Priority Issues Coordinator

Role Responsibilities

The Priority Issues Coordinator supports the Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office (ADMO) within the Water and Circular Economy Division by managing priority issues, coordinating information, and ensuring senior leaders have clear, accurate, and timely materials to support decision-making.

This role serves as a central coordination point across the division, working closely with branch staff, Communications, and senior offices. It requires strong judgment to assess evolving issues, identify risks and sensitivities, and ensure work is aligned with divisional and departmental priorities.

In a fast-paced, high-volume environment, the coordinator is responsible for organizing and advancing work, anticipating pressures, and ensuring materials meet quality and timing expectations.

Issues Management and Executive Coordination

• Track and monitor emerging and ongoing issues across the division, identifying linkages, trends, and recurring pressures.
• Assess information to determine priority, risk, and sensitivity, and ensure appropriate awareness and escalation.
• Coordinate input across branches to support timely, accurate, and well-informed responses.
• Prepare concise briefings and summary materials for senior leadership, outlining status, risks, and recommended next steps.

Decision Support and Action Request Coordination (ARTS)

• Coordinate materials through divisional and departmental decision-making and approval processes.
• Review and prioritize incoming requests to assess urgency, complexity, and sensitivity.
• Assign, track, and follow up on action requests, ensuring clarity of direction, accountability, and timely completion.
• Review submissions for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with standards before senior leadership review.
• Communicate timelines, requirements, and expectations clearly, and exercise judgment in organizing and escalating work under tight deadlines.
• Identify and support improvements to the quality and consistency of responses and processes.

Reporting, Initiatives, and Operational Support

• Monitor major divisional initiatives, supporting progress tracking and early identification of risks or delays.
• Coordinate input for key reports, including business planning and annual reporting.
• Track deliverables and critical paths to support implementation across the division.
• Support the Divisional Leadership Team and ADMO-led activities, including meeting coordination, materials preparation, and follow-up tracking.
• Provide ongoing operational support to ensure the effective functioning of the ADMO.

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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.

• SYSTEMS THINKING: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them.
• AGILITY: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks.
• DEVELOP NETWORKS: Leverages relationships to build input and perspective.

Qualifications

University graduation in Communications, Environmental Studies/Sciences, Public Policy, Business Administration, or related field supplemented by a minimum of two years directly related experience is required.

Equivalencies will be considered.

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 education.

Assets:

• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or stakeholders.
• Experience preparing or reviewing briefing materials, correspondence, or summary information.
• Experience working in a large, complex organization or government environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experience using office productivity tools and information‑tracking systems.

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 is a full-time permanent opportunity with possibility of extension and is located in Edmonton.

This position works Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM-4:30 PM, 36.25 hours a week.

In your application, must include cover page detailing your interest, and role related experience. In your resume 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. For example January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

This position will require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.

A written assessment may be required as part of this competition.

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.