Workforce Consultant

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Regional Employer Supports (RES) within the Employer and Program Services Branch, you will provide service to Lethbridge and regional communities including, Taber, Pincher Creek, Fort Macleod and Claresholm.

As the region’s Workforce Consultant (WFC), you will build a regional network of stakeholders including employers, employer associations, business networks, chambers of commerce, municipalities, regional workforce development organizations and internal Government of Alberta collaborators in the region to:

• Empower stakeholders to identify and address individual and regional workforce development challenges, such as barriers to employee attraction and retention.
• Share information about employer support programs and services available to stakeholders, such as grants or wage subsidies, and assist stakeholders in accessing them.
• Collect and share regional labour market information (LMI) both externally with regional stakeholders and networks and internally with GOA colleagues.

To be successful, you must build and maintain positive relationships, linkages, and partnerships with and between stakeholders in the region. In addition, you will often interact with staff and project teams from other government departments and will be asked to provide information, insight, and advice about the region’s unique needs or challenges to inform government policies and programs. The WFC supports employers and stakeholders in identifying and addressing workforce development needs, priorities, and challenges. This role actively contributes to the ability of Alberta's employers to attract and retain a skilled, resilient, and productive workforce.

The RES team is made up of WFCs located in geographic regions across Alberta. This means you will be responsible to work with limited on-site management and for planning and managing your own day-to-day work providing service in the region while also working toward achieving internal outcomes. As the team representative in the region, you will be required to assess requests from stakeholders against the scope of a WFC and to manage stakeholder expectations on an ongoing basis. The needs and demands of regional labor markets can change quickly, as can the priorities of the Department and Government. The WFC is required to be agile while responding to shifts in priorities and to communicate the impact of such changes clearly and effectively to stakeholders.

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.

Key competencies for this role:

• Develop networks.
• Systems thinking.
• Agility.
• Creative Problem Solving.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field such as Business, Social Sciences, Human Resources, Business or Community Development plus four years of progressively responsible related experience or equivalent as described below.

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

Assets:

• Experience building relationships and networks with stakeholders such as employers, business associations, and regional organizations.
• Knowledge of workforce development best practices and issues regarding employee attraction, recruitment, and retention.
• Knowledge of labour trends and regional labour markets in Alberta.
• Experience in project management.
• Ability to work with limited on-site management/supervision.

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

There is one (1) permanent full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This position is based in Lethbridge.

Other locations in southwest Alberta may be considered.

Your preferred office location must be identified in your cover letter.

**Some travel is required. A valid class 5 driver’s license and a reliable vehicle or another approved method of reliable travel are required to travel to attend community meetings and stakeholder visits.

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.