Manager, Economic Research

3 months ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63460
Ministry: Jobs, Economy and Trade
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 21, 2024
Classification: Management Manager Zone 2 (M41Z2)

**Salary**: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609 - $113,859/year)

**Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade**

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade (JET) enhances Alberta's competitive advantage by creating the conditions that will help more Albertans prosper. This includes delivering policies and programs that grow and diversify the economy; attracting and developing a highly skilled workforce; and promoting safe, fair and healthy workplaces.

**Economic Strategy and Investment**

The Economic Strategy and Investment Division is focused on ensuring strategies and related policies are developed with a broad economic lens and line of sight to economic growth and job creation. The division leverages stakeholder intelligence, robust economic principles and advanced data analytics to formulate effective strategies that support job creating investments in Alberta.

**Economic Intelligence and Investment Services**
The Economic Intelligence and Investment Services branch provides 1. Economic data through multiple tools: the Economic Dashboard, Regional Dashboard, Site Selector Tool, Alberta Major Projects, and Export Tool, 2. The Investment and Growth Fund program and Investment Community of Practice, and 3. Economic analysis and modelling of project, policies and scenarios to support job creating investment in the province.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Director, Economic Analysis and Modelling, this position leads a variety of functions that advance economic development policy and information products through economic research, analysis and modelling, competitiveness benchmarking, environmental scanning, and scenario development and modelling. This position is responsible for the assembly, analysis and dissemination of economic and business information in support of Department activities within the Economic Strategy and Investment Division.

This position also ensures that strong working relationships are maintained across the branch, division, ministry, other ministries, and with multiple internal and external stakeholder groups to maintain awareness of their perspectives and queries, and to engage their participation and support for branch initiatives.

Under the leadership of this position, the unit also identifies new data sources and ways of collecting data to inform understanding of the investment climate, related risk factors, and economic development opportunities and risks. This involves the creation of novel and innovative ways in using data and models to inform economic development policies and programs.

As the Manager, Economic Research, you will be accountable for the following key activities in the division/branch:

- Manages the work of their Sub-Unit in Economic Analysis and Modelling Unit which provides economic research and analysis and advice impacting Alberta's economic performance and business competitiveness on an ongoing basis
- Responds to economic issues and concerns about Alberta's business competitiveness in a timely and effective manner
- Fulfill other leadership and management duties for the efficient operation of the unit

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**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:

- **Systems Thinking** - This role requires in-depth knowledge of economic development principles and analytical tools, such as economic and financial modelling, environmental scanning, trends analysis and scenario planning. A wide breadth of professional experience required to navigate a broad range of economic issues impacting the department is also required.
- **Creative Problem Solving** - Position requires considerable analytical, interpretive and evaluative thinking to synthesize a diversity of information and to anticipate the impact of the branches actions and initiatives.
- **Agility**:

- The Manager operates within a well-defined strategic frame of reference; however, exercises a high degree of judgment and interpretation. The position responds to emerging issues in the context of the economic issues and direction provided by the Director. The position works closely with the Division's Executive Directors, Assistant Deputy Minister's Offices and the Deputy Minister's Office in resolving issues within set timelines.
- **Build Collaborative Environments** - The Manager supports the activities of the division by providing issues resolution, facilitation and implementation of priorities

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