Manager, Business Planning

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about government planning and reporting? The Ministry Services Division is seeking an agile leader with knowledge on planning and report requirements and project management skills to help deliver on many of the department’s key priorities.

Reporting to the Director, Business Planning and Services, this position leads the Energy and Minerals’ business planning and reporting process from beginning to end. The position leads the development and coordination of the Ministry's business plan and annual report, consistent with strategic government direction, as well as performance measure development and evaluation for the Ministry. This position works collaboratively with management from all divisions within the Ministry to effectively lead these priorities. This position provides support to the Strategic Leadership Team by preparing appropriate information for the Ministry’s integrated planning and reporting processes.

Key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Planning and Reporting – development of the business plan, annual report and briefing binders for Committee of Supply and Public Accounts.
• Performance Management and Evaluations – Coordinate and facilitate the development and reporting of performance metrics, related to business planning and reporting. Lead, champion and facilitate the implementation of the department's evaluation framework
• Lead the Ministry's Risk Management Process.
• Lead the development and coordination of department business continuity plans. 
• Support the Director in achieving Business Planning mandate and goals

The successful incumbent must employ a high degree of analytical, evaluative and creative thinking skills, and proactively identify issues and recommend options for their resolution. In solving problems, this position will require a strong awareness of the broad outcomes and priorities of the department to ensure issues are addressed in a coordinated and consistent manner. This position requires excellent interpersonal relations skills and the ability to establish and maintain senior level relationships, as well as being an effective leader by managing a team of two analysts.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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:

• Systems Thinking: Manager to maintain an awareness of broad objectives and priorities of the department to ensure alignment and integration of planning and reporting and setting a strategic direction.
• Agility: Success in this position requires the Manager to be flexible in adapting to varying objectives within the Ministry, other Ministries and stakeholders.
• Drive for Results: To set out strategies to gather and interpret input from divisions and senior leaders to ensure Ministry plans and strategies are reflective of government commitments and priorities.
• Building Collaborative Environments: Build trust with and encourage collaboration between divisions and senior leaders to ensure that there is alignment between the Ministry's business plan and core businesses, goals and strategies

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related subject area, plus a minimum number of four years related experience in business planning and reporting is required.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one-for-one basis.

The following will be considered assets:

• Project management experience
• Legislative Planning and Reporting experience
• Performance Measurement and Evaluation experience
• Supervisory experience

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

Notes

This is a Permanent Full-Time position

Working hours are 36.25 per week, Monday to Friday.

Working location is Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, Edmonton.

Please provide cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications outlined in this job ad.

Final candidates will be required to undergo academic verification and security screening.

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

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.

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.

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