Program Analyst

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 74019
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: August 22, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

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

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is dedicated to safeguarding Alberta's natural resources and ecosystems while balancing environmental and economic needs. We focus on wildlife conservation, managing protected areas, creating environmental policies, conducting research, and engaging the public through educational initiatives. Our commitment is to sustainability, ensuring Alberta’s landscapes and resources are preserved and responsibly managed for future generations.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Director of Business Services and Governance, the Program Analyst plays a key role in tracking and analyzing Environment and Protected Area's (EPA) Red Tape Reduction initiatives and regulatory reduction opportunities. This position ensures that EPA's objectives are met through critical thinking, data analysis, and aligning information across various tracking systems managed by both Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction (SARTR) and EPA. The incumbent is expected to seek clarity from program areas, influence outcomes in alignment with Red Tape Reduction principles, and ensure accurate, consistent information flows to stakeholders and senior officials.

The Program Analyst also collaborates with stakeholders and works closely with the Alberta Energy Regulator, Agriculture and Irrigation, Forestry and Parks, EPA's Boards, and other agencies, ensuring alignment and reporting of progress on regulatory initiatives. By fostering a culture of regulatory efficiency across the department, this role supports education and outreach efforts to reduce red tape. Additionally, the position helps identify gaps, provides solutions, and tracks successes, ensuring that Red Tape Reduction objectives are communicated effectively both internally and externally.

The role is also critical in liaising with the lead ministry for Red Tape Reduction, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction to ensure that departmental plans and reports meet the legislative standards for Red Tape Reduction, ensuring transparent and accurate reporting to key stakeholders. This position ensures that the department meets its legal obligations while fostering an outcomes-based regulatory environment that enhances industry competitiveness and supports government priorities.

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**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:
**Position Specific Competencies**:
**Systems Thinking**: You take a holistic view of challenges and opportunities, understanding how different parts of the organization and regulatory environment interconnect.

**Drive for Results**: You gather, analyze, and synthesize program data to evaluate performance and drive continuous improvement.

**Developing Networks**: You build strong, collaborative relationships within EPA, across departments, and with external agencies like the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).

**Creative Problem Solving**: You leverage diverse resources, information, and technologies to analyze complex issues, resolve challenges, and enhance performance.

**Agility**: You thrive in dynamic environments, easily shifting between multiple red tape reduction initiatives while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- A University degree in Communication, Business Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, English, or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience in project coordination and management.

**Equivalencies will be considered.**

**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.

**Additional Requirement**:

- Experience in project coordination and management within a regulatory or environmental context.
- Experience working within a government or large public sector organization, particularly in environmental policy or regulatory fields.
- Experience managing multiple, complex projects or initiatives that span various departments or divisions.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively across departments and with external stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners, and the public.
- Experience in red tape reduction, regulatory transformation, or similar program areas, particula