Senior Policy & Program Advisor

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Posting Date: Apr 4, 2024

Location: Edmonton, AB

Company: Government of Alberta

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

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction plays an integral role in government operations with responsibilities for registries, consumer services, red tape reduction coordination, financial operations, and procurement services. If you work for the Alberta Public Service, you also rely on Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction for employee services such as payroll and benefits.

To learn more about us, please visit: Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | Alberta.ca

Job Information

Job Title: Senior Policy & Program Advisor 
Job Requisition ID: 49965
Ministry: Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Regular/Temporary: Regular (Hybrid) Full -Time Position 
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: *Update* May 8, 2024
Classification: Subsidiary 02B 3625 Program Services 4 Market Adjustment
Salary: ​$2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)

Organizational Context

The Policy, Governance, and Legislative Services (PGaLS) branch develops all legislative documents for the Ministry and ensures legislative implications are incorporated into all stages of the policy development process.

PGaLS also provides strategic support to the Federal-Provincial/Territorial Deputy Minister's Tables, and provides leadership and representation to other pan-Canadian forums. PGaLS leads the Ministry:

  • Strategic stakeholder and public engagement process, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of engagement approval packages and information.
  • Policy development process, including documentation and deliverables for Cabinet and Cabinet Committees.

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for a position that has department-wide impact and influence?

Under the direction of the Manager, Strategic Engagement and Integrated Initiatives within the Policy, Governance and Legislative Services Branch, this position is responsible for supporting a variety of strategic projects focused on achieving the ministry’s mandate of affordability, modernizing government services, and fostering efficient, productive delivery of government programs, services and information.

The overall aim for the branch is a consistent and coordinated implementation of strategic initiatives. Specific accountabilities of the Senior Policy and Program Advisor position includes:

  • Providing advice and recommendations to the Manager;
  • Providing stakeholder engagement expertise, including the development and execution of strategic engagement plans and processes as well as leading stakeholder engagements;
  • Providing project and policy leadership on a range of priorities and organizational reviews for the ministry;
  • Supporting the ministry’s red tape reduction efforts including quantitative analysis / methodologies and implementing service improvements to reduce red tape;
  • Supporting intergovernmental priorities to ensure the ministry is strategically positioned to participate in interactions with federal-provincial-territorial governments and respond to international trends/developments.
  • Delivering project management support/coordination; and
  • Providing oversight to divisional modernization efforts.  

Qualifications

University graduation in a field related to the position assignment (Social Science, Political Science, Business/Commerce, Public Administration, or 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


Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Other Requirements include: 

  • Excellent leadership skills and strategic thinking aligned to the overall goals of the department and government.
  • Experience in leading projects and supporting initiatives (e.g., public/stakeholder engagement, policy development, etc.)
  • Agility and able to take on new and emerging responsibilities as the role evolves
  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
  • Excellent organizing, project planning and management skills
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Office) 


The following will be considered Assets:

  • Knowledge of government decision-making, implementation, and internal and external stakeholder engagement processes and instruments as well as political acumen. 
  • Experience with projects involving changes to legislation, regulations, and policies in order to provide strategic direction to branches and to make feasible recommendations to executive leadership.
  • Experience with establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and/or other provincial, territorial and federal government representatives.
  • Experience with stakeholder engagement using online consultation platforms and/or digital communication tools.
  • Experience engaging with Indigenous Peoples and communities. 
  • IAP2 certification (International Association for Public Participation)
  • Certified Professional Facilitator (with ICA Associates or IAF – International Association of Facilitators)
  • Project Management certification (eg. Project Management Professional – PMP from Project Management Institute)
  • Continuous Improvement experience or certification 

Notes

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies.

To be considered for this competition, your application must include a well-written cover letter and resume that indicates how your experience aligns with the scope of this position.

Your cover letter and resume will be used as a screening tool to assess whether or not you meet the requirements in the Qualifications section of this job ad. 

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.  

What we offer:

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 - Each of us needs to be able to anticipate, quickly adapt, take advantage of opportunities, and make effective decisions. This involves proactively seeking out new opportunities, building support for change and guiding the change process required for success.
  • Drive for Results - Helps us achieve organizational goals within the context of striving for excellence. We all need to take ownership of understanding and achieving results whether as an individual or as a part of a team, and to maintain a focus on the outcomes that will benefit Albertans.
  • Develop Self and Others - Fostering our own growth and the growth of others will allow us to better meet the needs of Albertans and make the APS a great place to build a career. We need to continually grow, adapt and learn from our experiences. Developing others involves sharing your knowledge, expertise, skills and perspectives with others to increase team understanding and growth.
  • Build Collaborative Environments - Managing collaborative relationships and bringing diverse people and perspectives together becomes increasingly critical to achieving our goals. By leading and creating opportunities for people to connect, communicate with transparency, share ideas, bring different perspectives to the discussion, we will create a supportive environment that respects different perspectives, and gets to solutions for all. 
  • Develop Networks – We work in an interconnected web of stakeholders, experts and advocates. The complexity of issues that we are dealing with requires input from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Having a wide range of connections and relationships is critically important to finding the best solutions for Albertans.
  • Systems Thinking - Considers the whole system and recognizes the links between everything from the complex network of global to departmental priorities. Sets goals within the context of long-term outcomes and broad perspectives.
  • Creative Problem Solving - As issues, relationships and change continues to occur at an increasingly fast pace, we require more innovative and creative approaches to problem solving. Employees need to be proactive and take ownership for identifying solutions to complex problems within their work. 


How To Apply
Click on the “Apply Now” button.  

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 a copy of the role profile, please contact Liliane Karara at Liliane.Karara@gov.ab.ca