Senior Policy and Engagement Analyst

Fostering public confidence, utilizing expertise, fueling innovation, and acting with integrity.

The Safety Codes Council is an independent, self-funded regulatory organization mandated to provide oversight of the system and technical disciplines through a number of key legislated functions and client focused services. We provide leadership by guiding, educating, supporting, and collaborating with all partners in Alberta’s safety codes system.

We offer a challenging and enjoyable work environment, great benefits, and a chance to make a difference in the lives of Albertans.

Join us and make an impact on keeping Albertans safe in the built environment

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Associate VP, Policy and Engagement, the position provides plans and executes Council policy development and public engagement initiatives using project management techniques.

Policies range from Board of Director operations, corporate and human resources, to safety program requirements. Public engagement activities include satisfaction surveys of users of programs and services, standing working groups often called sub-councils that provide advice on whether to adopt national and international construction codes and standards into law in Alberta, and focus groups with industry organizations and communities around issues and opportunities. 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

You are a critical thinker and a strong communicator. You have the ability to condense complex information into plain, professional language. Respectful, inclusive, and positive, you build strong collaborative working relationships. As a creative problem solver, you gather information from varied sources, analyze it, and formulate solutions. Your strategic approach helps identify opportunities, risks, and proactive solutions for informed decision-making. You effectively prioritize competing workload pressures, including highly complex, mission-critical, and sensitive matters. Most importantly, you are outcomes-focused and passionate about learning.

THE DETAILS

• Responsible for policy and public engagement project management. Key tasks include:
• Initiating and planning projects using common project management tools and techniques, like project plans and work breakdown structures.
• Establishing mechanisms and documentation to identify risks, mitigations, respond to issues, and take action to ensure quality and that the project is on time, on scope, and within budget.
• Using project management software to track and report on the project status and take action to ensure it stays on time, on scope, and within budget.
• Responsible for policy development. Key tasks include:
  • Conducting research and analysis to identify issues, solutions, and impacts of and to programs, policies, regulation, and legislation.
  • Developing recommendations and documentation to support decision making by the Council.
  • Developing policies and procedures to implement recommendations made by the Council.\
  • Developing performance measurement or evaluation plans.
• Responsible for public engagement. Key tasks include:
• Identifying opportunities to engage those impacted in promoting and improving the safety codes system.
• Planning public engagements including developing engagement plans, data collection materials, data collection tools and presents the approach to management for decision-making.
• Executing engagements, including facilitation and logistical support
• Analyzing the data using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Reporting and sharing the results.

THE REQUIREMENTS

• Post-secondary degree in Political Science, Economics, Arts, Business, Law, and/or related field. Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of 1 year of education for 1 year of directly related experience.
• Four years of progressively responsible experience, that covers all aspects of policy development.
• Government or regulatory organization policy development experience is an asset.
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in public engagement, that includes designing the engagement, collecting the qualitative and quantitative data, facilitating in-person and virtual group conversations, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and writing and reporting on findings, relationship building, and negotiation.
• Four years of experience in managing projects and using industry-recognized project management techniques.
• Project management certification would be an asset.
• Public engagement certification would be an asset.
• Experience providing advice to senior decision-makers, research, strategic-thinking, report writing, business case development.
• Experience using office software (e.g., Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Zoom).
• Ability to type approximately 60 words per minute for minute taking at meetings where information is shared orally.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The starting base salary for this position is between $78,750 and 102,900, depending on education and experience.
• Comprehensive employer paid benefits package, including health, dental, vision and a health spending account.
• Generous RSP and employer matching Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP).
• Professional development, remote office and transportation allowances.

  Notes

  • Hybrid work with two anchor office days: Office location is 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Hours of work: 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).
  • Position is subject to a pre-employment background screening, including a criminal record check.

This competition is open until June 7th, 2024, at 11:59:00 PM (MST) or until a suitable candidate is found. The Council thanks all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About the Safety Codes Council

The (Council) is an independent regulatory body established in 1993 under the Act. The Council provides oversight of Alberta’s safety codes system through a number of key mandated functions including:

• Accrediting and monitoring the compliance of municipalities, agencies, corporations, and regional service commissions in administering the Act within specified jurisdictions.
• For the 300,000 Albertans who live in unaccredited areas of the province, the Alberta Safety Codes Authority (ASCA) conducts permitting, inspections and oversees spill and incident reporting requirements for storage tank systems across the province.
• Training and certifying safety codes officers to inspect the construction, installation and maintenance of Alberta’s structures and systems and administering Alberta’s Master Electrician program.
• Reviewing, formulating, safety codes and standards, and evaluating emerging issues in the safety codes system to provide recommendations to Alberta Municipal Affairs.
• Investigating complaints and conducting investigations on the conduct, performance, or competency of an organization or individual having authority, powers, or duties under the Act.
• Conducting hearings and appeals of orders and written notices issued under the authority of the Act.

Safety Codes Council is committed to fostering equity and diversity, and we strive to provide a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free work environment.