Policy and Program Advisor

Job Title: Policy and Program Advisor
Job Requisition ID: 77386
Ministry: Municipal Affairs
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary (1 Year)
Scope: Open
Closing Date: December 3, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $3,056.50 to 4,006.62 bi-weekly ($97,774 - $104,572 /year)

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Role Responsibilities

1. Lead Program and Policy Initiatives
Provide project leadership in analyzing and coordinating Alberta’s new home buyer protections and builder licensing program. Take a lead role, with minimal supervision, in interpreting, evaluating, and implementing the New Home Buyer Protection Act, associated regulations, and operational policies in alignment with departmental business plan objectives.

2. Manage Projects and Operational Improvements
Lead project work to ensure comprehensive input from subject matter experts and timely completion. Collaborate with program staff to deliver initiatives that enhance daily operations and address inquiries, questions, and concerns from stakeholders and the public.

3. Represent Program Interests and Engage Stakeholders
Ensure Residential Protection Program priorities related to consumer protection and builder licensing are effectively represented in public forums and educational materials. Facilitate advisory group operations and liaise with stakeholders to translate government direction and stakeholder feedback into actionable program-level outcomes.

4. Develop Policy Solutions and Legislative Recommendations
Analyze and address policy and legislative issues to meet current and future needs. Facilitate policy discussions and provide program insights that inform legislative recommendations. Work collaboratively with RPP staff, other divisions, ministry partners, and external stakeholders to deliver projects that improve program operations.

Competencies

- Build Collaborative Environments – Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict. Consults with internal stakeholders on policy approaches to legislated intervention processes to ensure procedural fairness and minimize legal risks

- Develop Networks – Leverages relationships to build input and perspectives

- System Thinking – Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them

- Creative Problem Solving – Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues, engages perspective to seek root causes, finds ways to improve complex systems

Qualifications

Required

Post‑secondary education, such as a bachelor’s or master’s degree in political science, Economics, Business or Public Administration, or a related field; and 4 years of progressively responsible related experience is required or equivalent as described below.

- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or

- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets

- Understanding of government regulatory frameworks, compliance and enforcement programs

- Solid understanding of the GOA policy cycle and decision‑making process in government.

- Knowledge of relevant legislation including the New Home Buyers Protection Act, Safety Codes Act, and Insurance Act.

- Understanding of consumer protection policies, home construction regulatory framework, residential construction and real‑estate trends, warranty and insurance

- Proficiency in technical tools including M365 suite (Word, Excel (pivot tables, macros), SharePoint, OneNote, and Teams.

- Knowledge of Power Automate and Power BI

Skills and abilities:

- Strong networking, interpersonal, written, verbal and analytical skills. This includes the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Ministry and staff, other government contacts, and external stakeholders.

- Ability to identify and monitor politically sensitive issues/trends and develop responses or recommendations.

- Ability to maintain a strategic, and division-wide focus while delivering results at the program level.

- Function independently and contribute effectively to a team environment.

This position is a Temporary position with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.).

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter along with their resume. Only applications with a cover letter will be reviewed.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post‑secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) (https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Dawn Bradbury at dawn.bradbury@gov.ab.ca

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