Senior Data Analyst

Role Responsibilities

The Agreements and Analytics unit is responsible for the reporting, analysis, evaluation, and performance measurement of employment and training programs, services, and initiatives supported through Labour Market Transfer Agreements (LMTAs). Reporting to the Manager, Program Analytics, the Senior Analyst plays a key role in planning, designing, and implementing analytics, monitoring, and evaluation activities that support evidence-based decision-making and inform program, policy, and service improvements. This position provides expert advice on data collection and analysis, data visualization, performance measurement, and evaluation methodologies while working closely with stakeholders across the Ministry, other Government of Alberta ministries, the Government of Canada, and external partners.

The Senior Analyst leads and supports strategic reporting and evaluation projects, contributes to compliance of provincial and federal reporting requirements, develops outcome measurement frameworks, and promotes the use of analytical and evaluative information to achieve positive outcomes for Albertans and the labour market. Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and relationship-building skills are essential to success in this role.

The role actions responsibilities as listed below:

Analytics & Reporting

• Lead analytics and reporting projects to support departmental, cross-ministry, and intergovernmental priorities.
• Analyze data and provide insights, reports, and visualizations to inform decision-making.
• Manage and enhance LMTA reporting databases, ensuring data quality, compliance, and accurate reporting.
• Provide guidance on data governance, reporting processes, and analytics best practices.
  
  

Strategic Evaluation

• Lead and support program evaluations, including evaluation plans, logic models, performance measures, and data collection activities.
• Conduct analysis and present findings through reports, briefings, presentations, and other stakeholder-focused products.
• Identify evaluation needs and recommend approaches to address gaps and improve outcomes.
  
  

Project Management

• Manage analytics and evaluation projects to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Monitor project progress, coordinate stakeholders, and manage evaluation-related contracts and activities.
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, including GOA ministries, federal departments, and agencies.
• Lead and support cross-ministry and intergovernmental working groups and initiatives.
• Collaborate with federal partners, including Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), to support shared objectives.
  
  

Communication

• Prepare briefings, reports, presentations, and correspondence for a range of audiences.
• Keep leadership informed of emerging issues, risks, progress, and results.
• Communicate complex information clearly to support evidence-based decision-making.

The Job Description is provided for Further details on 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.

Drive For Results - Strong project coordination skills, including the ability to assess priorities, coordinate diverse projects and make optimal use of available resources to achieve outcomes and produce high quality deliverables.

Creative Problem Solving - Strategic orientation, including ability to conceptualize and support a common vision/direction.

Build Collaborative Environments and Develop Networks - Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, including ability to build capacity and develop/maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, internal and external to the Ministry.

Systems Thinking and Agility - Ability to anticipate, prepare and adapt to new priorities in a fast-paced environment. Adjusts project activities to reflect new organizational directions.

Develop Self and Others - Seeks input, shares own expertise and consults openly, leveraging the diversity of experience, knowledge, expertise and background of others.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field (Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, or a closely 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.

Required Skills

• Experience in program evaluation, performance measurement, analytics, or applied research.
• Experience in data analysis, statistical modelling, and research within a policy or program environment
• Experience with programming or data tools such as Python, SQL, R, or similar.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience developing evaluation frameworks, logic models, and performance indicators.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, briefings, and presentations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools.
• Ability to provide evidence-based recommendations and support decision-making.
  
  

Assets

• Experience with Labour Market Transfer Agreements (LMTAs), employment and training programs, or workforce development initiatives.
• Knowledge of program evaluation, outcomes measurement, and data governance practices.
• Experience managing evaluation contracts or external consultants.
• Experience working across ministries, governments, or with federal partners such as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Knowledge of Alberta's labour market, public policy, and government reporting requirements.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

There is one permanent full-time position, working 36.25 hours, Monday to Friday per week.

Working location is in Edmonton or Calgary.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to write an online assessment.

Successful candidate will be required to provide a clean Criminal Record Check.

In your resume, please 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 2006 - June 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hour shifts/week).

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) .
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.