Policy Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Join Alberta Affordability and Utilities and contribute to shaping the future of Alberta's electricity landscape. As a Policy Analyst in the Priority Initiatives Branch, you will play a key role in advancing policy and regulatory initiatives that support safe, reliable, and affordable electricity solutions for Albertans, with a particular focus on nuclear energy development.

Reporting to the Director, you will provide research, analysis, and strategic advice to support the development of nuclear energy policy and regulatory frameworks. Working closely with government ministries, industry representatives, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders, you will help evaluate complex issues, inform decision-making, and advance priority initiatives that support Alberta's growing electricity needs and economic development.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to emerging electricity policy, collaborate with diverse partners, and help shape initiatives with province-wide impact.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and utilizes information and data to support development of policy options and advice for leadership.
• Writes clear and accurate policy advice and briefings and provides verbal briefings on key issues.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships within the ministry, cross-ministry, with intergovernmental and external stakeholders, and establishes networks to inform and communicate branch initiatives.
• Represents the department by actively participating in multi-stakeholder committees and project teams.
• Takes a lead role, with minimal supervision, in carrying out major policy and project initiatives assigned to the branch and linked to the ministry’s mandate.
• Demonstrates advanced project management skills by developing detailed project plans, identifying critical timelines and deliverables, understanding and managing task interdependencies, and managing project risks.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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.

• Agility: Takes advantage of opportunities to change how work is done to better anticipate obstacles and improve service.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Engages others to think broadly about impacts of projects, brings differing perspectives together and encourages debate. Works with others to identify and remove barriers.
• Drive for Results: Clarifies objectives and taps into a variety of available resources within the organization; ensuring that roles and contributions are clear. Sets performance standards and monitoring processes to ensure deviations from the plan are identified at an early stage.
• Creative Problem Solving: Asks questions to get a deeper understanding of the present issue.

Qualifications

University graduation in economics, business, environmental science, engineering or law plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience in project management, policy development, information research and analysis; and facilitation/consultation; 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.

Required:

• Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of policy development, including the policy cycle, issues identification and analysis, options development and analysis, and providing evidence-based advice and recommendations.
• Knowledge and experience with the application of both qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis.
• Familiarity and knowledge of strategy, policy, planning, project management and decision making in large and complex organizations and the interrelationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to read and understand legislation.

Assets:

• Familiarity and understanding of Alberta's electricity system and markets.
• Familiarity with Government of Alberta business processes (e.g., ARTS, Committees, Organizational Structure).
• Well-developed relationship building and stakeholder engagement experience.

 
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This is a temporary full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday (In-office), with an anticipated term of approximately 18 months. Location is downtown Edmonton.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

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.

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• Working for the Alberta Public Service
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• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.