Music Commissioner

Role Responsibilities

Make a lasting impact on Alberta’s cultural and economic landscape by leading the growth of its music industry.

This is a unique opportunity for you to take on a first-of-its-kind role and shape the future of the province’s music sector. If you are a strategic leader with a passion for music and are ready to drive meaningful change, we encourage you to apply.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Cultural Industries, you will serve as the provincial government’s expert on the music industry. In this role, you will lead the implementation of the Alberta Music Action Plan and advance strategic initiatives that support the growth of Alberta’s music sector, in alignment with the Minister’s mandate.

As a key liaison, advocate, and strategist, you will foster collaboration across government, industry stakeholders, and communities to achieve measurable economic and cultural outcomes. You will provide strategic direction on emerging issues, support multi-stakeholder initiatives, and establish best practices, processes, and policies to position Alberta’s music industry for both immediate and long-term success.

You will be accountable for the following, but are not limited to:

• Project management and strategic implementation
• Stakeholder engagement and advocacy
• Program and policy development
• Economic development and marketing

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.

• Develop Networks: Builds and leverages strong strategic networks to anticipate emerging issues and opportunities, while maintaining credibility and trust with key stakeholders and industry decision makers operating in highly visible and publicly scrutinized environments.
  
  
• Systems Thinking: Drives the implementation of strategic initiatives by aligning diverse timelines and priorities and successfully engages government and external partners to ensure effective and coordinated delivery.
  
  
• Creative Problem Solving: Provides strategic advice on policy and program development to achieve targeted sector outcomes and demonstrates innovation and sound judgment in developing solutions in areas where limited precedent or established practices exist.
  
  
• Drive for Results: Aligns work with ministry mandate priorities and delivers results in high-expectation environments, demonstrating accountability and responsiveness while driving outcomes that support sector growth and meet stakeholder expectations.
  
  
• Develop Self and Others: Acts as a strategic liaison between government and industry by leading advocacy efforts, providing expert advice, and advancing program and policy development to ensure alignment with sector needs and priorities.

Qualifications

University graduation in Arts, Business or in a field related to the position assignment, supplemented by six years progressively responsible experience. 

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

This position requires the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience working within provincial government, including strong knowledge of legislation, policy frameworks, and regulatory environments, and their application to sector development.
•  Experience leading strategic planning, communications, and issues management, including advising senior leadership on complex and sensitive matters.
• Experience within the music sector and/or economic development, with an understanding of industry drivers, challenges, and opportunities.
• Experience leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy and programs, including continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and partnerships across government, industry, and community organizations, including cross-ministry collaboration.
• Experience establishing and overseeing performance measurement and reporting frameworks to demonstrate outcomes and support decision-making.
• Experience representing government in external forums, advisory committees, or intergovernmental settings.
• Knowledge of Alberta’s music ecosystem, creative industries, and cultural policy landscape.
• Knowledge of economic development principles, including investment attraction, sector growth, and market development.
• Knowledge of government decision-making processes, including Cabinet, approvals, and cross-ministry coordination.

Assets:

• Experience working with municipal partners or leading community-based or sector-wide initiatives.
• Experience supporting market development, promotion, or tourism-related initiatives.
• Experience working with Indigenous partners.

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, onsite position with a work schedule of 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The position location is Edmonton.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role is required.

As part of the selection process, shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a written assignment as part of the interview process.

The final candidate may undergo pre-employment checks and reference checks.

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.