PECC Readiness and Response Officer

Role Responsibilities

Join the team that stands at the centre of Alberta’s public safety system. As a PECC Readiness and Response Officer with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, you’ll help ensure the province is ready to respond when it matters most. In this role, you’ll support the coordination of emergency operations, strengthen readiness across a diverse network of partners, and help keep decisionmakers informed during fast‑moving events. If you thrive in high‑impact environments, excel at problem‑solving under pressure, and want your work to directly support the safety and resilience of Albertans, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference

Key Responsibilities include:

• Training Coordination - Design and facilitate engaging training programs and tools for PECC staff and augmentees, ensuring comprehensive understanding of emergency management protocols and PECC operations.
• Resource and Capability Management - In collaboration with Readiness and Response Team Lead work with applicable AEMA Staff, Section Chiefs, Consequence Management Officers and Business Continuity Officers (CMO's/BCO's), etc. to assess and identify training needs and resource requirements for staff, augmentees, and applicable stakeholders.
• Coordination of Emergency Preparedness Activities - Lead and coordinate readiness exercises and simulations, ensuring effective participation from relevant stakeholders while evaluating outcomes and areas for improvement.
• Strategic Communication and Reporting - Prepare detailed reports and briefings for senior officials on PECC readiness and training updates, highlighting key findings and recommendations.
• Operational Support and Problem Solving - Identify operational inefficiencies related to PECC processes and recommend solutions to improve work-flows and resource utilization.
  
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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: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks. Identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same. Proactively explains impact of changes. Anticipates and mitigates emotions of others. Anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals. Makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan
• Creative Problem Solving: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing breadth of insight. Asks questions to understand a problem. Looks for new ways to improve results and activities. Explores different work methods and what made projects successful, shares learning. Collects breadth of data and perspectives to make choices.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill. Leverages skills and knowledge of others. Genuinely values and learns from others. Facilitates open and respectful conflict resolution. Recognizes and appreciates others.
• Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities. Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives. Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values. Works with others to identify areas for collaboration

Qualifications

Required:  University degree in Social Sciences, Emergency Management or related, no experience required, or equivalent as described

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of 1 year of education for 1 year of experience, or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

For Example:

• Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 3 years of experience
• Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 2 years of experience
• Related minimum 4 years of experience

The successful candidate MUST also have:

• Demonstrated experience in training, training process and materials development, training implementation, facilitation, and program management.
• Demonstrated experience in physical asset management, restacking of physical space, software updates to applicable IT assets, facilitation of evergreening processes of applicable IT hardware assets, asset tracking, and development of floor plan maps.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player, while also being able to work independently with minimum supervision (as applicable).
• Proficient organizational skills focused on managing multiple, at times competing, priorities effectively.

Assets:

• Previous Emergency Management experience, with an understanding of emergency management frameworks and best practices 

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

Term of Employment: Permanent Full-time position 

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Location: Edmonton

Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening

Candidate may be required to participate in a written assessment to further assess skills, knowledge and experience as they relate to the role

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
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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