Recovery Coordinator/Team Lead, Community Recovery Services
Posting Date: Jul 7, 2025
Location: Edmonton, AB
Company: Government of Alberta
Job Information
Job Title: Recovery Coordinator/Team Lead, Community Recovery Services
Job Requisition ID: 72652
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Location: 2 x North West Region
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: 1x Permanent and 1x Temporary until October 31, 2026
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 28, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment (024PSAMA)
Salary: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)
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.
The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA), under the authority of the Emergency Management Act, leads the coordination and co-operation of all organizations involved in emergencies and disasters. This includes emergency and disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) is accountable and responsible to the GoA, to Albertans, to their communities, and to industry for the protection of people, their property, and the environment from the effects of emergency events. Alberta relies on a decentralized “system” for managing the various types of emergency events that occur every year. The AEMA accomplishes its objectives by leading the co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation between all entities involved in prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery activities within this diverse system.
Our agency also works to ensure vital public services, such as government services and first responders, are available during a crisis. To learn more about Public Safety and Emergency Services, follow the link to: Public Safety & Emergency Services!
Role Responsibilities
If you thrive in a fast-paced team environment and are looking to further your career as a Recovery Coordinator/Team Lead, join the Government of Alberta Community Recovery Services Team!
The Recovery Branch assists private and public sector applicants recover from disasters by providing financial assistance for uninsurable losses. Disaster financial assistance programs can have multi-million-dollar budgets and serve thousands of Albertans. Recovery programs are managed in accordance with the Disaster Recovery Regulation, the Disaster Assistance Guidelines (DAG), and the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA). Community Recovery Services team focuses on supports for communities, including individuals, small businesses and local authorities (municipalities and Metis Settlements).
Given the uncertainty in the scope, frequency and number of disaster events resulting in disaster recovery programs, the Recovery Coordinator/Team Lead fulfills a critical leadership role in the successful delivery of these programs.
Responsibilities include:
- Supervising and providing guidance to a team of Case Managers and File Review Specialists to provide effective case management and high-quality service to all applicants, while applying program policies and regulations.
- Planning and managing the administration of programs (scope, stakeholders, risk, budget, schedule) and achieving expected outcomes of the team.
- Sustaining relationships with local authorities across assigned region through scheduled engagement and recovery coordination through disasters.
- Traveling to impacted communities as needed across the assigned region, a few times a year.
- Ability to work extended and irregular hours and/or shifts with minimal or no notice.
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: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities. Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives. Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values. Works with others to identify areas for collaboration.
Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. Engages perspective to seek root causes. Finds ways to improve complex systems. Employs resources from other areas to solve problems. Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.
Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks. Identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same. Proactively explains impact of changes. Anticipates and mitigates emotions of others. Anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals. Makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.
Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes. Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards. Acknowledges even indirect responsibility. Commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted. Reaches goals consistent with APS direction.
Develop Networks: Leverages relationships to build input and perspective. Looks broadly to engage stakeholders. Open to perspectives towards long-term goals. Actively seeks input into change initiatives. Maintains stakeholder relationships.
Builds Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict. Encourages broad thinking on projects and works to eliminate barriers to progress. Facilitates communication and collaboration. Anticipates and reduces conflict at the outset. Credits others and gets talent recognized. Promotes collaboration and commitment.
Develop Self and Others: Seeks out learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities. Reflects on performance and identifies development opportunities. Takes initiative to stay current. Shares with the team even when not asked. Actively coaches and mentors’ direct reports.
Qualifications
Required:
- University degree in Public Administration, Emergency Management or in a related field PLUS 4 years progressively responsible related experience; 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.
- For Example:
Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 7 years of experience
Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 6 years of experience
Related minimum 8 years of experience
The successful candidate MUST also have:
- Experience in supervisory roles leading large, diverse and dynamic teams
- Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting to understand project finances
- Ability to provide stakeholders and leadership with appropriate consultation that takes into account policy and financial implications of recommendations or decisions
- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic evidence based decision making
- A Class 5 drivers license and ability to provide a clear drivers abstract
Assets:
- Experience with grants, contracts, and project management
- Certification and/ or training in project management and leadership
- Experience in emergency management
- Understanding of various professional reports (engineering, geological etc.)
- Knowledge of audit processes
- Familiarity with commercial insurance, leasing documents, and financial statements
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
Term of Employment: 1x Permanent and 1x Temporary until October 31, 2026
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week - The position may require working extended and irregular hours and/or shifts with minimal or no notice.
Location: 2 x North West Region
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
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
- 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
How To Apply
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.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(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 (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
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 require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Shannon Nadeau at Shannon.Nadeau@gov.ab.ca.