Policy and Governance Consultant

6 days ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 68513
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary-Up to 24 months
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 24, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: ($2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561-$90,011/year)

Arts, Culture and Status of Women works to improve Albertans’ quality of life through support of cultural development, historical preservation, and increased gender equality. We support the development and sustainability of Alberta's creative and cultural industries, artists and arts community, and non-profit / voluntary sector, and increase gender equality by working with all other ministries to make sure gender and other identity factors are reflected in Alberta government policies, programs, and legislation.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is a public agency and provincial corporation with a mandate to support and contribute to the development of the arts in Alberta. It provides arts grants to individuals and organizations, manages a provincial art collection by Albertan artists, and conducts research and communicates about the value of the arts to Alberta. It is governed by a board of directors that reports to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Policy and Governance Consultant is responsible for providing recommendations and advice related to policy and governance matters for the Arts Branch and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA). This position is key to ensuring appropriate policies are in place for the AFA and ensures policies are reviewed on a regular basis. This position is also responsible for ensuring governance requirements are met and maintained for the AFA including legislated requirements. This position provides input and advice into program and initiative development and ensures supporting policies and governance structures are in place to support this.

This position functions as a professional consultant to department staff, program clients, private sector and not-for-profit stakeholders, and provides direction and support to develop initiatives, programs, policies and procedures. The incumbent must use considerable judgment to interpret policies and procedures on a daily basis.

The roles and responsibilities of the Policy and Governance Consultant include:

- Provide expertise and advice pertaining to policy and standards.
- Provide governance and planning advice, professional expertise and information support to the AFA Board, the arts sector and the Ministry.
- Coordinate the completion and review of the governance processes associated with the AFA.
- Participate and contribute to regular strategic planning review and implementation of new planning processes.
- Contribute to and support standing and ad hoc committees of the AFA Board.

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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:

- **Agility**: Is relied upon to advise on policies or practices required to support the effective operation of AFA programs and services. Must be able to adapt to a changing environment with often shifting or competing priorities while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- **Systems Thinking**: Must be able to assess and anticipate policy needs that address both government priorities and stakeholder needs. Needs to be able to understand and assess the environment in which policies operate.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**: Need to build strong working relationships with team and colleagues across government in order to ensure policy and governance work can be completely in an effective and efficint way.

**Qualifications**:
University graduation in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Required experience:

- Experience in policy development process and practice, governance processes, understanding and experience with the legislative process
- Experience working with agencies or boards

**Equivalency**:
Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

**Notes**:
Please note there is one temporary position. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.

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