Senior Regulatory Excellence Officer

Role Responsibilities

Imagine a role where your expertise drives real change: reducing regulatory burden, unlocking economic potential, and improving how government serves Albertans. As a Senior Regulatory Excellence Officer, you’ll be at the forefront of government transformation—streamlining processes, shaping impactful legislation, and collaborating with stakeholders to remove barriers to growth. This is your opportunity to lead strategic initiatives that touch every ministry and sector, delivering meaningful results and fueling smarter regulation across the province.

As a Senior Regulatory Excellence Officer, you will lead and implement cross-government initiatives that support Alberta’s Red Tape Reduction (RTR) mandate. You’ll provide expert analysis, policy development, and stakeholder engagement to advance regulatory excellence and ensure the province meets its commitment to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. Your work will directly support the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, contributing to high-impact legislative and strategic outcomes.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Driving strategic initiatives by managing cross-government projects that advance red tape reduction goals and improve policy effectiveness.
• Analyzing ministry performance on RTR metrics, identifying risks, and developing mitigation strategies.
• Developing policy and legislative tools that promote regulatory excellence across government.
• Coordinating cross-ministry efforts and leading working groups to ensure alignment with RTR objectives.
• Engaging stakeholders through roundtables, consultations, and digital platforms to identify and address regulatory barriers.
• Preparing high-level materials including briefing notes, action requests, and annual reports for government decision-makers.
• Tracking and measuring outcomes using performance indicators, benchmarks, and cost models to evaluate success.
• Providing strategic advice on emerging issues, best practices, and economic impacts of regulatory changes.

Some areas that will support your success in this position are:

• Strategic thinking to navigate complex policy environments and deliver innovative solutions.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate data, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
• Exceptional communication to convey insights clearly across diverse formats and audiences.
• Collaboration and relationship-building to foster partnerships across ministries and with external stakeholders.
• Adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, high volume and high-impact environment with shifting priorities.
• Initiative and independence to lead projects with minimal oversight and deliver results.

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.

• Systems Thinking - You understand how your work directly impacts Albertans and Alberta businesses. You approach policy development with a broad lens, considering provincial trends, strategic interests, and long-term implications to ensure decisions made today support a stronger future.
• Agility - You thrive in dynamic environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity. You take initiative in engagement and reporting, recognizing that innovation often means forging new paths without precedent—all while keeping cost savings and public value top of mind.
• Drive for Results - You stay focused and effective under pressure, delivering high-quality work within tight timelines. You bring a sharp analytical mindset to comparative research and complex problem-solving, identifying ministry-specific and province-wide issues with precision.
• Creative Problem Solving - You excel at building collaborative relationships across ministries, agencies, and industry sectors. You bring creativity and strategic thinking to stakeholder engagement, ensuring diverse perspectives inform practical, high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• University graduation in a related field (such as, but not limited to Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration).
• Minimum of 4 years related experience.

A cover letter is required and will be used to assess your written communication skills. Please ensure your cover letter clearly outlines how your qualifications align with the role.

Assets

• Experience developing or analyzing public policy or strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders across sectors.
• esearch and analytical experience supporting evidence-based decisions.
• Experience translating complex ideas into clear messages.
• Demonstrated experience writing clear, decision-focused content for senior audiences.
• Background working with or alongside public sector organizations.

The following equivalencies may be considered:

• Diploma with a minimum 6 years of related experience.
• Certificate with a minimum of 7 years of related experience.
• A related Masters degree with a minimum of 2 years.
• No formal education with 8 years of related experience.

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

Other Importance Information to be aware of:

This is for a temporary one year position with the possibility of extension.

A written assignment may be part of the recruitment process.

This position is located at South Petroleum Plaza Building, 9915 - 108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta.

Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).

Final candidates may 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.
• 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.