Senior Policy Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Are you a strong analytical thinker with the ability to navigate complex legal, policy, and financial issues? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your advice supports high-impact decisions?

Reporting to the Manager, Trade Panels, the Senior Policy Analyst provides expert policy, legal, and financial analysis to support complex claims, litigation files, and dispute management within the PMB. This role operates in a fast-paced, high-profile environment and supports strategic decision-making on sensitive and complex matters.

The Senior Policy Analyst exercises sound judgment, manages competing priorities, and builds strong relationships across the organization to support coordinated, strategic, and defensible outcomes.

Your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Lead complex analysis related to claims, litigation, trade disputes, and Indigenous matters, ensuring risks are identified and proactively managed.
• Develop clear, concise briefing materials and recommendations that translate complex legal and policy considerations into actionable advice for senior leadership.
• Support the development and coordination of litigation and settlement strategies by identifying risks, gaps, and interdependencies across files.
• Collaborate with legal counsel, policy areas, and stakeholders across government to ensure alignment and consistency of strategic approaches.
• Monitor emerging trends in litigation, policy, and Indigenous relations to inform proactive planning and risk mitigation.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts while contributing to continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and a positive team environment.

If you are looking to apply your expertise to complex, high-profile work and contribute to strategic outcomes, we encourage you to apply.  

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: You will assume a leadership role of files and supervision of project teams or staff and be responsible to maintain and improve processes and products for managing large litigation files.
• Drive for results: You will be required to lead, influence without authority and be innovative when faced with ambiguity.
• Creative Problem Solving:  You will lead solving problems related to claims, litigation, and reporting of branch activities. The position will be expected to question existing processes and approaches and come up with well-thought-out alternatives.
• System Thinking:  You will need to consider financial and policy impacts and be able to articulate the complex nuances to leadership.  

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum University graduation in a Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field supplemented by four (4) years of related experience in: 
  
  • Litigation, claims, or dispute files.
  • Policy, legal, or financial analysis.
  • Risk assessment and recommendations.
       

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one-for-one basis.

The following will be considered assets:

• Candidates with directly related work experience in energy, minerals, or trade dispute resolution.
• Experience preparing briefings and providing advice to senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of research and analysis processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and regulatory frameworks, such as the Mines and Minerals Act, Responsible Energy Development Act, and Alberta Stewardship Act.
• Understanding of decision-making processes (Legislative Assembly, Cabinet, Treasury Board, Caucus, and Committees).
• Strong project management skills.  

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

Additional Position Details:

• Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position.
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Location: Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, Edmonton.

Recruitment Process:

• Final candidates will be required to undergo an academic credentials verification.
• A written assessment will be conducted as part of the screening or selection process.  
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at equal or lower classification and salary. 
• Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.
• 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.