Intergovernmental Priorities Coordinator

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Intergovernmental Priorities and Policy Coordination, as the Intergovernmental Priorities Coordinator, you will provide strategic policy analysis, research, and coordination services to a wide range of stakeholders to support government priorities. In this role, you would support and interact with the Director, Executive Director, and cross-divisional and cross-ministry stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Provides advice to the manager, director, executive director and divisions relating to intergovernmental priorities of the department and government.
• Coordinate and/or develop briefing materials for federal, provincial, territorial (FPT) Deputy Minister and Minister meetings to ensure that Alberta's priorities are appropriately reflected at FPT meetings and generally (e.g., correspondence). 
• Promote, develop, and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with colleagues across the department and Government of Alberta to coordinate and support FPT meetings for the Minister, Deputy Minister, and Assistant Deputy Minister.
• Support the Manager and Director in building positive relationships with key FPT counterparts across Canada.
• Act in the capacity of the Manager, Intergovernmental Priorities and Policy Coordination as required.

Areas of knowledge that will support you in this role: 

• Strong understanding of the Canadian federal system of government and thorough experience in analyzing intergovernmental issues and providing advice to decision makers.
• Strong planning, organizational, and analytical skills are necessary to anticipate next steps on diverse and changing files, manage a wide range of responsibilities, and to synthesize and analyze input provided from different areas.
• Extensive research abilities, including the ability to consolidate large and diverse amounts of information.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills to communicate clear and compelling positions.
• Strong relationship-building and inter-personal skills to communicate and collaborate with senior officials in the ministry, government, and external stakeholders.

As the ideal candidate, you possess an aptitude for problem-solving, decision-making, networking, as well as mature judgment, tact, and diplomacy. 

If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we encourage you to apply!

Please click on the link to view the job description.

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.

•    Agility: Regularly adapts to changing priorities, adjusts projects and deliverables to take advantage of opportunities, explains the impact of changes to tasks to management.
•    Drive for Results: Works in projects teams to complete tasks and own performance, and ensures assigned actions are completed in a way consistent with direction and required timelines.
•    Build Collaborative Environments: Uses own enthusiasm and commitment to higher-level goals to motivate and guide others to achieve results.
•    Systems Thinking: Considers the whole system when evaluating, researching, and conducting policy analysis, including shifting political and policy realities in jurisdictions across the Canadian federation.
•    Creative Problem Solving: Accesses resources, information and technology from other areas, and uses it to analyze issues, resolve problems and improve performance.
•    Develops Networks: Cultivates positive relationships internally in the department with key partners to support the effective coordination of intergovernmental priorities. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

• University graduation in a related field 
• Minimum of 4 years related policy experience.

Equivalencies will be considered based on one-year experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience

Assets:

• Knowledge and understanding of Canadian federalism.
• Experience with government systems, policy cycle and policy approval processes.
• Experience in project management, especially across diverse functional areas, stakeholders and teams (e.g., stakeholder groups, cross-ministry teams, pan-Canadian and international stakeholders, governments).
• Experience preparing documents, reports, briefings and/or presentations providing recommendations to senior leadership, including senior leadership.

Please outline how your qualifications relates to the role in your cover letter.  Providing a cover letter is strongly encouraged as your written skills will be evaluated through your cover letter.

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

• 1 full time permanent position located in Oxbridge Place, Edmonton. 
• Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday). 
• 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 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
•    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
•    Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
•    Leadership and mentorship programs