Manager, Strategic Policy and Social Responsibility (iGaming)

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to step into a high‑impact leadership role at the heart of a transformational, province‑shaping initiative? As the Manager, Strategic Policy and Social Responsibility, you will lead the design and direction of Alberta’s iGaming Strategy—driving policy development, shaping evidence‑based decisions for senior and executive leaders, and guiding thoughtful, collaborative engagement across government, industry, and community partners. In this role, you’ll navigate complex, cross‑ministry issues, provide expert strategic advice to top decision‑makers, and help define the future of responsible online gambling in Alberta. If you’re energized by challenging policy work, motivated by meaningful stakeholder relationships, and ready to play a pivotal role in a high‑profile, evolving public‑sector initiative, this is your opportunity to make a lasting provincial impact.

Reporting to the Director, as the Manager, Strategic Policy and Social Responsibility, you will be responsible for policy development and providing expert advice to senior and executive leadership, the Deputy Minister, and Minister on matters relating to Alberta’s online gambling (iGaming) Strategy. 

As the Manager, you will be required to provide recommendations and advice to executive management, identify risks and mitigating solutions, alongside the development of any required material (briefing notes, presentations, policy documents, etc). The materials developed will be used to facilitate the policy decision-making process of executive leadership so they can make evidence-based decisions relating to Alberta’s iGaming Strategy.

As the Manager, Strategic Policy and Social Responsibility, you will play an integral role in stakeholder engagement ensuring regular and effective communication with stakeholders to inform them on the progress towards implementing Alberta iGaming Strategy and gather their input. iGaming policy development work impacts multiple ministries and agencies and the manager will lead cross-ministry and cross-agency engagement in addition to external stakeholder management. iGaming policy - and stakeholder engagement on this issue - is complex, requiring a high degree of political acumen and judgment.

Role Responsibilities (contd.)

In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and developing materials to support engagement with iGaming and land-based industry, First Nations, charitable organisations, and other external stakeholders and partners addressing their questions and concerns, and using the input received to inform iGaming policy development. As the manager, you will also work with a variety of government departments to identify and assess cross-ministry implications of key policies. You will be required to develop strong working relationships with cross-ministry partners to meet the initiative/project objectives and work with staff across government to ensure the effective development of required materials. You will work closely with Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis and the newly established Alberta iGaming Corporation to coordinate a unified approach to iGaming policy development across government and its agencies.

As the Manager, you will provide leadership and day-to-day management of assigned initiatives and projects related to the development and implementation of Alberta’s iGaming Strategy and will ensure that the policy underpinning the strategy aligns with government priorities. Most of these initiatives and projects have a complex nature and are likely to require creation of project proposals, action plans, reports, and presentations.

This position provides a unique opportunity for a wide-reaching policy analysis to support a high-profile project, showcase complex project management skills, and create lasting impacts on the iGaming sector in Alberta.

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

APS Competencies

Agility – ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing situations/environments.

Drive for Results – knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.

Build Collaborative Environments – leading and contributing to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Develop Networks – proactively develop networks, connect and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Systems Thinking– the ability to know how your work will impact others.

Creative Problem Solving – ability to assess options and implications, engage different perspectives and create strategic solutions for communications challenges.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• A University degree in a related field (e.g. law, business, economics, public administration, etc).
• Plus a minimum of 4 years of directly related experience in managing projects and leadership.
• Equivalencies will be considered on a basis of one year of related experience for one year of education. 

Experience or knowledge that will be considered and asset:

• Experience in policy development and analysis, including the preparation of briefing materials. 
• Experience managing in a diverse and complex environment with professional staff.
• Understanding of government policy development and decision-making processes.
• Experience in or knowledge of the gaming (online and land-based) industries (including horse racing).
• Experience in project management, including integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communications, procurement, and stakeholder management.

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

Hours of Work:7.25 hours a day / 36.25 hours a week.
Location Petroleum Plaza Building South Tower, Edmonton 

Pre-employment checks: Pre-employment checks will be completed to assess the candidate’s suitability for a role. These checks can include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, academic verification, driver’s abstract, and etcetera.

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.