Governance Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about good governance, public service, and making a meaningful impact in Alberta? Join our dynamic Corporate Planning and Governance Branch as a Governance Analyst, where your work will directly support the strategic direction of public agencies reporting to the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas.

As a Governance Analyst, you will:

• Support recruitment and appointment processes for the department’s 22 legislated public agencies, ensuring alignment with legislation, policy, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain tracking systems for agency appointments and reporting.
• Coordinate agency governance activities, including tracking vacancies, preparing documentation, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure timely and accurate communication with program areas, Public Agency Secretariat, and legal services to ensure effective and efficient completion of recruitments and appointments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in governance practices and internal workflows.
• Assist with providing research, analysis, and briefings on governance issues, agency reviews, and compliance matters.
• Support the coordination and management of projects such as Mandate and Roles Document renewals, Codes of Conduct updates, and agency accountability reporting.
• Support the development of best practices and tools such as guidelines, workflows, templates, and checklists to strengthen governance frameworks.

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.

Please be advised that there will be a competency-based interview for this competition. The behavioral competencies that have been deemed as critical for this role include:

• Develop Networks: Identifies people that have significant potential for contribution and finds ways to make personal connections.  
• Agility: Anticipates change. Maintains awareness of changing organizational priorities and proactively shifts strategic focus and activities as appropriate.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Facilitates open communication and leverages skills and knowledge of others; builds trust and establishes collaborative relationships amongst individuals representing different interests.
• Drive for Results: Works to exceed goals and partners with others to achieve objectives. Holds self and others responsible for outcomes and uses a variety of resources to monitor performance standards.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A university degree in Public Administration, Political Science or related field.

OR

• Minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in areas such as governance, working with public agencies, board recruitment, interpreting legislation and policies, coordinating projects, or engaging with stakeholders.

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.

Assets:

• Familiarity with Alberta’s Public Agencies Governance Act (APAGA) and related governance frameworks.
• Experience working with:
  • Cabinet and Ministerial Order processes.
  • Records management systems and collaborative platforms like SharePoint.
  • Data tracking and reporting tools.

• Understanding of government decision-making and approval workflows.
• Experience as a volunteer or serving as a board member or staff member working with a board of an organization.
• Ability to work effectively in environments where priorities can shift quickly and where discretion is essential.

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

This position work Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM-4:30 PM, 36.25 hours a week.

In your application, please include a cover page detailing your interest in the position, and role related experience. In your resume, include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Final candidates will be required to complete a written assessment to demonstrate their writing skills and abilities.

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.