PMF Measures Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about performance measurement, data-driven decision-making, and improving public services? If so, the Quality Assurance unit within the CAP branch has an exciting opportunity for you as a PMF Measures Analyst. 

Reporting to the Manager, Quality Assurance, the PMF Measures Analyst leads the design, development, and implementation of performance measures and indicators aligned with the Ministry’s Performance Management Framework (PMF). This role is instrumental in monitoring organizational performance, supporting logic model development, and aligning performance measurement with both Ministry and Government of Alberta outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Oversee daily tasks and deliverables related to developing and implementing PMF measures and program-level accountability frameworks. 
•    Provide technical expertise, leadership, project management, content creation, and communications. 
•    Ensure that senior officials and stakeholders have access to integrated outcomes data for a clear understanding of Ministry performance.
•    Support the development and refreshing of business plan measures and submission of data to the business planning process.
•    Provide expertise, consultation, and support to facilitate work of QAA unit functions (e.g., quality assurance, strategic evaluation, continuous improvement).
•    Support the Manager and branch management team in achieving the CAP branch mandate and goals. 

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.

Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards the organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. 

Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. 

Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict. 

Agility: Identifies and manages required change and associated risks. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
•    University graduation in a related field (e.g., Social Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration, Public Administration) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience. 

Demonstrated knowledge required in the following areas:
•    Social science research design and methodology, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, statistics and methods, and data visualization and reporting techniques. 
•    Public sector accountability frameworks and leading practices in public sector performance measurement. 
•    Computer software for data/statistical analyses (e.g., SAS, R), word processing, presentations, and work in a web-enabled environment. 

Work experience required in the following areas:
•    Applied qualitative and quantitative socio-economic research and evaluation methodologies; indicator development; data collection methods, data analysis and interpretation; statistical software and its applications.
•    Performance measurement, evaluation and accountability framework development and implementation.
•    Mobilizing qualitative/quantitative data as well as performance measurement and evaluation data to drive evidence-based decision making and inform continuous improvement activities.
•    Research (primary and secondary), policy/program analysis, and issue resolution

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. 

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: 36.25 hours per week, Monday – Friday

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.

Final candidates will be required to 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. 

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.