Senior Project Management Specialist-Edmonton

Role Responsibilities

Are you a seasoned project manager ready to make a meaningful impact? Join Children and Family Services (CFS) Project and Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) and help drive strategic initiatives that improve outcomes for children, families, and communities across Alberta.

As a Senior Project Management Specialist, you will lead high-impact projects and service improvement initiatives aligned with the Ministry’s highest strategic priorities. This role is ideal for professionals with experience in non-technical project environments such as non-profit, business transformation, policy implementation, or organizational change.

What You will do:

•    Pro-actively lead, manage and support complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Strong planning, analytical, issues management and consultative skills are required.
•    Provide experience-based expert advice and leadership in best project management practices, tools, and methodologies for complex social projects/change initiatives.
•    Develop and implement change management strategies and tools to support successful project outcomes.
•    Engage with key stakeholders to identify and analyze barriers, promote solutions and support the desired change effect.
•    Mentor, coach, and lead development opportunities for Ministry colleagues to build project and change management capacity across the Ministry.
•    Contribute to continuous improvement of OPM and PPMO services, including performance measurement, benefits realization, and integration of alternative methodologies.
•    Support operational needs of the unit and Strategic Planning and Operations branch, including procurement, resource acquisition, onboarding, internal engagement, and adoption of innovative practices.
•    Excellent time management skills to meet strict deadlines and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential in this role. 
•    Excellent English communicating, writing and presentation skills are required daily.

If you’re passionate about leading meaningful change and bringing a fresh perspective to public service project management, we encourage you to apply.

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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.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

-    Build Collaborative Environments: Facilitates open and respectful conflict resolution.
-    Agility: Remains optimistic, calm and composed in stressful situations.
-    Systems Thinking: Sees impact of work on organization; anticipates change in own area based on activities in other areas.
-    Drive for Results: Holds self and others responsible for results.
-    Develop Self and Others: Reflects on performance to identify areas of improvement

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

Requirements:

University graduation in a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

 
Equivalencies: 
Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

The following will be considered assets:

-    Experience or training in business or project analysis, change management, process development. 
-    Ability to articulate or visually depict complex concepts. 
-    Experience in public sector or community-based project environments.
-    Experience managing large volumes of complex information and providing recommendations.
-    Prior strategic planning and program development.
-    Strong technical skills with M365, SharePoint, and PM tools.
-    Knowledge and understanding of GoA and Ministry specific policies, guidelines, directives and acts/regulations.
-    Candidates must have training and/or professional designation in Project Management.


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

Hours of work are Monday to Friday – 36.25 hours per week.

Position office is in downtown Edmonton. In-office work is required a minimum 3 days/week.

Application Requirements:

As part of the application process, you are required to:
•    Complete all pre-screen questions.
•    A cover letter outlining why you are applying to this role and how your experience relates to the qualifications is required.
•    Complete any applicable pre-employment documentation requirements.
•    Project Management-specific training and experience managing large, complex projects is required and must be demonstrated in resume. 

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.
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.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.