Manager, Social Statistics

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Demography and Social Statistics, the Manager of Social Statistics leads a team of analysts responsible for delivering a robust social statistics program. The position oversees the production and dissemination of high-quality statistics and analyses across key social domains, including health, education, labour, poverty, gender, social inclusion, housing, and income. The role builds strong partnerships across the Government of Alberta and with Statistics Canada to support timely access to data and information, enabling evidence-based policy development, planning, monitoring, and decision-making while maintaining Alberta's role as an effective and responsive statistical partner.

• Lead the development, maintenance, and advancement of social statistics products, analytical frameworks, and reporting to support evidence-based policy development, planning, and decision-making.

• Oversee the production and dissemination of high-quality social statistics and analyses across key domains including health, education, labour, poverty, social inclusion, housing, and income.

• Provide strategic leadership in the use of survey, census, administrative, and emerging data sources to enhance the quality, relevance, and accessibility of statistical products.
• Ensure statistical outputs are disaggregated and aligned with national frameworks, methodological standards, and best practices to support inclusive and meaningful analysis.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with government ministries, data holders, data users, and stakeholder networks to identify information needs and deliver responsive statistical solutions.
• Represent Alberta on Statistics Canada's Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on Social Statistics, advocating for provincial priorities and contributing to national statistical initiatives.
• Provide expert advice, presentations, reports, and analytical support to stakeholders across the Government of Alberta to advance understanding and use of social statistics.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of analysts by fostering collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and a positive, inclusive work environment.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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.

Agility: Creates opportunities for improvement, recognizing the importance of timing and being prepared to take action when appropriate.

Develop Self and Others: Shares learning experiences with others and works with team to create a plan on how learning can be applied more broadly within the group.

Creative Problem Solving: Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems.

Drive for Results: Forecasts potential challenges with the project implementation and negotiates major issues in advance.

Build Collaborative Environments: Involves key stakeholders in the diagnosis of problems and in developing solutions to effectively transfer knowledge inside and outside the APS. Proactively shares resources with other groups.

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Qualifications

The position requires a university degree in a related field (such as sociology, economics, statistics or demography) and a minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience.

Equivalency:

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

The following knowledge and experience are preferred:

• Demonstrated experience in statistical and modeling software (SAS, R, Python, SAS experience is highly desirable).
• Knowledge of Canada's national statistics system, including Statistics Canada's data products and services is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills. Strong ability to network with subject matter experts and professionals.
• Ability to produce high quality work within tight time constraints and skillful in identifying options and implementing contingency plans, as well as having the ability to shift priorities when required.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to lead/manage projects.
• Proven supervisory and people-leadership skills, including performance management, coaching, workload planning and fostering analytical excellence.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This is a Permanent full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday (In-office). Location is in the Queen Elizabeth II 9820 107 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7.

Candidates may be asked to participate in a written assessment.

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary. This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies at equal or lesser classification across the Government of Alberta.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

• Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).
• Applicants being considered for this position will be required to complete a Level 2 Enhanced Security screening (including an enhanced criminal record check along with a credit check) as part of the pre-employment checks for this position.

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.

What the Government of Alberta has to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP).
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.