Manager, Legislative Services

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Legislative Services, the Manager, Legislative Services is responsible for providing expertise in legislative planning, development, and project management services.

The Manager of Legislative Services ensures the delivery of high-quality legislative services within government policies and procedures, decision making and legislative processes, and provincial legislative drafting standards and practices, in line with the department's strategic priorities and goals. Legislative development activities may include oversight, design, development, advice, research, analysis, identifying issues and solutions, drafting legislative documents, and the overall management of legislative development projects and processes.

You will have a thorough knowledge of GOA's legislative and policy approval processes. You will apply your exceptional problem-solving, strategic thinking, and critical thinking skills to develop innovative solutions to highly complex and unique issues within a dynamic environment. You will have strong organization, time management and problem-solving skills, and will apply project management approaches to plan and coordinate the team’s work on time-sensitive projects.

Key responsibilities:

1. Lead and manage legislative development projects in alignment with the department’s strategic plan and priorities:

• Provide effective leadership and direction regarding the planning of legislative projects, including providing guidance on the legislative and decision-making processes.
• Prepare Ministerial and/or Cabinet approval packages for implementation of Acts and Regulations.
• Consult and liaise with stakeholders including Legislative Counsel Office, Legal Services, program areas and other departments in the development of legislative projects.
  
  

2. Support the department’s legislative-related activities:

• Provide support to the department’s legislative-related counts, reviews and other priorities as needed.
• Coordinate or draft responses for input requests related to other Ministries' legislative planning initiatives.
  
  

3. Support the Legislative Services unit and manage the Senior Legislative Analyst and Legislative Analyst positions (two direct reports):

• Provide guidance and direction to direct reports to ensure the successful delivery of assigned projects.
• Provide the Director with advice and recommendations for emerging issues, opportunities, and challenges associated with the work of the unit.
  
  

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.

• Build Collaborative Environments: Involves a wide group of stakeholders when working on outcomes; positively resolves conflict through coaching and facilitated discussion. Uses enthusiasm to motivate and guide others. Acknowledges and works with diverse perspectives for achieving outcomes.
• Systems Thinking: Integrates broader context into planning; plans for how current situation is affected by broader trend. Integrates issues, political environment and risks when considering possible actions. Supports organization vision and goals through strategy. Addresses behaviors that challenge progress.
• Agility: Proactively incorporates change into processes; creates opportunities for improvement. Is aware of and adapts to changing priorities. Remains objective under pressure and supports others to manage their emotions. Proactively explains impact of change on roles, and integrates change in existing work. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, law, policy, political science, business; or related.
• Four (4) years policy and legislative development experience.
  
  

Assets:

• Experience with government legislative approval processes and planning cycles, and project management experience.
• Experience with stakeholder relationship building, negotiation, conflict management, consensus building, and facilitation skills.
• Experience identifying and interpreting potential legal issues and providing sound advice/solutions to senior management and officials.
• Experience preparing documents, reports, briefing notes, and/or presentations providing recommendations to senior leadership and/or stakeholders.
• Experience working in a leadership role.
  
  

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis. The following equivalencies may be considered:

• A related Masters plus a minimum of 2 years related experience.
• A related two-year diploma plus a minimum of 6 years related experience.
• A related one-year certificate plus a minimum of 7 years related experience.
• No post-secondary education plus a minimum of 8 years related experience.
  
  

Please outline how your qualifications relate to the role in your cover letter.  Providing a cover letter is strongly encouraged.  

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

• Full time permanent position located in Edmonton (Oxbridge Place). 
• Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a security screening.
• This position requires working from the office, with an option to quality for a hybrid work arrangement (in accordance with GOA policy).
  
  

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.

In your resume, 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: Policy Advisor, Government of Alberta, Part-time (0.8 FTE), March 2023-December 2024.

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.
• 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.