Labour Relations Policy Analyst

Role Responsibilities

The Workplace Policy and Legislation branch is a fast-paced and results-oriented environment that strives for excellence while developing and fostering cooperative relationships across the Government of Alberta and with external stakeholders. The branch is comprised of three units that focus on labour relations, employment standards, as well as occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation policy and legislation.

Reporting to the Manager of Labour Relations Policy and Legislation, this position is responsible for supporting policy and project management work associated with regular review and update of labour relations policy and legislation to ensure it achieves the department’s goals and is responsive to the needs of stakeholders. The LR Policy Analyst provides expertise on labour relations legislation to support the development of strategic advice to decision makers with respect to labour relations trends and issues.

The successful candidate must possess the following skills:

• Strong research, problem-solving, and writing skills, including knowledge of various research methodologies and the ability to identify resources (internal and external) that will support policy work, including the identification of potential solutions and recommendations to complex issues and problems.
• Capacity to conduct strategic analysis of labour relations issues, trends and events, including the ability to develop innovative and realistic solutions to complex problems and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ability to make sense of information from a variety of sources to identify the key factors impacting an issue, often under tight deadlines and determine the path forward on a project.
• Ability to effectively communicate, including the ability to summarize information (e.g., research, data, analysis) from a variety of different sources, succinctly and in plain language, both in writing and verbally.

Role Responsibilites, continued

• Good judgement and political acumen including understanding when issues need to be brought to the attention of leadership, to make sound policy recommendations, and to establish or understand the direction of strategic projects and initiatives.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and can leverage colleagues to drive for results under pressure and tight timelines.
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to set goals, organize and prioritize work effectively, and communicate to leadership when resources are constrained or lacking.
• Ability to support a wide variety of projects and processes simultaneously in achieving the unit's goals.
   

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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.

In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:

Drive for Results: This position must be able to achieve measurable results in supporting larger projects to completion and when developing various briefings, correspondence, and other identified products, within prescribed (and often tight) timelines.

Build Collaborative Environment: This position is expected to contribute to the building of a high functioning and collaborative team through forming connections with individual staff members as well as supporting strong team connections, both within the unit, branch, and among internal and external stakeholders, as necessary.

Systems Thinking: This position is expected to consider a wide variety of factors in their work, including how wider societal factors such as the economy, technological change, and the labour trends may cause labour relation issues to arise, as well as how labour relations issues align with other workplace and labour legislation, and how the programs and policies of other departments can impact labour relations legislation. The position must also understand the broader government priorities and the pre-existing relationships between stakeholders to ensure that context is incorporated into advice provided to decision makers.

Qualifications

University graduation in Public Administration, Labour Relations/Studies, Political Science or related field plus two years of progressively responsible related experience in policy analysis and development or similar; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience is considered on the basis of one year of education for one year of experience or one year of experience for one year of education.

Essential Work Experience
•    Experience in supporting the development of policy and/or legislation, including conducting research and analysis.
•    Experience in supporting projects and issuing recommendations in a multi-faceted stakeholder environment.
•    Experience in writing briefing notes, correspondence, reports and other materials for senior leadership.
•    Experience in understanding and analyzing the competing interests of stakeholders to support the development policy and legislation.
•    Experience in planning and facilitating stakeholder and public engagement.

Qualifications continued

Knowledge and/or skills considered assets for this position:

• Familiarity of government decision-making and policy development process and procedures, including processes for amending and enacting legislation, public engagement processes, and stakeholder management.

• Knowledge of research methodologies, and policy analysis processes necessary for the development of policy recommendations, action plans, implementation strategies, etc.
• Knowledge of labour relations issues and relevant legislation, policies, programs, business and strategic planning processes.
• Knowledge and familiarity with key industries and trends in labour relations and government priorities.

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 based in Edmonton or Calgary, and is 36.25 hours per week, 8:15am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.

This position is exempt from the Bargaining Unit.

Please ensure your resume highlights how your previous work experience relate to the qualifications and requirements for this position and clearly states employment dates on your resume with the month and the year.

A cover letter is required to be considered for this role. Information in the resume and cover letter will be used to evaluate writing skills. An additional writing assessment will be required for this role.

The final candidate for this position will be asked to undergo pre-employment checks.

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.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.

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.
•    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.