Dir-Policy and Strategy

Role Responsibilities

We are seeking a strategic, collaborative, results-driven leader to guide program and policy development, systems innovation, and program evaluation for Alberta’s municipal grant programs. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Grants and Education Property Tax Branch, you will oversee three high-performing teams—Policy and Analysis, Municipal Grant Operations, and Evaluation and Reporting—ensuring our programs are effective efficient, and accountable.

Key Responsibilities

Policy and Analysis

• Lead the development of expert advice and analysis on grant policy and program development within the department and across government.
• Guide the modeling, assessment, communication of impacts of policy options on stakeholders in clear and actionable ways, as well as supporting decision making on these options.
• Lead engagements with stakeholders to support program and policy development.
• Lead and support negotiations with the federal government for federal/provincial grant programs.
  
  

Municipal Grant Operations

• Ensure collaboration with program administration areas to develop IT system requirements.
• Guide work with system vendors and program administration areas in the design, development, testing, and implementation of systems that enable program delivery.
• Guide and plan ongoing system enhancements, ensuring systems remain responsive to program and stakeholder needs.
  
  

Evaluation and Reporting

• Lead the development of program evaluation and performance reporting to help ensure program accountability and reporting obligations for federal grant programs.
• Lead program evaluations in alignment with the department’s Program Evaluation Framework, ensuring services are effective, efficient, and outcome-focused.
• Facilitate visioning processes to align teams with branch strategic goals and objectives.
• Develop and oversee strategic program reporting to showcase outcomes and achievements to Albertans, senior leadership, and decision-makers.
  
  

Corporate Information and Support

• Collaborate with Finance, and Technical, and Corporate Services to support the branch’s input into budgets, business plans, and annual reports.
• Coordinate with ministry and Technology & Innovation partners to support IT system prioritization.
• Maintain and update the Branch Strategic Plan in collaboration with branch leadership.

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.

Some of the competencies critical for this position are:

Systems Thinking: Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals. Seeks insight on implications of different options. Analyzes long-term outcomes, focus on goals and values. Identifies unintended consequences.

Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. Engages perspective to seek root causes. Finds ways to improve complex systems. Employs resources from other areas to solve problems. Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.

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: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field such as Business, Economics, Management, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, Law, Geography.
• 7 years of related experience in program development, policy development and program evaluation.

Equivalencies: 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:

• Program Development Experience
• Policy Development Experience
• Program Evaluation and Performance Measures Experience
• Data Analysis Experience
• IT System Evolution and Development Experience
• Team leadership experience
• Grant Program Development Experience

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

Term of Employment: Permanent full-time position.

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week/ Monday to Friday

Location: Edmonton

Final candidates may be required to undergo security screening.

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

Note:

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

Additional Information:

• 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 15, 2006 – June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
  
  

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.
• 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.