Project Manager

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about the health and wellness of Albertans?  Are you a strategic minded individual with sound technical knowledge and experience with public health policies and practices? If so, this position may be for you!

Reporting to the Director, utilizing your public health technical expertise and effective leadership skills, this position is responsible for providing support, technical advice and working with diverse groups of stakeholders on various public health issues.  

You will research and develop public health policies and policy-related strategies, legislation, standards and guidelines related to the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as strengthen public health capacity in order to respond to issues of public health significance. 

This position will be required to provide planning and project leadership on various public health issues and initiatives as well as supervise and support OCMOH policy analyst staff. 

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

• Agility
• Drive for Results
• Develop Self and Others
• Build Collaborative Environments
• Develop Networks
• Systems Thinking
• Creative Problem Solving

Qualifications

Education: 

• University graduation in a related field (e.g., Science, Nursing, Health Studies, Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, Social Services) and 3 years related experience  

Other requirements include:

• Experience with public health legislation and policy research and development in large, complex organization or system
• Diverse stakeholder consultation/engagement experience 
• Experience with leading teams as well as leading strategic initiatives
• Good political acumen
• Project management experience, including management/oversight of complex and concurrent projects within specified timelines

A cover letter outlining how your experiences relate to the qualifications of this role is required.

Preference will be given to those with:

• A Master’s degree in a related field

Equivalencies– may be considered – directly related education or experience 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

Hours of Work:

• Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week (full-time). 

Other information: 

• Top candidates will be required to undergo security screening.

What we 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
• 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 modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs