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Employment Standards & Workers' Compensation Senior Policy Analyst

Ministry: Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary, 10 months
Scope: Open
Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate is identified

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration leads the efforts to grow Alberta's economy by delivering strategic programs and services to support Alberta's entrepreneurs and job creators, attract investment, grow trade, strengthen Alberta's tourism industry and ensure Alberta has an innovative and competitive business environment.

Role Responsibilities

The Ministry of Jobs Economy, Trade and Immigration is looking for one (1) Senior Policy Analyst within the Workplace Policy and Legislation Branch to cover a maternity leave.

Reporting to the Manager of Employment Standards and Workers' Compensation Policy, the Senior Policy Analyst joins a team of committed professionals responsible for the development and maintenance of Alberta’s employment standards and workers’ compensation legislation.

The Senior Policy Analyst will:

• Provide strategic advice and technical analysis and interpretation related to employment standards and workers’ compensation policy and legislation.
• Research and analyze emerging employment standards, workers’ compensation and workplace trends and issues.
• Support policy and legislative development and government decision-making processes.
• Develop briefings, correspondence, recommendations and other materials for decision makers.
• Support stakeholder engagement and public consultation processes.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting established and often tight timelines.

The successful candidate must possess the following skills:

• Strong ability to interpret and apply legislation and provide recommendations on sensitive policy issues.
• Knowledge of government decision-making and policy development processes, as well as public consultation processes.
• Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to proactively monitor employment standards and workers’ compensation trends, analyze large and complex information, and communicate findings within tight deadlines.
• Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, including excellent listening, writing, organizational and presentation skills.
• Ability to simultaneously manage a variety of projects and processes while contributing to the division’s goals and strategies.

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.

• Drive for Results : The position must be able to achieve measurable results in managing larger projects to completion and when developing various briefings, correspondence, and other identified products, within prescribed (an often tight) timelines.
• Systems Thinking : The position is expected to consider a wide variety of factors in their work, including how wider societal factors such as the economy, technological change, and the labour market may cause labour legislation issues to arise as well as how those issues impact other programs and initiatives. The position must also understand the broader government priorities and the pre-existing relationships between stakeholders to ensure that context is incorporated into advice provided to decision makers.
• Build Collaborative Environments : This position is expected to contribute to the building of a high functioning and collaborative team through forming connections with individual staff members as well as supporting strong team connections, both within the unit, branch, and among internal and external stakeholders, as necessary.
• Agility: The position must be able to demonstrate resiliency in an often-dynamic environment, where priorities and direction may shift. The position is expected to anticipate and be responsive to change by taking appropriate actions, such as adjusting behaviors, and identifying alternate approaches and solutions.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency