Policy and Evaluation Advisor

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 37645

Ministry: Municipal Affairs

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: February 20, 2023

Classification: Subsidiary 02B 3625 Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

**About Us**:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs assists municipalities in providing well-managed, collaborative, and accountable local government to Albertans. Our main responsibilities are:

- Funding supports for municipalities
- A system that strives to ensure appropriate safety standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings and equipment
- Protections for new home buyers and required licensing for home builders
- Province-wide support for access to public library services for Albertans
- Management of about 2.6 million acres of public land in the province's three Special Areas
- Independent review and decisions on local matters by the Land and Property Rights Tribunal

**Role**:
Reporting to the Manager, Evaluation and Reporting, the Policy and Evaluation Advisor is responsible for supporting implementation of the Accountability Framework on Municipal Grants. This includes.
- Developing and supporting the implementation of performance measures for grant and tax programs.
- Developing and implementing program evaluation processes.
- Designing program reporting processes and reports.
- Supporting the development of materials for new programs or major changes to existing programs.
- Leading or supporting strategic communications activities across the Branch.

The position supports the coordination of input to various reports external to the Branch, including the ministry’s Annual Report and Business Plan. The Policy and Evaluation Advisor conducts research on grant programs and issues, and represents the Branch or Unit on various departmental, interdepartmental, or intergovernmental committees or teams. The position is also responsible for assisting other areas of the Branch, providing additional policy analysis capacity.

The Policy and Evaluation Advisor works in the context of the provincial government’s goals, guidelines and policies, the department’s policies, business plan, budget, and accountability guidelines, and applicable legislation. Within this framework, the Policy and Evaluation Advisor works with program delivery areas to evaluate programs and work towards continuous improvement and helps to implement initiatives that demonstrate how programs are meeting their objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

- Ability to assess risk and provide “big-picture”, strategic advice to professional staff, management, and executives.
- Expertise in research on grant programs and issues.
- In-depth knowledge of database reporting tools.
- In-depth knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, internet access and manipulation, and Microsoft Outlook.
- Knowledge of different conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation processes.
- Knowledge of the Ministerial Grants Regulation and the relevant portions of the Government Organization Act and the Municipal Government Act.

**Qualifications**:
**Required**:

- University degree in a related field like Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Statistics, Social Sciences or Humanities. Plus
- 4 years of progressively responsible related experience in research methodologies, data analysis, evaluation, reporting, and performance management.

**Equivalency**:
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

- 1 years of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year education
- Extensive knowledge of performance measurement and program evaluation principles, practices, and techniques.
- Expertise in research methodologies, data and analysis, policy development, and documenting of alternatives/recommendations and presenting findings to senior management.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in facilitation, consultation, and project management processes and techniques
- In-depth knowledge of process mapping tools and techniques.

**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:

- **Drive for Results**: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes
- **Systems Thinking**: The work done within the APS is

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