Director, Senior Adviser

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Deputy Minister (DM), Hospital and Surgical Health Services, the Director is responsible for providing actionable adivce to the DM on a range of priority files in acute care sector and broader health system. This role uses comprehensive health system knowledge to proactively identify risks and opportunities on a range of health system files including: data and reporting, policy, change management and implementation, and issues management. Excellent relationship building skills are necessary as this role requires coordination and interaction with a diverse group of stakeholders internal and external to the government including on project teams. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Data and Performance Reporting
• Policy Review
• Change Management Advice
• Issues Management

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.

• Drive for Results: Needs to drive urgency around requirment to mitigate identified risks and opportunities to drive collaboration.
• Creative Problem Solving: Uses wide range of techniques to break down problems. 
• Develop Networks: Builds and maintains effective relationships with other divisions, ministries, agencies and public members.
• Systems Thinking: Provides expert advice that anticpates risk and unintended consequences based on system level understanding. 

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Health, Business, Political Science, Social Sciences, or a related field, supplemented by seven (7) years progressively responsible experience.

Experience

• Senior-level leadership experience in public administration or the health system

• Senior-level management experience in developing and maintaing relationships. 
• Understanding of the GoA decision-making, legislative, and policy making process, with experience moving policy and strategies through these processes is an asset. 
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills

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

• 7.25 Daily Hours
• 36.25 Weekly Hours
• 8:15AM to 4:30PM (Monday to Friday)

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

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.
• 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.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.