Telecom & Financial Specialist

Role Responsibilities

The Accommodations Unit is seeking a highly organized and client-focused Telecom and Financial Specialist to provide integrated coordination and oversight across telecommunications services, financial management, and branch administration. This role supports reliable, secure, and efficient court operations by ensuring telecommunications services, financial processes, and administrative workflows are well managed and aligned with ministry priorities. 

Reporting to the Manager, Accommodations and Operations, the Telecom and Financial Specialist will coordinate telecommunications services, support financial planning and stewardship, and ensure effective administrative processes for the Accommodations Unit. The position works closely with internal partners, court program areas, Infrastructure, Service Alberta, central agencies, and external vendors to support uninterrupted service delivery across court facilities. 

The role oversees telecom assets and service delivery, monitors budgets and expenditures, supports procurement and reconciliation activities, and works with internal partners and external vendors to resolve service issues and maintain uninterrupted court operations. This position requires sound judgment, strong coordination skills, and a client-focused approach to balancing operational needs, financial stewardship, and stakeholder expectations.

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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.

• Agility - Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results - you will work with your team to set goals and priorities and to deliver outcomes that are consistent with the direction of the department.
• Develop Self and Others – you will drive by example a team culture that is focused on continuous learning and growth and encourage self-development through experience sharing.
• Systems Thinking - you will consider how work completed can impact on a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the Alberta Public Service.
• Creative Problem Solving - you will assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

Two-year technical diploma (business, and administration professional, etc.)  and a minimum of two (2) years of related experience including telecommunications - VOIP and mobile device experience and financial administration experience.

Equivalencies may be considered:
Degree and a minimum a minimum of 2 years related experience, Certificate and a minimum of three (3) years related experience, No education and a minimum of four (4) year’s experience.

Required:

• Please outline how your experience relates to the qualifications in detail in your cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
• Telecommunications, with VOIP and mobile device experience.
• Financial administration experience. 
  
  

Assets:

• Relocation, scheduling and coordination of moves experience.
• Stakeholder engagement experience.
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders experience. (written and oral). 
• Financial administration experience. (reconciliation of P-Cards, budget and forecasting, knowledge of Electronic Payment System).
• Senior leadership support administrative experience (formal and informal).
  
  

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: 36.25 hours/week

Location: North Petroleum Plaza - 9845 - 108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2G6.

Type of position: Temporary salaried with an expected end date of 12 months. 

Final candidates will 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.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.