Writer/editor

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Ministerial Correspondence Unit (MCU)  Manager, the Writer/Editor in the MCU plays a key role in supporting the Minister, Deputy Minister, and department by ensuring Albertans and key stakeholders receive clear, accurate, and timely information about the Government of Alberta’s health care strategies, policies, and programs. The Writer/Editor drafts , reviews and edits ministerial correspondence and briefing materials that support consistent messaging and meet the government and ministry’s established standards for tone, style, accuracy, and clarity.

This position will be responsible for the following duties: 

• Review and edit action request (AR) responses to ensure they are accurate, clear, complete, and timely.
• Prepare letters, emails, memos, and other correspondence materials for senior officials.
• Ensure correspondence reflects appropriate tone, style, grammar, format, and Government of Alberta messaging.
• Work with ministry staff and subject-matter experts to clarify information and resolve content issues in correspondence and briefings.
• Support and maintain editorial tools, including standard responses, databases, and style guide materials.
• Stay informed of health system issues, legislation, policies, programs, and services that may impact correspondence.

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours 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: Shifts focus when required as priorities and deadlines change.
• Build Collaborative Environments:  Collaborates effectively and efficiently with staff across the department and builds strong relationships with key contacts.
• Creative Problem Solving:  Helps manage projects with multiple stakeholders simultaneously and can use planning skills, analytical and creative thinking to arrive at innovative solutions. 
• Drive for Results: Takes responsibility to review and edit correspondence and briefings for quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.
• Develop self and others: Identifies when correspondence processes and resources require revisions and brings peers and leadership together to work collaboratively.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.
• A cover letter explaining your qualifications and suitability for this role must be attached with your application. 

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

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

The following knowledge or experiences are considered as assets:

• Understanding of legislation, policies, and emerging issues that impact Albertans.
• Knowledge of communications theory and how language impacts messaging and tone.
• Ability to research, analyze and compile relevant information thoroughly.
• Knowledge of the Action Request Tracking System’s processes, guidelines, templates, and standards.
• Experience preparing and editing written correspondence, briefings, analysis, and reports.
• Effective communications skills (written and oral) to work effectively with colleagues and with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize and prioritize multiple assignments at the same time.

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

Notes

This is a temporary position ending on July 2nd, 2027, with regular working hours of 36.25 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

This position is based in Edmonton, Alberta.

The final candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment checks (Reference check/Criminal record and/or academic).

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.