Writer/editor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 69581
Ministry: Primary and Preventative Health Services
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 29, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: 2,626.89 to 3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561.83- $90,011.85/year)

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team

As a Writer/Editor, your responsibilities include:

- Review draft responses to ensure accuracy, clarity and appropriate tone, style, grammar and formatting.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with the Minister’s Office, Associate Minister’s Office, Deputy Minister’s Office, Communications, department staff, and other ministries.
- Develop resources to support staff in using appropriate language, tone, grammar, and style.
- Stay current on ARTS processes, standards and factors influencing correspondence development (e.g. style guide updates and executive client preferences).
- Participate in Ministerial Correspondence Unit (MCU) planning activities to establish priorities, set timelines, and enhance team processes.
- Support the resolution of concerns raised by Albertans who have contacted the Minister or other elected officials regarding their experience with the health system.

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:

- Build Collaborative Environments: Works effectively across teams, builds strong relationships, and seek mutually agreeable solutions by understanding other’s constraints.
- Agility: Quickly adapts to shifting priorities and deadlines and grasps the nuances of diverse topics throughout the day.
- Drive for results: Takes ownership of correspondence quality, ensuring accuracy and completeness even after executive approval.
- Develop Self and Others: Identifies when processes need improvement and brings teams together to revise and enhance resources collaboratively.

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Recruitment Standards**

**Requirements**:

- University graduation in a related field such as Arts or Business plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

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

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

**The following knowledge or experience are considered as assets**:

- Knowledge of communication theory and how language influences messaging and tone.
- Strong writing, editing, speaking and interpersonal skills are necessary to provide accurate responses.
- Knowledge of ARTS systems, processes, guidelines, templates, and standards.
- Knowledge of information management, and Government of Alberta information management policies.
- Proven negotiation and collaboration skills to work effectively in a cross
- functional team environments.
- High degree of emotional intelligence and sensitively to recognize and respond to audience needs.
- Awareness and understanding of the provisions of the Health Information Act and FOIP pertaining to privacy and confidentially in sharing personal and/or health information with third parties.
- Ability to understand and interpret medical terminology, government legislation, policy, programs and services.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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**Notes**:
This is a full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- One full-time temporary position until October 27, 2026

This position is located in Edmonton, Alberta.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- Leadership and mentorship programs.

**How To Apply**
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience,