Manager, Recovery Community Policy & Programs

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the realm of mental health and addiction recovery? Do you want to see the impact of your work as it happens? If you are enthusiastic about helping Albertans struggling with addiction and mental health challenges to recover, and you excel as a collaborator and project manager, we invite you to bring your innovative solutions to our team. Your skills in managing programs, building connections, and leading people will be invaluable as you help us resolve complex issues. 

As Manager, Recovery Community Policy and Programs, you are a critical thinker and problem-solver who will play a crucial role in expanding Alberta’s innovative Recovery Communities, and help our ministry reach our goals for mental health and addiction care in Alberta!

Responsibilities Includes:
 

1.    Policy and Program Leadership:

• Support the continued growth of Alberta’s Recovery Community program, and provide operational oversight of recovery communities.
• Lead ongoing efforts to incorporate best practices and innovations into the Recovery Community program, including social enterprise. 
• Provide operational oversight of other addiction treatment and workforce development programs
• Ensure adherence to grant terms and ministry requirements.
• Provide regular updates to senior leaders on project progress and fearless advice to inform policy decisions.
• Collect and manage data to monitor impact and outcomes of programs.

2.    Grant and Contract Management:

• Manage funding allocations for Recovery Community operators and and community agencies.
• Ensure compliance with grant agreements and address challenges.
• Prepare updates for Ministry leadership on grant progress and outcomes.

3.    Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Foster relationships with recovery community operators and key community service delivery partners, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Manager, Indigenous Recovery Community Policy and Programs, in shaping Alberta’s Recovery Community program. 
• Participate in cross-ministry committees and stakeholder consultations.
• Represent Ministry perspectives on national committees as needed

4.    Team Leadership:

• Oversee performance management and recruitment for the unit.
• Coach team members and develop operations plans.
• Ensure adherence to Ministry frameworks and manage resources.

5.    Unit and Branch Leadership Support:

• Provide input on unit, branch and department programs and functions.
• Create briefings and reports for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with department staff for program integration.
• Develop recommendations for program improvement.
   

This is an opportunity to drive meaningful change and to grow and drive innovation in Alberta’s Recovery Community Program. If you are ready to take on a leadership role in shaping the future of mental health and addiction recovery, we encourage you to apply to join our dynamic team at the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction.

Please click on the link to view the job description.

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.

APS Competencies that are critical to the role:

• Drive for Results: Hold self and others accountable for achieving results and agreed upon targets. Identify and acts on opportunities to partner with other groups to achieve desired outcomes.
• Creative Problem Solving: Assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions
• Build Collaborative Environments: Engage others to think broadly about impacts or projects; bring together different perspectives and encourage debate.
• Develop self and others: Support the development of others by providing specific, constructive, timely and regular feedback.
• System Thinking: Consistently take a holistic and long-term view of challenges and opportunities at multiple levels across related areas.
• Agility: Anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: a four-year university degree supplemented by four years’ related experience. 

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

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.

Experience required:
At least four years of experience:

• Managing multiple, complex projects or programs involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Exercising political acumen and working with government policy (development and/or implementation). 
• Building relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders, and collaborating to achieve shared goals.
• Leadership experience, including supervision and staff support.

Assets:

• Experience working with grants
• Experience with, or knowledge of, social enterprise
• Experience leading the adoption of innovation and change management in programs.
• Experience working in a health or mental health and addiction field.

Notes

Hours of Work

• 7.25 daily hours
• 36.25 weekly hours
• 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (Monday to Friday)

Location

• Edmonton, Alberta
   

Please provide a cover letter that highlights how your education and experience relates to the role.

If a security screening is required;

• 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. 

•    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.
•    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.