Manager, Policy Alignment & Legislation

Role Responsibilities

As the Manager, Policy Alignment and Legislation, you will lead a team of specialists responsible for ensuring government legislation and policy are coordinated, aligned, and responsive to departmental and cross‑government priorities.

You will guide the development of key legislative and policy instruments, including ministerial orders, orders in council, cabinet reports, and briefing materials, while providing expert advice to senior leadership. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who enjoys bringing clarity, coordination, and insight into complex policy and legislative environments.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development of decision-making documents such as cabinet reports, policy decision briefing notes, ministerial orders, and orders in council.
• Coordinate and synthesize information from diverse sources to support consistent, complete, and high-quality policy analysis.
• Provide leadership in legislative planning and policy alignment across departmental program areas.
• Develop a forward-looking, department-wide policy and legislative plan, ensuring validation with divisions across the organization.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective policy and legislative processes.
• Support short- and long‑term planning of departmental policy priorities, advising ADM and DM offices as needed.
• Mentor, coach, and equip staff with tools, resources, and training to deliver excellent policy and legislative services.
• Lead and support multi-disciplinary teams in the execution of policy and planning initiatives.
• Provide regular reporting on progress toward policy and legislative agenda commitments.
• Direct research on trends, best practices, and emerging issues to assess their impact and application.
• Champion the branch as a centre of excellence for policy planning, legislative development, capacity building, and guidance resources.
• Oversee development and delivery of training programs and ensure the ongoing currency and accessibility of policy and legislative guidance materials.

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.

Please be advised that there will be a competency-based interview for this competition. The behavioral competencies that have been deemed as critical for this role include:

• Drive for Results: You know what outcomes matter and maximize resources to achieve them while maintaining accountability to internal and external stakeholders.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You create conditions for productive, respectful collaboration that enhances outcomes across teams and partnerships.
• Agility: You anticipate, assess, and adapt to changing priorities and environments, demonstrating resilience and flexibility.
• Systems Thinking: You understand how decisions, actions, and processes connect across divisions, ministries, and the broader public sector landscape.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A university degree in social or environmental sciences, public administration, business, communications or public relations, or a related field.
• Minimum of (3) years extensive related experience in policy and legislative development.

Equivalency:
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 years of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year education.

Assets:

• Strong knowledge of government decision‑making structures, including cabinet and Minister policy, and legislative approval processes.
• Understanding of legislative frameworks and legislation development and approval processes.
• Experience leading teams, supervising staff, and/or overseeing complex projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking, strategic analysis, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Effective interpersonal and facilitation skills, with a collaborative mindset.

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 is a full-time permanent position. The schedule is Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM (36.25 hours per week).

In your application, please include a cover page detailing your interest in the position, and role-related experience. 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, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

A written assessment may be part of the interview process.

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.
• 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.