Team Lead, Contracts and Grants

4 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 64339
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 12, 2024
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)

We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources. We support environmental conservation and protection, sustainable economic prosperity and quality of life.

**Finance Division**:
The Financial Services Branch delivers timely guidance and expertise in financial planning, contracting, reporting, operations, performance planning, and administrative services, all while managing the ministry’s fiscal resources.

The Contracts and Procurement Unit ensures strong internal controls and compliance with Contract and Grants Policies across the ministry. This unit provides essential support and guidance to program areas in preparing contracts, procurements, and grants. Additionally, Contracts and Procurement serves as the primary liaison with the Office of the Auditor General and Corporate Internal Audit Services for Contract and Grant audits.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Reporting to the Director of Contracts and Grants, the Team Lead of the Contracts and Procurement Unit will manage, lead, and mentor a dedicated team, ensuring alignment with the Ministry’s contracting and grant policies and processes. This role is crucial in supporting the Ministry’s vast program areas and service delivery regions, overseeing an annual procurement portfolio of approximately $600 million in contracted services and more than $100 million in community program funding through grants.

Operating with a high degree of independence, the Team Lead provides strategic expertise, guiding the adaptation, implementation, and integration of corporate contract and grant policies, procedures, and best practices within both the Ministry and the Government of Alberta (GoA). Additionally, this role maintains clear communication channels with government contracting and grant staff, ensuring consistent updates on policies and processes and facilitating informed decision-making.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Strategic Leadership and Advisory: Offer high-level expertise, guidance, and direction in developing Ministry contract, procurement, and grant strategies and policies.
- Compliance Review: Oversee procurements, contracts and grants, ensuring alignment with Ministry and GoA policies, legislation, and trade agreements at the regional, national, and international levels.
- Operational Support: Act as a central operational support, coordinating and reporting contracting activities to the Contract Review and Grant Selection Committee (CRGSC).
- Project Management: Coordinate cross-divisional or GoA procurement, contract and grant initiatives, providing direction and ensuring best practices.
- Process Improvement: Recommend improvements to procurement, contract and grant processes, reinforcing best practices across the Ministry.
- Stakeholder Education: Deliver ongoing training and support to Ministry stakeholders on procurement, contract and grant processes, building awareness of business requirements.

This role upholds consistency, accountability, and integrity across all Ministry divisions, promoting the core objective of achieving the best value for money. Operating within the Government of Alberta Procurement Accountability Framework, the Team Lead ensures full compliance with all relevant trade agreements, legislation, and policies.

**Additional Responsibilities**:

- Clear Documentation: Prepare timely, coherent materials (letters, briefing notes, reports, presentations, etc.) for senior officials and the executive team, even under short timelines.
- Collaboration: Liaise with other Ministries, decision-makers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared understanding on key issues.
- Policy Development: Identify and resolve policy issues, developing well-founded recommendations for actions and solutions.

Please**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:
Please be advised that we will be conducting a competency based interview for this competition. The behavioral competencies that have been deemed as critical for this role include:
**Agility**: You have the ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities when overseeing day-to-day operations.

**Creative Problem Solving**:You will have

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