Manager, Innovation Agency Governance

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Innovation Strategy and Governance, the Manager, Innovation Agency Governance leads agency governance and accountability for Alberta's two primary innovation agencies, ensuring both are well-governed, legislatively compliant, and delivering on their mandates.

This role also plays a central role in developing and advancing innovation strategies that shape Alberta's broader innovation ecosystem, working across government to inform decision-making and drive results under the ATIS.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Review agency business plans and annual reports to ensure compliance with legislation and policy.
• Advise senior agency leaders on governance, accountability, and government direction.
• Oversee compliance with funding agreement deliverables, and reporting requirements.
• Lead the development of operating grants and transfer agreements with partners across government.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of provincial innovation strategies.
• Work with the Public Agency Secretariat to apply governance best practices.
• Lead and develop staff while driving practical adoption of AI tools across the team.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and relationship‑building skills to advance government priorities with internal and external partners.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and complex initiatives.
• Knowledge of ministry performance measures and outcome frameworks.
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization, time management, and organizational abilities.
• Strong analytical skills and sound independent judgment.
• High levels of tact, judgment, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfort with and curiosity about emerging technologies, including practical adoption of AI tools to improve team efficiency.

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.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A university degree in a related field (e.g., Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Science, Humanities), supplemented by five (5) years of progressively responsible, related experience.
• Knowledge of Alberta’s innovation and commercialization ecosystem, including familiarity with key players, funding landscape, and government priorities.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including the ability to manage complex and politically sensitive initiatives.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with experience coordinating across government bodies, and/or partner organizations.
• People leadership experience including managing and developing a team.
• A cover letter that clearly demonstrates relevant skills and competencies tailored to this position.

Equivalencies:

• A related master’s degree and a minimum of four (4) years of related experience; or
• A related two-year diploma and a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate and a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience; or
• A minimum of nine (9) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

Assets:

• Experience with governance frameworks, working with or overseeing agencies or Crown corporations.
• Experience measuring, evaluating, and reporting on outcomes and impact, including formative and summative evaluations.
• Experience developing and implementing performance measurement frameworks, logic models, and related plans.
• Knowledge of social research methods, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, statistics, and data management.

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

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position      

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday

Location: Commerce Place | 10155 102 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8


Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

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

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Additional Information:

In your resume, please 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).

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.
• 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.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.