Education Assessor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 71000
Ministry: Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: June 5, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

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

International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) evaluates international education credentials and issues assessment certificates that indicate how those credentials compare to Canadian educational standards. IQAS is designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to complete an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for immigration purposes. The assessment certificates also help newcomers access Alberta’s job market, educational institutions and professional regulatory organizations.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an Education Assessor

Reporting to the Assessment Team Lead, the Education Assessor is responsible for ensuring consistency, fairness and accuracy of assessments of international education credentials. The work of Education Assessor plays a critical role in facilitating better recognition of international education credentials and the equitable access to employment and further education in Alberta for immigrants.

The Education Assessor supports IQAS leadership team in evaluating and improving processes and policies, by proactively providing suggestions for changes and actively participating in operational excellence reviews. The Education Assessor manages positive working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders in Canada and across the world, including immigrants, employers, educational institutions, professional licensing bodies, and federal/provincial governments to promote understanding and recognition of international education credentials. This position seeks the fair and reasonable resolution to all disputes of assessment outcomes from applicants and stakeholders.

In your role as an Education Assessor, you will:

- Evaluate international education credentials and issue assessment certificates to internationally educated individuals to support fair and accurate recognition of their international education credentials.
- Develop and issue final assessment outcome decisions as well as accountable for the quality of assessment decisions issued to clients.
- Conduct research to support the development of assessment outcomes / precedents when guidelines do not exist for new credentials.
- Use an in-depth professional understanding of credential assessment methodology and guidelines to fairly and accurately assess unique credentials and educational patterns.
- Use French language expertise to review educational documents and reference material in the original language.
- Develop operational policies and procedures to achieve successful outcomes and meet key departmental performance targets.
- Complete projects to improve systems and processes to ensure that IQAS is innovative, effective and utilizes operational excellence principles. Implement change management strategies to support improvements as part of ongoing business.
- Manage security and accuracy of information by ensuring that the IQAS database and electronic resources with specialized corporate knowledge and personal information are secured and current.
- Provide recommendations for improvement of guidelines and processes based on research and collaboration with the network of assessment agencies.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of IQAS services and to strengthen the foreign credentials recognition system in Alberta and Canada.
- Prepare and deliver presentations and workshops to target audiences in Alberta.
- Provide content and support for briefing notes, action requests, and information resources.

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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:
**Systems Thinking** - Integrates broader context into planning: Plans for how current situation is affected by broader trends; supports organization vision and goals through strategy; addresses behaviors that challenge progress.

**Creative Problem Solving** - Works in open teams to share ideas and process issues: Uses wide range of techniques to break down problems; allow others to think creatively and voice ideas; brings the right people together to solve issues; identifies new solutions for the organization.

**Agility** - Proactively incorporates change into processes: Creates opportunities for improvem