Manager, Strategic Policy

Role Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Manager, Strategic Policy includes:

• Lead Strategic Policy Development: Oversee the creation of policies related to Indigenous economic, social, and governance issues, ensuring alignment with government and Indigenous priorities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Foster relationships with various stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, external organizations, and government counterparts including federal government, to gather input and support policy initiatives.
• Strategic Direction: Contribute to the ministry's strategic direction by monitoring emerging Indigenous policy trends, providing recommendations, and shaping decision-making.
• Team Leadership: Provide leadership to a team of senior policy advisors and policy analysts, maintaining a high-performing work environment.
• Cross-Ministry Collaboration: Collaborate with other ministries to offer specialized advice and innovative solutions, considering current Indigenous policy trends.
• Policy Coordination: Lead the coordination of policies for key Ministry initiatives, including Cabinet reports and related documents and promote collaboration across divisions and departments.
• Policy Expertise: Apply in-depth knowledge of government processes, Indigenous priorities, treaties, and constitutional arrangements to influence policy development.
• Problem-Solving: Address emerging issues and stakeholder relations by developing practical solutions and managing conflicts.
• Effective Communication: Communicate policy priorities and recommendations to diverse audiences, including senior officials within and outside the Ministry.
• Impact Assessment: Evaluate policy impact on Indigenous communities and ensure that communications and processes align with the sensitive nature of the Division's messaging.

This role empowers you to make a real difference, aligning government objectives with Indigenous priorities and contributing to a more equitable and inclusive future. Join us in this impactful journey to create meaningful change and be a part of a team that strives to make a lasting impact.

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.

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.

Qualifications

University graduation in Arts, Social Sciences, Business, Public Policy, Law or another related discipline supplemented by four years related experience. Equivalencies may be considered.

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

Experience Required in:

• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing projects, leading cross-functional teams, and building relationships with diverse stakeholders, is essential.
• Policy Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the policy cycle and experience leading teams or projects through its components is crucial, along with an understanding of systems thinking and design models.
• Policy Analysis: Extensive experience in conducting comprehensive policy analysis to provide specialized policy advice, recommendations, and options is essential for effectively shaping strategic policies.
• Communication Skills: Well-developed and effective communication skills, including robust presentation skills for briefing senior officials, are essential. Additional skills in consensus building, conflict management, and networking are preferred.
• Talent Management: Experience in managing talent, including hiring, recruitment, assignment of work, and performance evaluation for team members, is important for building and leading a high-performing team.

Assets:

• Government Knowledge: A solid understanding of government processes, including the legislative process, regulatory process, and reporting to cabinet.
• Indigenous Knowledge: A strong understanding of contemporary Indigenous priorities, historical Treaties, Canada's Constitutional and fiscal arrangements, and Alberta's perspectives.
• Cross-Government Initiatives: Demonstrated experience in coordinating or participating in cross-government responses to federal, provincial, and territorial policy initiatives, including legislative and declaration matters related to Indigenous social and economic policy, is 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

The successful candidates will be evaluated on a combination of experience and education.

Hours of Work: 36.25 per week, 7.25 hours/day, Monday through Friday.

The successful candidate will be required to report to the Forestry Building in Edmonton, Alberta.

This competition may be used for future vacancies at equal or lesser classifications across the Government of Alberta.

Final candidates for this position will undergo an academic check, reference checks, and 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.

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies. In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Please also indicate whether your work experience was part-time or full-time. For example: January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Executive Director of Job Title (Full time).

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Pension plans:
  • 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.