Manager, Programs & Partnerships

Role Responsibilities

The Ministry of Education and Childcare has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Manager, Programs & Partnerships!

Reporting to the Director, Career Education, the Manager of Career Education Policy, Programs, and Partnerships supports the development of strategic policy related to career education programs (e.g. off-campus, work experience, dual credit) and high school completion pathways. This position also oversees the administration of existing programs and takes a lead in promoting and facilitating partnerships with diverse stakeholders (school authorities, post-secondary partners, and business/industry).

This position leads the development of governance, administrative guidelines and procedures for school authorities and partners to follow as they implement career education programs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the policy development and implementation of career education programming, high school completion pathways and provincial graduation requirements.
• Manage the administration and operations of career education programs, including but not limited to dual credit, off-campus, and work experience.
• Lead the development and implementation of stakeholder strategies, partnership approaches, and outreach plans to support internal and external stakeholders to deliver career education programs.
• Contribute to the branch operations and achievement of branch deliverables.

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: Communicates and collaborates with divisional, departmental, and cross-ministry partners to lead development and delivery of partnership and outreach plans for education system and business / industry stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking: Works with internal and external partners to support career education policy and program development and implementation in alignment with departmental priorities and policy documents.
• Agility: Leads the development of complex policies and programs involving diverse stakeholder groups with significant impact on the education system (e.g. graduation requirements and credentials) that must align with policy direction, regulatory frameworks, etc.
• Develop Self and Others: Identifies professional learning needs of the Career Education team as a whole and individual team members within the unit.
• Drive for Results: Leads and manages complex career education policy projects, engagements and operational needs with tight timelines.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards

University graduation in Education, Public Administration or a field related to the position assignment, supplemented by four years related experience; or equivalent as described below.

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

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

For application consideration, you must attach a cover letter explaining your qualification and suitability for this role.

The position requires the following knowledge, skills and experiences:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience with the Government of Alberta’s policy development and decision-making process.
• Strong coordination and leadership skills to carry out work in a complex divisional organization and to establish, coordinate and lead teams and committees.
• Strong knowledge of K-12 education system in Alberta.
• Strong knowledge of career education policies, programs, and best practices.
• Experience in knowledge management and mobilization to ensure relevant information is spread through the system effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.

Assets:

• Master's degree in a related field is considered an asset.
• Teaching experience in the Alberta K-12 context is considered an asset.

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, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Work location is in Edmonton.

Candidates are required to submit resume and cover letter that succinctly demonstrate their qualifications against the job requirements, including education, experience, and relevant competencies. Resumes must include precise employment dates (month and year) to assist in assessing attention to detail skills.

The final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo an academic check, reference check, and may need to provide a suitable 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 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.