Manager, Education

**Position**: Manager, Education

**Position Type**: Full-time, Permanent, Management [Internal/External]

**Location**: Edmonton, Alberta

**Pay Group**: VI

**Salary Range**: $92,868.00 to $132,669.00

If you have all the right tools for creating
Education strategies and turning them into reality,
then you belong here.

What you’re passionate about
You believe that value-based education expands our minds, capabilities and cultural understanding, allowing us to interpret the world within us as well as the world around us. You recognize that behind all great accomplishments is a team working together to solve problems through a learning culture. You take pride in bringing creativity and innovation when creating a long-term vision that supports strategic goals.
Responsibilities of the Manager, Education
- Proactively develop educational strategies to meet the needs of the organization and the clients.
- Partner closely with clients, APS leaders and business area to execute APS’s internal and external educational strategies.
- Manage the team responsible for the education team.
- Implement and evaluate the education strategy, ensuring alignment to the corporate strategy.
- Drive and strengthen process improvements.
- Initiate, plan, and implement learning and development programs that enhance the overall effectiveness of all employees and support organizational transition.
- Develop and foster client relationships as they pertain to pension plan member and employer education. Conduct developmental needs analysis and assessment through research, focus groups, surveys and client consultation.
- Build an environment where creativity and innovation are valued as a strategic advantage.

What you bring
- University degree with five to seven years of directly related experience.
- Coaching and team development: ability to build cross-team collaboration and communicate a vision where all team members have a sense of ownership, ensuring that the talent of the team is recognized.
- Strong leadership skills, including prioritization, project management, collaboration, motivation, coaching, mentoring, tactical and strategic thinking.
- An understanding of organizational issues and the ability to adapt own strategy accordingly.
- Strong ability to develop partnerships ensuring excellence in customer service is a priority.
- Leading their team through change and uncertainty
- Experience working in a union environment considered an asset.
- Adjusts thinking and behavior to face change and positively uses experience to fuel growth.
- Embraces failure as a learning opportunity for themselves and others.
- Enables the process of change and transition while helping others deal with the effects of change.

Why choose APS
APS is made up of hard-working, respectful and talented people who understand and invite diversity to the workplace. We take pride in holding ourselves accountable and continuing to meet or exceed service levels for plan members, pensioners and employers. We ensure they receive quality services because they—along with our people—are the reason we endure and succeed.

And it sure feels good helping hard-working Albertans receive their well-deserved pensions.
What APS has to offer
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Flexible work arrangements that make sense to you: work from home, relocation and more
- Community-minded workplace with a friendly team environment
- Vacation starting at 20 days per year, 13 statutory holidays, personal days, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Competitive benefit package featuring extended health and dental benefits and a 100% employer-paid flexible spending account
- In-house training programs, extensive career development and coaching program, access to external education opportunities and wellness programs
- Discount programs through various partner agencies