Manager, Workforce Development

Role Responsibilities

The Alberta Court of Justice has an exciting new opportunity within the Office of the Chief Justice! Reporting to the Director, as the Manager, Workforce Development, you will lead the people and talent strategy that powers Alberta’s Court of Justice (ACOJ). You are the strategic force behind workforce development across the province. You will be a crucial point of contact within the Alberta Court of Justice, linking managers, personnel, human resources and the public to facilitate external recruitment, and operational opportunities to meet personnel resources, operational, and strategic requirements.

Establishing and leading a workforce development strategy

• Lead and implement a strategic workforce development framework aligned with GoA competencies and organizational priorities.
• Developing and maintaining a framework for ACOJ that supports management in workforce development planning and strategic decision-making.
• Support recruitment, retention, employee engagement, career development, succession planning, and onboarding.
• Partner with recruitment teams and hiring managers to improve recruitment strategies, candidate targeting, and hiring practices.
• Analyze workforce and recruitment data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead orientation, training, job-shadowing, practicum, and career development programs.
• Conduct exit interviews and provide advice on employee retention and engagement.
• Lead workforce initiatives such as classification reviews, staffing strategies, and career path planning.
• Represent the Alberta Court of Justice (ACJ) on workforce development committees and initiatives.

Leading Strategic Initiative and Court Services Expansion

• Providing leadership and support in the areas of planning, implementation, and coordination of strategic initiatives to ensure that business areas are supported and implementation work is completed.
• Expansion of specialized and indigenous courts; expansion of positions to support judiciary in locations there are currently no direct judicial support staff; to assist with the creation of a Business Services within the Alberta Court of Justice
• Ensuring that corporate activities are centralized and coordinated with appropriate planning, reporting, coordination, consultation, delivery and communication support.
• Assignment and allocation of resources in delivering ad hoc special projects and initiatives.
• Providing leadership, monitoring, and advice to staff and operational areas with respect to ad hoc special projects and initiatives.
• Liaising with corporate partners, stakeholders and subject matter experts to facilitate successful delivery of project outcomes.
• Maintaining an internal communications strategy to support employee engagement and effective flow of information.
• Providing expertise into common performance goals for groups that align with business plan goals and strategies.  Lead projects that support communication and engagement in the performance management process.

Leading, coaching and development of staff

• Motivate and encourage direct reports and project team members to help them achieve success and exceed expectations while supporting employee learning needs and development opportunities.
• Mentor, coach and provide constructive feedback to direct reports and project team members through informal and formal performance assessments.
• Actively involve staff in the development of unit/branch operational plans.
• Communicate, support and encourage a safe and healthy workplace for staff.
• Monitor and track progress against established timelines, adjusting the team's work and priorities as necessary.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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.

• Systems Thinking: Ability to create innovative and sustainable solutions that meet the short-term and long-term needs of the Alberta Court of Justice and the GoA as an employer. You will need to establish and lead a workforce development strategy that provides a framework to facilitate strategic decision-making on recruitment, retention, engagement, and development.
• Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders in the branch, division, department, judiciary and GOA to maintain statistical information respecting ACOJ's workforce.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Foster superior collaboration, liaising with corporate partners, stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure the successful delivery of strategic initiatives, such as the expansion of specialized courts and judicial support positions. Promote an inclusive, collaborative workplace culture by mentoring staff and involving them in operational planning.
• Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change: Quickly adapt policies and practices in response to changes in legislation (e.g., the Provincial Court Act) and operational needs. Conduct thorough research and communicate major recommendations to ensure alignment with organizational priorities. Manage a variety of workforce development and judicial appointment activities in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Drive for Results: Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. You will motivate and encourage direct reports and project team members to help them achieve success and exceed expectations. Lead strategic projects, monitor progress against timelines, and adjust priorities as necessary to achieve workforce development, judicial appointment, and court service expansion goals.

Qualifications

All applicants must include a cover letter of 300 – 400 words in length. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, please give us a brief overview of why you are suitable for this role. The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and will be evaluated for spelling, grammar, clarity, and overall editing quality. It is essential that you complete your cover letter, by yourself, and without assistance from other people or other resources (e.g., Chat GPT, CoPilot, artificial intelligence tools, search engines, etc.).

University Graduation in a related field (Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Justice Studies) to the position assignment, supplemented by four years related experience in areas including but not limited to organizational development or human resources. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Other Requirements:

• May require travel between judicial facilities across the province.

Assets include:

• 4–5 years of progressive experience in workforce development, organizational development, talent acquisition, judicial administration, human resources or public sector management.
• Experience working in a legal/government setting.
• Experience in judicial appointment processes
• Experience providing analytical or advisory support to senior leaders (e.g., Director) in a public-sector environment or Judicial environment is preferred.
• Human Resources Certification (e.g., CPHR, SHRM-CP, or CHRL) to support recruitment and workforce planning.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This is a permanent position, full-time, working Monday to Friday 8:15AM - 4:30PM, 36.25 hours a week.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

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 we have to offer.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service  
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• Professional learning and development 
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• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance