen and experience working with budgets.
• Awareness of relevant Children and Family Services Legislation and Regulations.
• Understanding of Indigenous world views and the impact of colonization on the children and families we serve.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office is required (Outlook, Excel, Adobe).
• Experience building effective working relationships and interacting with various internal and external stakeholders.

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.

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.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have the following competencies:

• Systems Thinking - Integrates broader context into planning: Plans for how current situation is affected by broader trends; Integrates issues, political environment and risks when considering possible actions; Supports organization vision and goals through strategy; Addresses behaviours that challenge progress.
• Creative Provlem Solving - Works in open teams to share ideas and process issues: Uses wide range of techniques to break down problems; Allows others to think creatively and voice ideas; Brings the right people together to solve issues. Identifies new solutions for the organization
• Agility - Proactively incorporates change into processes: Creates opportunities for improvement; Is aware of and adapts to changing priorities; Remains objective under pressure and supports others to manage their emotions; Proactively explains impact of change on roles, and integrates change in existing work; Readily adapts plans and practices.
• Drive for Results - Works to remove barriers to outcomes, sticking to principles: Forecasts and proactively addresses project challenges; Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes; Upholds principles and confronts problems directly; Considers complex factors and aligns solutions with broader organization mission.

Notes

Currently recruiting for 2 full-time positions.

Hours of Work
Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week (full-time).

Location
Park Plaza, 10611 98 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton AB T5K 2P7.

Role Requirements

• As per the Health Professions Act, successful applicants must be registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) to be eligible for this position if they possess a Bachelor,  Diploma or Masters in Social Work. For more information, visit http://www.acsw.ab.ca/
• Travel will be required in this role; therefore, final candidates for this position will be asked to provide a current 5-year commercial driver’s abstract. Candidates may also be required to use their own vehicle when government fleet vehicles are not available. Appropriate insurance is required.
• Successful candidate will require a clear Intervention Record Check (IRC) + Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check (CRC VS) to be considered for the role.
  An academic check will be completed.
• Please be advised that your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.
• 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.

Application Requirements:

• Applicants must submit both a resume and a cover letter. The cover letter must clearly describe how your education and experience align with the responsibilities and qualifications of the role. Only candidates who provide both documents will be considered for this competition.
• In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. As well, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example, January 2006 – June 2009: Assistant (Part-Time).
• Complete all pre-screening questions.

Other Information:

• Relocation expenses may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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.