Policy & Communication Consultant

Role Responsibilities

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across Alberta? Bring your communications expertise and policy insight to help advance human rights, promote the Commission's programs and services, and support its mandate to foster equality and reduce discrimination.

Reporting to the Director, Communication, Education and Engagement, you will lead strategic communications and marketing initiatives while contributing to policy research, analysis, and development. Working with Commission leadership, government partners, and external stakeholders, you will turn complex information into accessible content, provide strategic advice, and support initiatives that promote fairness, inclusion, and participation in Alberta’s social, economic, cultural, and political life.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading strategic communications, media relations, social media, branding, and issues management initiatives.
• Developing clear, audience-focused content across digital, print, and stakeholder communication channels.
• Providing strategic communications and policy advice to leadership on emerging issues and organizational priorities.
• Researching human rights issues, legislation, and best practices to inform policy, planning, and decision-making.
• Engaging stakeholders to build partnerships, advance initiatives, and support the Commission's mandate.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Strategic judgment: Assessing complex issues and providing sound, practical advice.
• Audience awareness: Tailoring messages and approaches to diverse audiences.
• Strong communication skills: Building understanding through clear writing, presentations, and consultation.
• Creativity: Finding effective ways to communicate complex ideas and engage audiences.
• Collaboration: Building productive relationships and working effectively across teams and sectors.
• Organization and adaptability: Adjusting to changing priorities while delivering high-quality results.

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: You adapt your approach when priorities shift, issues emerge, or circumstances are unclear.
• Drive for Results: You establish priorities, follow work through to completion, and monitor whether initiatives achieve their intended outcomes.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You foster respectful relationships and bring people together around shared objectives.
• Systems Thinking: You consider how communications and policy decisions connect with organizational priorities, stakeholder needs, and Alberta’s broader human rights environment.
• Creative Problem Solving: You examine issues from different perspectives and develop practical, evidence-informed solutions.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A university degree in social sciences, humanities, communications, public relations, marketing, public policy, or a related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in areas such as communications, public relations, marketing, stakeholder engagement, policy development, or a related field.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Experience developing content for multiple communication channels and translating complex information into clear, audience-appropriate language.
• Experience conducting research and environmental scanning and applying findings to strategies, policy analysis, or legislative and program initiatives.
• Proficiency with digital communication and content-production tools such as SharePoint, Adobe applications, Canva, email-marketing platforms, and social media platforms.
• Knowledge of Canadian Press style, plain-language principles, editing, graphic services, and print production.
• Experience with media relations, issues management, community consultation, public speaking, or government communications.
• Knowledge of human rights concepts, legislation, treaties, conventions, prevention strategies, and policy development.

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

Notes

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25/week)

Terms of Employment: This opportunity is for one (1), full time, temporary role for up to 12 months.

Location: This position can be located in either Edmonton or Calgary. The location addresses are as follows:

• 10405 Jasper Building, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
• John J. Bowlen Building, 625 - 7 Ave, SW, Calgary, Alberta

Written assessment may be a part of selection process.

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 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.