Policy Advisor

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about public safety and policy development? Join SafeRoads Alberta as a Policy Advisor and play a key role in creating evidence-based strategies that make a real difference in the lives of Albertans every day.

As a Policy Advisor, you will be working with the Senior Policy Advisor, SafeRoads Alberta. You will develop policy recommendations in the assigned area of responsibility. You will manage and provide expertise required to ensure quality policy advice is delivered in a timely manner to the Supervisor, Management, Branch, Ministry staff, the Minister and Cabinet, while keeping the supervisor fully informed and obtaining necessary approvals. 

Pro-active and strategic policy development is required to support the Ministry's requirement of ongoing enhancement and changes to the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (PAPA) and its regulations, Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, education programs, training programs and projects. This work is completed within a provincial, national and international context. 

The main responsibilities include but not limited to are: 

• Policy development: develops and recommends policy initiatives or responses to ensure quality policy advice is delivered in a timely manner to the Senior Policy Advisor, Branch, Ministry officials, and/or the Minister and Cabinet within the framework of SafeRoads Alberta and the Ministry's organizational structure.
• Analysis - prepares advisory notes, reports, discussion papers, and specific strategies or recommendations relating to the Branch and/or the Ministry's mandates, using accepted analytical techniques or methods and procedures within the Branch, Ministry, legislative, and regulatory framework.
• Ministry Representation - as part of the Branch, initiates activities and discussions through collaborative efforts and stakeholders to ensure the Branch/Ministry policies and interests are represented, protected, or advanced within the framework of the Branch and Ministry's organizational structure.
• Scanning and networking - determines situations that should be reviewed and analyzed for potential impact on policies of the Branch, Ministry, and the Government by scanning and reviewing internal and external information sources.

Role Responsibilities cont.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the Traffic Safety Plan, the Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, and the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (PAPA) and its regulations.
• Understands how to develop and implement policy, program and legislation within the Government of Alberta (GoA) context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, and facilitation skills with the ability to network, build and maintain working relationships with the Ministry, other government and stakeholders and partners.
• Works within the confidentiality restrictions that are necessary due to the sensitivity of issues within the GoA.
• Researches, collects, and analyses data and information from various sources has ability to distinguish credible sources.

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.    

As the ideal candidate, you will demonstrate the following behavioral competencies:

• Systems Thinking: You consider the interrelationships among various aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas.
• Creative Problem Solving: You assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solution.
• Agility: You anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results: You identify underlying causes for success or lack of success which may or may not involve self and takes action to ensure future success.
• Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field; Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Sociology, Political Science etc., supplemented by 2 years of progressively related experience in policy analysis/development.
• A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role is required.

Assets & preferences: 

• Working knowledge of the Traffic Safety Plan, the Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, and the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (PAPA) and its regulations.
• Understanding of the theory and practice of policy analysis including complex, multi-stakeholder policy and program development process, policy planning and decision-making processes within government.
• Knowledge of social, economic aspects of transportation and statistical analysis procedures.
• Understanding of how to develop and implement policy, program, and legislation within the Government of Alberta context.
• Strong project management skills and working experience in stakeholder relations.
• Working experience with projects involving changes to legislation, regulations, and policies in order to provide strategic direction to branches and to make feasible recommendations to Management or leadership.
• Working knowledge of administrative law and procedural justice principles.

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

Additional Position Details:

• Hours of work is 36.25, Monday to Friday.
• This is one full-time temporary position located at Twin Atria Building, 4999 98 Ave., Edmonton, AB, T6B 2X3.
• 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.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and a modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.