Policy Analyst

4 weeks ago


Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 36120

Ministry: Children's Services

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Full or Part-Time: Full
- time (Multiple Vacancies)

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open

Closing Date: 25th May 2023

Classification: Program Services 4

**About Us**:
A successful society is defined by its people and the opportunities available for them to fully and actively participate in all aspects of life and provide for themselves and/or their families. The Department of Children’s Services works alongside the Department of Seniors, Community and Social Services to foster a society, in which families are secure and resilient, individuals have safe, sustainable employment, vulnerable Albertans have the supports they require, and no one is left behind. You can be part of helping us make a difference

The Department of Children’s Services leads child care & intervention, early childhood development, foster & kinship care, adoption, and improvements for children & youth. To find out more about our work visit:
**Role**:
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, youth, and families? Do you enjoy researching, analyzing and finding innovative solutions to multilayered problems?

**Main responsibilities include, but not limited to**:

- Act as a strategic resource, leading and supporting the unit, branch, regions, and department on priority projects to ensure timely and high quality deliverables relating to child care program policy, subsidy policies, legislation and grants.
- Conduct research and draft briefing notes, position papers, proposals, correspondence and responses to enquiries from the public, Minister/Deputy Minister/Assistant Deputy Minister.
- Represent the department and provide leadership as required on interdepartmental and/ or external stakeholder committees.
- Lead and participate on working groups and committees with staff from across the branch, and other divisions as needed.
- consult and liaise with a variety of stakeholders within and outside of the branch, division, department and government
- support action plans and reporting on multilateral and bilateral funding agreements with the federal government.
- Lead project planning, budgeting and monitoring and grant management and reporting
- Provide specialized training and general presentations to Children Services (CS) ministry management, delivery staff and other stakeholders
- Provide cover off for the Child Care Manager, when required

**Qualifications**:
**Education**: University graduation in a related field (Social Sciences, Public Policy, etc.) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience in conducting policy or legislative research, analysis and development; or
- Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Preference will be given to those who have experience in:

- Knowledge of Alberta’s Child Care framework and major child care initiatives including theory, practice and delivery that guides work in this sector.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts using clear succinct language and plain English writing.
- Ability to coordinate and synthesize information in a rapidly changing environment
- Developing, evaluating, implementing policy initiatives, programs, and services.
- Demonstrated experience building effective partnerships when working with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Capacity to develop shared understanding and outcomes through facilitation, consultation, consensus-building and conflict management.
- Reading and interpreting legislation
- Overall awareness of Ministry legislation and regulations.
- Strong organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple, diverse, complex, and sensitive assignments within fixed timelines
- Strong team and interpersonal skills, ability to promote teamwork, collaboration, and partnership.
- Communication skills and training on difficult conversations, facilitation, leadership, etc.
- Strong planning, analytical, issues management and consultative skills are required

**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. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

- **Systems Thinking** - Considers the inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas.
- **Creative Problem Solving** - Collects a breadth of data and a variety of perspectives to make a choice between potential solutions and evaluate how effective the solution will be.
- **Agility** - Remains calm and composed even in difficult or stressful situations.


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