Performance & Risk Management Advisor
Posting Date: Mar 9, 2026
Location: Edmonton, AB
Company: Government of Alberta
Job Information
Job Title: Performance & Risk Management Advisor
Job Requisition ID: 80101
Ministry: Hospital and Surgical Health Services
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: March 23, 2026
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $3,056.50 to $4,006.62 bi-weekly ($79,774 - $104,572/year)
The Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services (HSHS) is dedicated to delivering high-quality care for all Albertans and has achieved significant milestones that showcase its commitment. By establishing Acute Care Alberta, a provincial health agency, alongside specialized corporations - Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Give Live Alberta, and the Emergency Health Services Corporation. The ministry has strengthened accountability and coordination across the acute care system. These organizations ensure Albertans receive timely, world-class care when and where they need it.
Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager of Performance and Risk Management, the Performance and Risk Advisor supports the Ministry’s corporate planning, reporting and enterprise risk management functions. This role ensures the effective development, coordination, and reporting of legislated planning documents while enabling informed, consistent decision-making on department-wide priorities.
The advisor is responsible for leading the development, coordination, and publication of the ministry’s Business Plan and Annual Report. This includes working across the department with subject matter experts in the identification and alignment of performance measures and outcome-focused targets. The incumbent is expected to research complex, sensitive issues and provide high-quality briefing material, presentations, and reports to inform senior and executive management decision-making.
The Advisor leads the Ministry’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process, including conducting semi-annual risk reviews, maintaining and updating the corporate risk register, and preparing year-end risk reporting. The role ensures risk information is current, comprehensive, and aligned with organizational priorities.
The successful candidate must be able to identify and interpret linkages between government strategic priorities and day-to-day operations as well as proactively identify and troubleshoot issues related to the implementation of ministry planning and risk management processes.
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:
Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change.
Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues.
Drive for Results: Works to exceed goals and partner with others to achieve objectives.
Build Collaborative Environments: Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill.
Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organizations objectives and how to achieve them.
Qualifications
Minimum Recruitment Standards
- University graduation in Public Administration, Business, Economics, Social Sciences (or a related field) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.
- 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.
- Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
Assets
- Experience in strategic and business planning and reporting processes
- In-depth knowledge of the Alberta health system and relevant legislation
- Experience in performance and risk management frameworks within a public sector environment
- Strong research and analysis experience, and proven ability to synthesize complex information into concise briefing materials, reports, and recommendations
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 position may be used to fill future permanent or temporary vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
This position requires full-time in-office attendance at a location indowntown Edmonton or Calgary.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.
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 has 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.
How To Apply
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.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Edmund Mendoza at Edmund.Mendoza@gov.ab.ca.