Director Corporate Support

Role Responsibilities

The Director, Corporate Support provides senior strategic leadership for ministry‑wide corporate and enabling functions that underpin effective, compliant, and resilient operations across Mental Health and Addiction and its agencies.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Services, this role is accountable for ensuring corporate services are integrated, legislatively compliant, and aligned with ministry and government‑wide priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership for corporate support services to ensure alignment with ministry priorities, government direction, and legislative requirements.
• Leading and overseeing corporate service functions including emergency management, business continuity, accommodations, facilities coordination, purchasing and contract support, and occupational health and safety.
• Providing strategic oversight of information management, privacy, and access to information functions, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation.
• Serving as a senior advisor to executive leadership on corporate risks, information and privacy issues, and governance considerations.
• Coordinating and reporting on cross‑government initiatives such as Red Tape Reduction, French Policy, Anti‑Racism initiatives, and other enterprise‑wide commitments.
• Supporting governance, corporate planning, performance measurement, and executive decision‑making through high‑quality briefings, analysis, and recommendations.
• Leading, coaching, and developing managers and staff to foster a respectful, inclusive, and high‑performing work environment.
• Representing the ministry in cross‑government, interdepartmental, and external forums related to corporate services and governance.

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.

Creative Problem 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. Bring the right people together to solve issues. Identifies new solutions for the organization.

Agility: Creates an adaptable environment: Fosters agility, proactive and flexible practices. Leads and creates momentum for change. Champions plan action and overcome barriers through proactive anticipation. Quickly understands and reacts to environment, establishing flexible culture.

Build Collaborative Environments: Involves a wide group of stakeholders when working on outcomes: Involves stakeholders and shares resources. Positively resolves conflict through coaching and facilitated discussion. Uses enthusiasm to motivate and guide others. Acknowledges and works with diverse perspectives for achieving outcomes.

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.

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 behaviors that challenge progress.

Qualifications

A university degree in public administration, business, social sciences, law, or a related field and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience related to the role; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency: 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.

Required Experience:

• Experience providing strategic leadership and oversight of corporate or enabling services within a complex organization, preferably in the public sector.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating organizational or corporate risks, including ensuring compliance with legislative, policy, and governance requirements.
• Experience overseeing or advising on access to information, privacy, or information management functions within a legislative framework.
• Experience supporting executive leadership through corporate planning, performance reporting, governance processes, and high‑quality briefing materials.

Assets:

• Experience overseeing or supporting emergency management, consequence management, or business continuity functions.
• Experience related to workplace health and safety, facilities planning, or accommodation services.
• Strong understanding of privacy legislation in Alberta, including PIPA, POPA and HIA.
  
  

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:

• 36.25 hours per week (Full-time)
• 8:15am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

Location: Commerce Place Building, 10155 - 102 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8

Applicants are required 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.

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.