Policy Advisor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63759
Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: January 2, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

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

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) is a centre of excellence for transportation in North America. We contribute to Alberta's prosperity and quality of life by providing and supporting a safe, innovative and sustainable provincial transportation system and water management infrastructure. With Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors, you can engage in a fulfilling career with diverse room to grow. We believe in building careers, providing opportunities for growth within the organization, and striving to provide our staff with a work-life balance including reasonable hours of work to ensure time with family and to accommodate outside interests.

The ministry promotes a vital and diverse economy by:

- Managing transportation safety
- Supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities
- Expanding and enhancing a well-integrated transportation system and enabling market access
- Preserving and developing the provincial highway network and water management infrastructure

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**Role Responsibilities**:
Working with the Senior Policy Advisor, SafeRoads Alberta, this position develops policy recommendations in the assigned area of responsibility. The Policy Advisor project manages and provides expertise required to ensure quality policy advice is delivered in a timely manner to the supervisor, management, Branch, Ministry staff, the Minister and Cabinet, while keeping the supervisor fully informed and obtaining necessary approvals. Proactive and strategic policy development is required to support the Ministry's requirement of ongoing enhancement and changes to the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (PAPA) and its regulations, Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, education programs, training programs and projects. This work is completed within a provincial, national and international context. Proactive and strategic policy development is required to support the Ministry's mandate of providing Albertans with a safe and secure transportation system that protects Albertans.

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- **Policy development** - develops and recommends policy initiatives or responses to ensure quality policy advice is delivered in a timely manner to the Senior Policy Advisor, Branch, Ministry officials, and/or the Minister and Cabinet within the framework of SafeRoads Alberta and the Ministry's organizational structure
- **Analysis**:

- prepares advisory notes, reports, discussion papers, and specific strategies or recommendations relating to the Branch and/or the Ministry's mandates, using accepted analytical techniques or methods and procedures within the Branch, Ministry, legislative, and regulatory framework
- **Ministry Representation**:

- as part of the Branch, initiates activities and discussions through collaborative efforts and stakeholders (see section on scope) to ensure the Branch/Ministry policies and interests are represented, protected, or advanced within the framework of the Branch and Ministry's organizational structure.
- **SCANNING AND NETWORKING**:

- determines situations that should be reviewed and analyzed for potential impact on policies of the Branch, Ministry, and the Government by scanning and reviewing internal and external information sources

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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.

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**Qualifications**:
**Required**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business, Economics or related field supplemented by 2 years of progressively responsible government experience and policy analysis/development
- A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role is required

You **MUST** also have
- Experience in complex projects or programs and working with senior officials of provincial Ministries
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and critical thinking
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively and offer innovative approaches

**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

**Desired**:

- Knowledge of the Traffic Safety Plan, the Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, also the Prov