Director Advisory and Capacity Building

Role Responsibilities

The Director, Municipal Advisory and Capacity is an experienced leader who inspires and leads a team of three unit managers and their teams of professionals in providing expert advisory, training and support services to Alberta municipal officials, municipal administrators, senior ministry officials, and members of the public.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide governance and administrative support by managing capacity-building initiatives for municipalities.
• Oversee training and development to ensure staff provide expert advice on relevant municipal legislation.
• Manage municipal election support, offering legislative advice and ensuring timely, updated materials for local authority elections.
• Develop and deliver training for municipal stakeholders in governance, finance, and administration.
• Lead a municipal internship program, promoting career opportunities in municipal administration.
• Support municipalities in fostering intermunicipal relations and providing dispute resolution resources.
• Encourage municipal service excellence through recognition programs and promote innovative service delivery.
• Manage Alberta’s improvement districts, ensuring compliance with legislative and budgetary requirements.
• Lead the Municipal Advisory and Capacity unit, fostering a respectful, effective, and goal-oriented work environment.

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.

Below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you:

Systems Thinking: You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across interrelated areas and will factor this into planning.

Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities to deliver outcomes consistent with Government direction, departmental objectives and public expectations. Factors in the complexity of issues, and strategically aligns decisions and plans based on values, outcomes and broader organizational needs.

Creative Problem Solving: Breaks down problems, undertakes appropriate research and investigation and draws on experiences to solve problems. For example, suggesting improvements to current processes and identifying efficiencies.

Building Collaborative Environments: You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across interrelated areas and will factor this into planning.

Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks

Develop Self and Others: Develops own career and reduces barriers for others. Seeks out learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities

These competencies are critical for success in this role and demonstrating them will be key 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.

Qualifications

Required: University graduation in a field related to the position assignment (Public Administration, Humanities, Social Science)) PLUS seven (7) years progressively responsible experience in program and policy planning, program delivery and evaluation or equivalent as described. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Equivalencies:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year education 

The successful candidate MUST also have: 

• Experience with leading a diverse team.
• Good judgement and ability to respond to complex and sensitive issues.
• Public speaking and other communication skills.
• Strong understanding of ministry strategic priorities relating to supporting sustainable and accountable municipalities.
• Knowledge of municipal stakeholder priorities and perspectives.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.

Assets:

• Strong knowledge of the governance, finance, and planning and development sections of the Municipal Government Act.
• Knowledge of the Local Authorities Election Act.
• Working knowledge of municipal functions, operations, and procedures.
• Knowledge of consultation processes, project management techniques, conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation processes.
• In depth knowledge of legislation and regulations administered by the ministry and other provincial legislation and regulations affecting municipalities. 

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

Candidates may be required to participate in a written assessment as part of the screening process. 

Final candidate will be required to undergo 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 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
• 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