Executive Search Consultant

Role Responsibilities

Help recruit and appoint the leaders who shape Alberta's public service.

Leadership matters. Every executive appointment influences the direction of ministries, agencies, and the services provided to Albertans.

The Executive Search team plays a critical role in identifying, attracting, and appointing exceptional leaders across the Alberta Public Service. Working with Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers, and other senior stakeholders, we deliver strategic recruitment processes that support leadership decisions across ministries, agencies, boards, and commissions.

As an Executive Search Consultant, you will lead complex recruitment mandates, provide trusted advice throughout the recruitment lifecycle, and manage sensitive stakeholder relationships. Your work will support executive and board appointments that influence organizational performance and public service outcomes.

This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful, enterprise-wide work that strengthens leadership capacity, supports organizational performance, and helps shape the future of Alberta's public service.

As a member of the Executive Search team, you will:
•    Lead executive recruitment competitions for executive manager, senior official, and public agency board positions.
•    Partner with Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers, HR colleagues, and other senior leaders to understand organizational needs and develop recruitment strategies.
•    Provide expert consultation on executive recruitment, assessment, selection, appointment, and talent management processes.
•    Manage multiple complex recruitment projects and ensure timely delivery of services.
•    Build and maintain strong relationships with executives, candidates, stakeholders, and HR colleagues across government.
•    Support candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, and succession-related considerations.
•    Facilitate discussions and provide recommendations to support informed leadership decisions.
•    Interpret and apply legislation, policy, directives, and governance requirements related to executive and board appointments.
•    Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance executive recruitment practices and recruitment services across the APS.

Role Responsibilities (cont'd)

Why This Role Is Unique
This is more than a recruitment role.

You will gain exposure to executive-level decision-making across the Alberta Public Service. You will advise on sensitive, high-profile appointments, build relationships with senior leaders, and contribute to recruitment strategies that support effective public sector leadership.

What We're Looking For
We’re seeking a trusted advisor who brings relevant recruitment, talent management, or strategic human resources experience and can provide sound guidance in sensitive, high-profile environments. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
•    Experience in executive recruitment and search, talent acquisition, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, or related strategic HR functions.
•    Strong consulting, client service, and relationship management skills, including the ability to advise senior leaders and stakeholders.
•    Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
•    Political acuity and the ability to navigate complex organizational environments with sound judgment and discretion.
•    Strong organizational and project management capabilities in complex, multi-stakeholder settings.
•    An enterprise mindset, collaborative approach, and commitment to continuous improvement.

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Competencies

Competencies are behaviours 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.  

Systems Thinking - Understanding of broad government objectives of executive and agency recruitment and how they interrelate with ministry goals and the perspectives of individual agencies, boards, and commissions.  

Drive for Results and Commitment to Excellence - A desire to drive hard with an enthusiasm for delivering results that meet the needs of internal and external senior leaders.

Agility – Ability to anticipate and assess situations and to readily adapt to changing and multiple priorities, as well as to work proficiently in a delivery model where processes are evolving.

Develop Networks – Expertise in continually building connections and collaborative working relationships with candidates, colleagues, and internal and external clients and stakeholders across departments, agencies, boards, and commissions.

Build Collaborative Environments – Leverage strong communication, processes, or structures to bring people together. Exhibits political acumen and superior collaboration, facilitation, consultation, consensus building and conflict management.

Qualifications

•    University degree in a related field.
•    4-years of related experience in enterprise-level recruitment, talent management, assessment, or related human resources functions.

Assets
•    Experience supporting executive-level recruitment or appointments.
•    Experience working in the Government of Alberta or broader public sector.
•    Knowledge of governance, recruitment, and appointment processes.”

 Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This competition may be used to fill future temporary or permanent vacancies at the same or lower classification level in Executive Search or across the Government of Alberta.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.  

Links and information on what we have to offer:
•    Working for the Alberta Public Service.
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP).
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
•    Professional learning and development.
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs