Inventory Data Advisor

Role Responsibilities

The Inventory Data Advisor plays a key role in providing asset inventory data to support both daily operations and long-term planning. This includes distributing timely, accurate information to relevant audiences, and ensuring clear and consistent communication.

As the primary steward of inventory data, the advisor manages data for quality, supports governance practices, and contributes to the maintenance and improvement of inventory systems. The role also involves preparing reports, visualizations, briefing notes, and responses to action requests. Through training and collaborative engagement, the advisor enables teams to effectively interpret and integrate inventory data into their business activities.

The primary responsibilities for the Inventory Data Advisor include, but are not limited to:

• Gather, compile, and organize inventory data from multiple sources to produce accurate and consistent reporting.
• Develop and maintain automated reporting tools and business intelligence solutions (e.g. dashboards, scheduled reports, and interactive visualizations).
• Prepare briefing notes, reports, and responses to action requests for senior officials and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain data policies, standards, and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency, and seamless distribution.
• Create process maps and documentation to support consistent workflows and standardization.
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies by collaborating with internal and external teams.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date guidelines, procedures, and technical documentation to support the understanding and use of data.
• Design and deliver training sessions, materials, and resources to build data literacy and promote consistent use of asset inventory data across teams.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of asset inventory systems and databases to meet operational needs, establish effective workflows, support data management and data dissemination capabilities.

The successful candidate will have:

• Attention to detail.
• Strong analytical ability, data mining, data interpretation, and visualization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

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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.

• Systems Thinking: Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals.
• Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change.
• Develop Networks: Works on maintaining close relations with all stakeholders.
• Creative Problem Solving: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing breadth of insight.
• Drive for Results: Works to exceed goals and partner with others to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

Required:

• University graduation in data and information systems, analytics, math, public/business administration, asset management or related discipline.
• Four years of directly related experience.

Equivalency: Related experience or education (e.g. related diploma) may be considered as an equivalency on the basis of one year of education for one year of experience or vice versa.

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 is a Permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm) in Edmonton, Alberta.

Pre-employment checks will be completed to assess the candidate’s suitability for a role. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, academic verification, etc.

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

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. 

What the GoA has to offer:

• 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.
• 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.