Senior Policy Advisor-ADMO

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Executive Operations in the Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Operating Officer’s Office, this role provides support for complex law enforcement and public safety policy initiatives across the division and ministry. As a key member of the ADMO, the position leads projects, supports executive decision making, and builds effective partnerships in a highly political and technical environment.

Key duties include:

•    Support the design, delivery, and evaluation of major public safety and law enforcement policy initiatives and cross government projects.
•    Conduct advanced policy research and analysis; develop and assess policy options and system level solutions.
•    Prepare and review briefing notes, reports, and recommendations for executive management and the Minister.
•    Facilitate committee, cross ministry, and stakeholder meetings.
•    Develop project charters, work plans, timelines, and resource allocations.
•    Provide mentorship and knowledge transfer to policy analysts across the department.

Working closely with the Director and ADMO Issues Manager, this role independently identifies and addresses emerging issues, delivering authoritative, evidence based advice to advance divisional, departmental, and government objectives. The position requires a highly self directed, innovative professional who can manage a high volume of complex work, operate with minimal supervision, and proactively drive solutions in a fast paced environment. As a highly influential subject matter expert in law enforcement policy, the role carries significant accountability and impact across the division, department, and the Minister’s Office.

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: Creates an adaptable environment by fostering agility, leading change with momentum, and proactively anticipating and removing barriers. Quickly assesses evolving conditions to adjust approaches and build a flexible, responsive culture.
• Creative Problem Solving: Works collaboratively in open teams to share ideas, break down complex problems, and encourage creative thinking. Brings the right people together to surface diverse perspectives and develop innovative, practical solutions for the organization.
• Develop Networks: Makes collaboration with a wide range of parties a priority by building strong, purposeful relationships and bringing the right voices to the table. Ensures diverse stakeholder needs are heard, understood, and addressed by actively engaging partners and going beyond expectations to achieve effective outcomes.
• Drive for Results: Works to remove barriers to achieving outcomes by proactively identifying and addressing challenges while upholding core principles. Navigates complex factors to confront issues directly and align practical solutions with the organization’s broader mission and objectives.
• Systems Thinking: Removes barriers to achieving outcomes by proactively anticipating challenges and addressing issues directly while upholding core principles. Navigates complex considerations to align practical solutions with the organization’s broader mission and objectives.

Qualifications

A university degree in Criminology, Law, Public Policy, Political Science, or any other related field plus four (4) years of related experience.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of 1 year education for 1 year of experience, or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Assets include:

•    Advanced understanding of the workings of government, including political, administrative, service delivery, and financial environments.
•    Knowledge of government roles, structures, policies, and procedures, particularly policy development, regulatory reform, legislation, planning, and accountability.
•    Excellent conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to summarize and synthesize complex materials.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with a mix of stakeholders and staff.
•    Ability to multi-task with vague direction while working in an uncertain environment is necessary.

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

There is one full time permanent position available, working Monday-Friday from 8:15am-4:30pm, fully in-person.

•    Work location: John E Brownlee Building- 10365 97 St NW, Edmonton AB T5J 3Z8 
•    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.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.