Emergency Management Education Designer

Role Responsibilities

Shape the future of emergency management training in Alberta by designing modern, evidence based learning that strengthens the province’s readiness and resilience. 

The Emergency Management Education Designer plays a pivotal role in building Alberta’s emergency management capability. Reporting to the Team Lead, EM Education, this position leads the design, development, and continuous improvement of AEMA’s applied training products—ensuring they reflect contemporary instructional design, adult learning principles, and the evolving needs of local authorities and emergency management partners. This role blends curriculum expertise, stakeholder engagement, and strategic program development to advance a high quality, province wide training system. During emergencies, the position also contributes directly to provincial response efforts through assigned roles in the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre or field deployments.

Key Responsibilities
•    Design high quality curricula grounded in clear learning outcomes, relevant legislation, field expertise, and current emergency management research.
•    Develop and maintain training materials across classroom, virtual, and online environments, ensuring accessibility and relevance for diverse stakeholders.
•    Identify performance gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen the effectiveness and consistency of emergency management training programs.
•    Lead and facilitate advisory groups to integrate industry expertise, stakeholder perspectives, and best practices into training development.
•    Provide instructional design expertise to support reports, briefing materials, presentations, and other organizational communications.
•    Advance internal curriculum processes by formalizing and improving instructional design standards and workflows across programs.
•    Support emergency operations by assuming designated roles in the PECC or field deployments during provincial emergencies.
•    Operate in alignment with provincial frameworks including the Alberta Emergency Plan, Alberta Incident Management System, and the Emergency Management Act.

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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.

Build Collaborative Environments: Ensures all needs are heard and understood. 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.

Develop Networks: Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative.  Creates impactful relationships with the right people. Ensures needs of varying groups are represented.  Goes beyond to meet stakeholder needs.  

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

Qualifications

Required: University graduation in Education or a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent

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

For Example: 
Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 5 years of experience
Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 4 years of experience
Related minimum 6 years of experience  

The successful candidate MUST also have: 
•    Strong knowledge of AIMS, AIMPTS, EMTS, and AEMA emergency management procedures.
•    Solid understanding of provincial EM legislation, national guidelines, and internal curriculum/service delivery frameworks.
•    Demonstrated experience in curriculum design, instructional design, and adult learning principles.
•    Ability to develop training aligned with mandated courseware requirements and the provincial incident management framework.
•    Experience designing or maintaining training for multi modal delivery (classroom, virtual, online).
•    Proven ability to identify training gaps, recommend improvements, and support continuous program enhancement.
•    Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitating advisory groups or expert working groups.
•    Ability to travel with short notice for extended periods of time (i.e. be deployed to support an incident). 
•    Ability to work non-standard hours with short notice for extended periods of time (i.e. weekends, evenings, nights, holidays etc. at time of incident). 
•    Ability to maintain a valid Class 5 Drivers license and a clear driver abstract.

Assets: 
•    Experience working within provincial emergency management systems or public sector training environments.
•    Familiarity with AEMA Training, Certification and Standards processes.
•    Background supporting reports, briefings, and presentations with instructional design insights.
•    Experience formalizing or improving curriculum development processes at an organizational level.
•    Prior involvement in incident management, emergency response, or deployment environments.

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: Temporary Until November 2027 

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Location: Edmonton 

Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter outlining your skills, knowledge and experience as they relate to the role

Written Assessments: Candidates may be required to complete a written assessment to further evaluate their skills, knowledge, and experience related to the role.

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.
•    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.