Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 74004

Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Temporary until May 7, 2027

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: September 25, 2025

Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

**Salary**:$2,757.39 to 3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,968 - $94,069/year)

Public Safety and Emergency Services - responsible for keeping communities safe and secure, upholding a fair and accessible justice system, and ensuring Alberta is prepared for and resilient to the impacts of disasters by working with our partners in law enforcement, justice, health, and social services.

**Role Responsibilities**

• We are seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Specialist who is passionate about people and results - and displays a keen understanding of how projects are managed (beginning to end); has excellent written and verbal skills; is able to form connections with other teams/divisions and community partners throughout the province; and is able to design/deliver various forms of engagement using best practices and those prescribed by the Government of Alberta (i.e., strategic engagement plans).

Reporting to the Manager, Community and Stakeholder Engagement within the Strategic Policy and Planning branch, you will liaise with staff in PSES and other ministries (as needed) to design and develop engagement products, tools, and services for engaging internal and external stakeholders on public safety matters - and for coordinating and project managing those engagements, including evaluation.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Designing and delivering various forms of virtual/ in-person stakeholder engagements using best/promising practices and those prescribed by the Government of Alberta
• Coordinating and tracking the progress of stakeholder engagements and communicating the results
• Providing secretariat support for the Public Security Indigenous Advisory Committee.
• Supporting employee engagement, diversity, and inclusion

There are times in which the Specialist will also be responsible for booking venues, taking meeting notes, arranging transport and other coordination tasks.

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

- **Creative Problem Solving**

• Facilitate the creation of a work environment for generating and finding newer ideas to solve existing and potential problems.

- **Drive for Results**

• Actively set goals, prioritize work, suggests actions, seeks advice and operates within the APS value system.
• **Systems Thinking** - Consider the impact of strategies and changes on the work of clients, stakeholders, and team members and support organization vision and goals through strategic planning of tasks and considering relationships between different work approaches and their impact on different programs, divisions and ministry.

- **Agility**

• Ability to thrive in an adaptable environment and overcome barriers through proactive and flexible approach to work.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Requirements**

• University degree in Communications, Social Sciences, Business, Administration or any other related field, PLUS a minimum of 4 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, project management, and/or policy development and research.

**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

**Assets**

• Experience using engagement to inform policies, programs, and services in a politically sensitive environment.
• Experience with various engagement tools and approaches
• Ability to analyze, synthesize and disseminate information for varying audiences
• Experience preparing policy documents, reports, briefings and/or presentations providing recommendations to senior leadership.
• Experience planning and leading projects

Please outline how your qualifications relate to the role in your cover letter. Providing a cover letter is strongly encouraged as your written skills will be evaluated through your cover letter.

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

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**Notes**

• Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day/ 36.25 hours per week
• Monday to Friday (8:15 am to 4:30 pm)

**Other Application Information**

• Please include a cover letter outlining how your education and skills align with the role.

**Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.**

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