Manager, Liquor and Cannabis Policy

Role Responsibilities

The Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Policy (ACGP) team is growing and looking for your analytical and policy expertise!  We have two exciting Manager positions available to support our initiatives (1) Manager, Cannabis and Liquor Policy and (2) Manager, Gaming and Horse Racing Policy.

Reporting to the Director, you will lead a policy team to develop key government policy and legislative initiatives in Alberta’s gaming, horse racing, liquor, and cannabis industries. Policy development in these areas is is highly complex and will require your strong political acumen, as these industries are dynamic, and emerging issues can create strong public reactions.

Key responsibilities for both manager positions include project management and leading a team of policy analysts to:

• Develop options related to key ministry policy issues in keeping with all relevant guidelines and/or legislated requirements.
• Take a leadership role in cross-divisional policy issues, coordinating and leading multidisciplinary teams to generate strategic solutions.
• Work collaboratively and liaise regularly with relevant GoA Ministries and other stakeholders to ensure Ministry, cross-Ministry, and Federal-Provincial-Territorial planning, reporting, policy and special-project requirements are met in a timely and effective manner.
• Lead the development of briefing materials, Cabinet packages, white papers, policy papers, information binders, etc., as required.

Your strategic thinking, excellent analytical skills, and attention to detail will help you assess complex issues and situations, mobilize resources, and find innovative policy solutions and recommendations that respond to evolving government direction.  Being self-directed with the ability to work independently, and collaboratively with others, will support you to achieve high quality outputs in a timely fashion. Your ability to foster trusting and dependable working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders will be essential in your success.

If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we encourage you to apply!

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours 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.

Develop Networks: Proactively builds networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders. Quickly establishes credibility and initiates relationships with a broad range of people in unfamiliar environments. Identifies common purpose and sets a path for ongoing connections. Nurtures relationships to build trust.

Build Collaborative Environments: leads sharing of expertise to achieve broader outcomes within the organization. Initiates strategic communication systems, linking up and down throughout the organization and with external stakeholders.

Systems Thinking: Consistently takes a holistic and long-term view of challenges and opportunities at multiple levels across related areas. Creates strategies that support the government's vision. Sets goals within the context of long-term outcomes and broad perspectives.

Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and work effectively in a changing environment. Fosters agility in others. Creates processes, programs or plans that encourage proactive and flexible approaches. Takes the lead by anticipating change and shifting work to ensure that change is successful.

Creative Problem Solving: Asks questions to get to the root of issues and generate deep understanding and new ways of thinking about an issue. Ensures that the right questions are being asked about the right problem. Creates a safe environment for others to voice and try out new ideas. Creates space for people to think creatively.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• A university degree in Economics, Business, Finance or a related field. Master’s degree or higher is preferable.
• Minimum four years’ related experience in undertaking strategic policy development.

Equivalencies may be considered based on one-year experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, please briefly summarize:

• Related experience and expertise.
• Relevant strengths and skills; and
• Reasons for interest in the position.

Assets:

• Experience with government systems (e.g., ARTS), the policy cycle, policy development and approval processes.
  o  Experience developing legislative and/or regulatory proposals;
  o  Experience drafting Cabinet-bound briefing documents; and 
  o  Work experience in public policy.
• Experience planning and leading policy projects, project management, and facilitating meetings with government staff and with external stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team through the development of policy projects.
• Experience preparing policy documents, reports, briefings, stakeholder correspondence, presentations, and providing recommendations to senior leadership.
• Awareness of relevant government statutes and legislation.
• Experience reviewing and summarizing annual reports.
• Experience with board/agency appointment processes.
• Political acumen.
• Some financial background in revenue forecasting.

A Written assessment may be considered as part of the selection process.

Please outline how your qualifications relates to the role in your cover letter. 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

Two Full time permanent position located in Edmonton.

Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).

• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
• 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 for prospective GoA 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.