Councillor Accountability and Recall Advisor

Role Responsibilities

As a Councillor Accountability and Recall Advisor, you will play a critical role in supporting Alberta's municipal accountability and recall programs by:

• Supporting the development and implementation of Alberta's Councillor Accountability Framework, including policies, procedures, operational processes, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Coordinating the administration of complaints, investigations, appeals, sanctions, and related program activities while ensuring compliance with legislative and operational requirements.
• Maintain a roster of investigators and appeals commissioners to investigate complaints under the Councillor Accountability Framework and any resulting appeals.
• Managing confidential records, case files, tracking systems, and reporting processes while monitoring legislated timelines and identifying issues requiring escalation.
• Administering municipal recall processes, including intake, review, tracking, and coordination of recall-related submissions and documentation.
• Providing guidance and responding to inquiries from municipalities, elected officials, investigators, stakeholders, and the public regarding accountability and recall processes.
• Conducting research, analysis, and environmental scans to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities to improve program effectiveness.
• Preparing briefing notes, correspondence, reports, summaries, and materials for management and senior leadership.

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: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change
• Systems Thinking: Takes a long term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them
• Develop Networks: Leverages relationships to build input and perspective
• Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards:  University graduation in a related field such as Law, Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, Public Policy,  or a related discipline plus 4 years of experience working in legislation, regulations ,policies and administrative procedures.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; OR
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets and Requirements:

• Experience coordinating sensitive, confidential, or high-profile files involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience preparing briefing notes, correspondence, reports, recommendations, and other materials for management or executive leadership.
• Experience interpreting and applying legislation, policy, procedures, and operational guidelines to support effective program delivery and issue resolution.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and legislated timelines.
• Experience supporting stakeholder engagement, project management, policy implementation, operational improvement, or program development initiatives.
• Knowledge of the Municipal Government Act, municipal governance structures, councillor accountability processes, administrative fairness principles, and municipal recall legislation.
• Training or experience related to investigations, administrative law, quasi-judicial processes, conflict resolution, regulatory administration, compliance, or municipal governance.
• Experience working in a public-sector, governance, regulatory, or legislative environment.
• Experience administering complaint, investigation, appeal, or case-management processes.

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

Notes

Term of Employment: 2 Permanent Positions

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week.

Location: Edmonton

Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter outlining your skills, knowledge and experience as they relate to the role. The quality, clarity and effectiveness of your written application will also be used to assess your written communication skills.

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 we have to offer:

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