Project Manager, Governance

Job Information

Job Title: Project Manager, Governance 

Job Requisition ID: 43244

Ministry: Infrastructure

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: June 12, 2023

Classification: Manager Zone 2

About Us

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx

We believe in building careers and providing opportunities to develop within the organization. We also provide our staff with a work-life balance including reasonable hours of work and support for wellness at work with a series of activities over the lunch break and after office hours. In short, we provide staff with the tools and support they need to excel. Working together we will promote the Alberta Public Service Values of Respect, Integrity, Accountability and Excellence. 

For more information about Alberta Infrastructure, please visit http://www.infrastructure.alberta.ca

Role

Reporting to the Director of Health Facilities Planning, the Project Manager of Governance (PMG) brings a depth of experience evaluating, developing, leading, planning, monitoring and implementing initiatives to update government and/or department policy documents related to health facilities capital program governance.
 

These initiatives will involve working with complex stakeholders and leading the ongoing updates of key tri-party documents such as the Health Facilities Capital Program Manual (Manual) utilized by Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) for the planning and delivery of the health capital program. This position works collaboratively with internal Alberta Infrastructure partners, other GOA partners (Alberta Health and AHS), consultants and other stakeholders to deliver initiatives related to health program delivery policy documents.

This role is also responsible for Secretariat functions on various leadership level health capital program delivery committees including both the Joint Steering and Joint Operations Committees.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Performing ongoing Secretariat duties for various monthly health program delivery tri-party committees
• Providing leadership and support to communicate, implement and monitor key initiatives related to updates in policy documents (key documents such as the Health Facilities Capital Program Manual)
• Overseeing tri-party policy document initiatives that improve health facility program planning and delivery integration among stakeholders (includes collaboration with other department branches, cross ministry committees and liaison with other Canadian jurisdictions for best practices and shared learnings)
• Provide project management expertise to issue and lead consultant contracts (RFPs), coordinate, monitor and report progress against strategy and project implementation plans involving multiple tri-party stakeholders 

The results of this role support the Division and Health Capital Projects Delivery Branch as they make plans and decisions about strategic policy, planning and program delivery documents.  These documents are shared with other provincial government ministries, other governments, service providers, community organizations and the public.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other related fields PLUS 4 years of related experience in leading initiatives in multi-agency environments with a wide range of stakeholders across organizations

Experience or knowledge that will be considered and asset:

• Experience in project management and/or leading consultant contracts
• Experience in identifying, leading and tracking strategic initiatives (which require large consultant contracts) to support programs and organizational goals
• Knowledge of committee structures and policy documents (the Manual, MOUs, health legislation and regulations etc.) related to health service delivery 
• Experience in government goals and decision-making process and public consultation

Salary

$3,100.80 to $4,172.77 bi-weekly ($80,930 - $108,909/year).

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. 

The link below will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf
 

The following competencies are essential for this position:
 

Drive for Results – removing barriers to outcomes and proactively addressing challenges

Develop Networks – creating impactful relationships with various groups and ensuring all needs are heard and understood

Systems Thinking – taking a holistic and long-term view of challenges and integrating in-depth knowledge of underlying issues, the political environment and potential risks when considering possible actions

Creative Problem Solving – identifying several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to simplify problems

Notes

Hours of Work:
7.25 hours a day / 36.25 hours a week.
 

Term of Employment:
Full-Time, Permanent
 

Pre-employment checks will be completed to assess the candidate’s suitability for a role. These checks can include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, academic verification, driver’s abstract et cetera.
 

Instructions for your Resume:
 

For Employment Experience:
Please indicate duration of employment (month, year)
Please specify employment status (i.e. casual, part-time or full-time)
Ex: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 2009, Part-time (three, 8 hour shifts/week)
 

For any Post-Secondary Education:
Please specify your major and length of program
Please specify the year you graduated
Ex: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017)

What the GoA has to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• 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 modified work schedule agreements
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

How To Apply

Click on the “Apply” button.
 

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system.

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system, click here to access the main log in page where you are able to ‘Create an account’, reset your password (‘Forgot your password’) or ‘Sign In’ should you already have an account.
 

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.
 

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-jobs.aspx
 

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.
 

Resources for Applicants:

• https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx
• https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx
• https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/
   

It is recommended that applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) at 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 at https://canalliance.org/en/.

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. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the job description, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Michele Murphy at Michele.Murphy@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check http://www.jobs.alberta.ca for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.