Economist Internship Program

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 24990

Ministry: Jobs, Economy and Northern Development

Location: Edmonton, AB

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Temporary - 6 months

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: January 20, 2023

Classification: Program Services 2

**About Us**:
The Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development leads efforts to grow Alberta’s economy by supporting Alberta’s entrepreneurs and job creators, attracting investment, growing trade, strengthening Alberta’s key sectors and ensuring Alberta has an innovative and competitive business environment by:

- Supporting Alberta entrepreneurs, businesses and communities to drive growth and job creation
- Attracting, retaining and expanding investment in Alberta
- Establishing and enforcing Alberta’s employment standards and laws governing the health and safety of Alberta’s workplaces
- Optimizing Alberta’s innovation system to support economic growth
- Creating the conditions for growth and diversification of Alberta’s primary and emerging industries

**Role**:
Are you a new graduate in economics or business? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that contributes directly to shaping economic decisions in Alberta? Do you enjoy uncovering and telling stories economic stories? If this describes you, then the Economist Internship Program is the ideal role for you to begin your career and reach your full potential

As an Economic Intern, you will be primarily responsible for providing support in critical economic analysis and modelling to inform strategic decision-making and program/policy development. You will provide technical support in developing economic analysis and modelling approaches, as well as research and analytical support regarding relevant issues such as macroeconomic developments, business conditions, competitiveness, job creation, trade and investment.

Functioning as part of a highly collaborative team, you will provide support in building and maintaining a variety of economic information products, such as briefing notes, environmental scans and presentations. You will have a solid understanding of Alberta’s economy and its industries as well as strong skills in analyzing data and communicating results through visualizations and in written form.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

- Contribute to economic research and analysis to support the required current state analysis of industries, demographic groups, regions or any other relevant stakeholders.
- Assist with the development of economic or financial performance modelling, from which the analyses will inform strategic decision-making and policy recommendations.
- Provide the necessary data and analysis for briefing material requested by senior executive staff, including information notes and PowerPoint presentations.

**Qualifications**:
Recent university graduation (Bachelors or Masters) in economics, business, or a related field within the last two years; no work experience required.

To move forward in the recruitment process, applicants must include a cover letter that provides information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements.

**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:

- **The ability to Develop Networks and Building Collaborative Environments**, along with your excellent writing and presentation skills will assist in your work with the Policy Community regarding research and analysis of information as well as innovative solutions and recommendations.
- **As a Creative Problem Solver**, your knowledge of and/or experience with policy review and development will help you respond to general or technical inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- **As a Systems Thinker**, you will be cognizant of how your work and the work of other areas may impact each other within a ministry, across ministries, and outside the government. You will use your research and analytical skills to seek out information, analyze issues and develop potential policy options, outcomes and actions.
- **Your demonstrated Agility **helps you to anticipate and readily adapt to changing priorities that may result from ministerial or public requests and/or program/project work.
- **Your Drive for Results** enables you to be involved in a range of projects, balance priorities, work within competing timelines and achieve outcomes, as well as help the ministry achieve its policy goals.

**Salary**:
$2,310.48 - $3,030.81 biweekly ($60,303.53 - $79,104.14/ Year)

**Notes**:
This competition his competition may be used to fill future vaca

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