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Senior Policy Advisor
Key Details
- full time Jobs
- $71,967 - $94,068 per year
- 4+ years experience
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Description
Job Information
Job Title: Senior Policy Advisor
Job Requisition ID: 69163
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: April 8, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment
Salary: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967-$94,068 per year)
The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx.
Arts, Culture and Status of Women works to improve Albertans’ quality of life through support of cultural development, historical preservation, and increased gender equality. We support the development and sustainability of Alberta's creative and cultural industries, artists and arts community, and non-profit / voluntary sector, and increase gender equality by working with all other ministries to make sure gender and other identity factors are reflected in Alberta government policies, programs, and legislation.
For more information on the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/arts-culture-and-status-of-women.
Role Responsibilities
The Status of Women and Inclusion (SWI) branch works to increase gender equity, end violence against women and girls, promote women’s economic empowerment and promote inclusion into government’s policies and programs.
The roles and responsibilities of the Senior Policy Analyst include:
- Developing and project managing advanced policy and program work associated with the creation, review, evaluation and implementation of issues related to the status of women and gender equality policies in support of the ministry’s strategic objectives.
- Conducting research, analyzing relevant information and providing value-added interpretation in a timely manner.
- Assessing current approaches, recommending best practices and forecasting emerging and future trends.
- Designing and implementing effective strategic engagement and consultative processes, frameworks and initiatives in support of ACSW priorities and commitments.
- Support the implementation of Premier mandated items impacting the status of women and gender equality.
- Establishing and maintaining meaningful partnerships between community organizations, private sector organizations and ministries across government to broaden the base of support for community actions and government initiatives.
- Working with other orders of government, cross-ministry and community partners to advance joint work and innovative policies that improve the status of women, women’s economic participation and labour market attachment outcomes.
The Senior Policy Analyst reports to the Director, Status of Women.
Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
Qualifications
University graduation in in a social science or related field of study plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience. Equivalencies will be considered.
Equivalency:
Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.
Skills and Assets:
Project management experience and/or statistical analysis would be an asset.
Strong writing skills are required.
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
Please note there is one permanent position. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time.
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
What we offer:
- 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
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.
The Corporate Planning and Reporting Analyst must be able to apply the following competencies:
- AGILITY: to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
- DEVELOP NETWORKS: to proactively build networks with staff from all branches and department, collaborating with others to foster communication and build solid relationship is critical with respect to issues management and sharing of information.
- SYSTEMS THINKING to anticipate new issues and trends emerging in the branch that may influence the direction, design and implementation of priorities or goals.
- DRIVE FOR RESULTS: to enable you to track major operations initiatives to ensure timely progress and identify potential problems, mitigation measures and make recommendations, understanding the implications associated with alternate courses of action.
How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Liliane Karara at Liliane.Karara@gov.ab.ca.
Job Details
- Job Type
- full time
- Salary Range
- $71967.00 - $94068.00
- Experience
- 4+ years