Senior Policy Advisor

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of Albertans in continuing care homes, and who receive care in their home and community, supported by a coordinated system of wraparound social services? This role offers an opportunity to directly contribute to the well-being of Albertans to age independently at home and in one’s community or in residential continuing care, and to receive the highest-quality wraparound supports and health services.

We’re seeking a policy professional with strong analytical, coordination, and problem-solving skills to support Alberta’s continuing care system. You will lead and contribute to cross-ministry initiatives that span health care, accommodations, and social services—often involving high-impact decisions, tight timelines, and sensitive political considerations.

This role requires balancing proactive policy analysis with responsive action on emerging issues. You’ll manage multiple projects, collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders, and build strong partnerships to move priorities forward.

If you are driven by meaningful work and a commitment to public service, and you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we welcome your expertise in helping shape the future of continuing care in Alberta.

Responsibilities:

• This role leads and supports continuing care projects involving policy, legislative, and economic analysis. Coordinate implementation plans, manage risks, guide teams, resolve stakeholder issues, and prepare high-level briefing materials—while ensuring alignment with legal and legislative guidance.
• This role requires timely, clear analysis and recommendations on complex continuing care issues, coordinating with stakeholders across systems. Lead resolution strategies that align with relevant policies, standards, and legislation to support informed executive decision-making.
• This role demands strong analytical, coordination, and problem-solving skills to navigate complex, cross-ministry policy issues affecting continuing care. It requires balancing long-term planning with rapid response, managing multiple priorities, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to address sensitive and evolving challenges that impact the well-being of Albertans.
• This role leads and supports corporate reporting, and collaborating with partners across the Ministry, on continuing care information as part of Ministry reporting accountabilities.  

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.

As the Senior Policy Advisor, in addition to your education and experience, you will demonstrate well-honed competencies in the following areas:

• Systems Thinking: to identify emerging issues, challenges, and opportunities, provide options for resolution and develop recommendations to prevent or mitigate legal or political risk associated with consultation initiatives.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Teamwork-oriented to collaborate with ministry staff to plan, implement and assess specific programs to ensure the delivery of an integrated consultation program across the province.
• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks: Proactively develop and maintain effective partnerships with multiple stakeholders to ensure a clear understanding of diverse interests when supporting the engagement of Indigenous communities and the achievement of collaborative outcomes.
• Agility: anticipate and adapt by focusing on long-term goals, changing the way we approach situations, using new ideas and solutions to achieve results. 

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field (Finance, Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Health) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis:
1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Related experience:  

• Extensive experience in completing policy analysis and development in order to successfully manage policy projects which require analysis and the development of implementable recommendations.
  
  

Assets:

• Advance verbal and written communication with excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Working knowledge of: the continuing care sector; health or social care funding models/economics, health service delivery; health legislation and regulation; the theory and practice of policy analysis, problem solving, team work or consensus building; government goals and decision making process; and, public consultation will be assets in this position.
• An in-depth knowledge of all applicable continuing care (and related) legislation, regulations, policies criteria guidelines, processes and procedures. 
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Current or previous advisory experience in a related field.

Notes

Hours of work are 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday.

36.25 hours per week (full-time).

This competition will be used to fill a temporary position in Edmonton or Calgary . 

Please include a cover letter that clearly outlines your suitability for the role and highlights how your experience aligns with the position's requirements.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. A Criminal Record Check will only need to be provided upon request. 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.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

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.