Strategic Planning and Reporting Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager of Strategic Planning & Reporting, the Business  Planning Analyst provides strategic advice, analytical expertise, and process leadership to divisions across the ministry in support of the ministry’s integrated planning and reporting cycle. This role supports the development and delivery of the ministry’s business plan, operational plans, performance measurement framework, annual report, enterprise risk management processes, environmental scanning, and executive level planning and reporting products. The Analyst works closely with ministry leadership, central agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure planning and reporting requirements are met in alignment with government priorities, accountability standards, and legislative requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert advice and support to ministry divisions on strategic and operational planning, performance measurement, enterprise risk management, and reporting processes to ensure alignment with ministry and government wide priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance planning and reporting frameworks, guidelines, templates, and project management tools to support consistent and effective ministry wide application.
• Conduct research and environmental scans, as required, to identify emerging trends, best practices, and innovations in business planning and performance measurement across government ministries and other provincial jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with ministry staff to develop, review, and report on meaningful, measurable, and outcome based performance indicators for inclusion in the ministry’s business plan and annual report.
• Ensure performance measures and reporting content comply with standards, policies, and best practices established by Treasury Board and Finance and the Office of the Auditor General.
• Support the design and implementation of a structured environmental scanning process, identifying opportunities to provide timely and value added insights to decision makers, including the Minister, Deputy Minister, Executive Team, and Executive Directors.
• Lead and support the development of the ministry’s annual report by working closely with the Business Planning Committee and ministry stakeholders, providing guidance on content development, coordinating inputs, and ensuring adherence to government disclosure principles, reporting standards, and timelines.
• Contribute to executive level planning, briefing materials, and decision support products by providing high quality analysis, synthesis of information, and clear recommendations.

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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: 

• Develop Self and Others – develops own career and reduces barriers for others
• Creative Problem Solving – you use a wide range of techniques to break down problems and allow others to think creatively and voice ideas to identify new solutions.
• Agility – you proactively incorporate change into processes and create opportunities for improvements.
• Drive for Results – you actively set goals and remain open to advice to identify and correct areas for improvement. 

Qualifications

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.

Required:

• University Degree: Business, Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, project management
• 4 years of progressively responsible related experience.

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

Assets:

• GoA planning and reporting processes and accountability frameworks, including business and strategic planning, operational planning, performance measurement, environmental scanning, and enterprise risk management.
• Strategic business and operational planning, and performance measurement theories, principles, methodologies, and techniques.
• Enterprise risk management concepts and techniques, including identification, analysis, mitigation, and reporting of risks.
• Research methodologies, techniques and procedures, research approaches (primary and secondary), including the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis.
• Project management concepts, principles and techniques.
  Sound knowledge of data collection, methodologies, evaluation and reporting activities.

Notes

This position is a Permanent, Full – time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm).

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter and resume summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.  

Candidates may be required to participate in a written assignment as part of our assessment process.

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.