Program Advisor

Role Responsibilities

Be part of shaping safer, stronger Alberta communities.
If you are passionate about meaningful change, thrive in collaborative environments, and want your work to have a real impact on community safety across the province, this role is for you.

As a Program Advisor, you’ll support innovative programs, grants, partnerships, and strategies that advance community safety and crime prevention. You will work directly with stakeholders, ministry leaders, and cross‑government partners to ensure programs are effective, evidence‑based, and aligned with provincial priorities.

Program & Policy Support

• Conduct research, environmental scans, and analysis to identify trends, best practices, and strategic considerations for community safety initiatives.
• Prepare meeting materials, presentations, agendas, and summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support ministry recommendations and contribute to policy, strategy, and framework development.

Grant Program Delivery

• Support end‑to‑end grant management in line with legislation and ministry processes.
• Guide applicants, review submissions, identify risks or policy issues, and collaborate to resolve concerns.
• Review reporting and outcomes, assist in developing evaluation tools, and recommend improvements to data collection and internal processes.
• Prepare statistical summaries and analysis of grant programs.
  
  

Briefings & Correspondence

• Draft and edit ministerial briefings, presentations, action request responses, and correspondence.
• Verify information, ensure accuracy, and coordinate across divisions to align messaging.
• Develop communication materials for leadership, stakeholders, and internal/external websites.
  
  

Cross‑Government Coordination

• Work with partners across Justice, Mental Health and Addiction, Primary and Preventative Health Services, Children and Family Services, Education, and others to understand the broader community safety landscape.
• Support transformative justice initiatives and participate in cross‑ministry and intergovernmental committees and working groups.

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.

• Systems Thinking: Considers multiple factors related to advice and decisions; integrates emerging trends and opportunities for improvement; considers implications of different options in decision-making; considers provincial perspectives as well as individual stakeholder perspectives.

• Creative Problem Solving: Breaks problems down to support creation of solutions; seek information broadly to identify and assess potential options and solutions; thinks through implications of recommendations; shares learnings with others.

• Develop Networks: Builds relationships with broad range of stakeholders within the public safety space, justice system, law enforcement and community by demonstrating respect and establishing credibility to build trust.

• Drive for Results: Delivers on expectations through appropriate planning and tracking, ensuring recommendations are made within deadlines and are responsive to department priorities and the needs of stakeholders.

• Agility: Sees the need and readily steps in to help others on the team; works creatively within policies and procedures to pro-actively meet goals; is nimble and open to adapt to changes.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field, such as criminology, sociology, public administration, political science, public policy and communications/business.
• PLUS a minimum of 2 years of progressively related experience
• Equivalencies will be considered on a one year-for-one year basis

 Assets:

• Experience in the completion of research, statistical analysis and report writing.
• Understanding of the criminal justice system structure and how it operates and relevant leglislation such as the Criminal Code, Youth Justice Act, Victims of Crime and Public Safety Act.
• Experience engaging with and writing for internal and external stakeholders or clients.
• Experience in reviewing and/or developing funding proposals, and/or developing related  recommendations.
• Experience with project and issues management and/or project management certification/designation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Pro, Visio.

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

• Location: John E Brownlee Building, 10365 97 Street, Edmonton
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
• Monday to Friday (8:15 am to 4:30 pm)
• This position requires you to be in office full-time
• A cover letter is required and will be used to asses your writing skills

Other Application Information:

• Please include a cover letter outlining how your education and skills align with the role
• Final candidates may be required to undergo a written test demonstrating writing skills and abilities pre or post interviews.
• Please indicate employment duration for all roles listed on your resume and whether you worked part-time or full-time.  For example, January 15, 2020 - June 25, 2021: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
• This position may require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.
• 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