Policy Advisor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 71076
Ministry: Municipal Affairs
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
**Closing Date**: May 22, 2025
Classification: Program Services 5 (025PSA)

**Salary**: $3,076.28 to $4,053.05 bi-weekly ($80,291 - $105,785 / year)

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs supports municipalities in providing well-managed, fiscally responsible, and accountable local government to Albertans. This includes administering municipal grant programs; delivering advisory and capacity-building supports; providing municipal services and managing public lands in the province’s three Special Areas; and overseeing the safety codes system in the province. The ministry also fosters stronger, safer communities across the province, and enables local governments to facilitate Alberta’s economic prosperity.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Under the general direction of the Director of Policy and Legislation, this position provides mentorship, knowledge/skill transfer, and facilitation to internal and external teams across all divisions in the department. The position is the lead on major projects, such as local elections policy, and works with other relevant Government of Alberta departments. This involves designing, planning, leading and evaluating major projects related to local government governance, planning, elections, housing, tax and assessment, and safety and building codes.

**Responsibilities Include**:

- Leading high profile, cross-department policy projects
- Providing mentorship, advice, and recommendations to other policy analysts
- Leading as the project manager on complex files such as the Local Authorities Election Act review
- Tracking and analyzing key issues affecting the provincial-municipal relationship
- Providing information and advice

**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:
**Drive for Results**: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes. Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards. Acknowledges even indirect responsibility.

**Build Collaborative Environments**: Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill. Leverages skills and knowledge of others. Genuinely values and learns from others.

**Creative Problem Solving**: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing breadth of insight. Asks questions to understand a problem. Looks for new ways to improve results and activities. Explores different work methods and what made projects successful, shares learning. Collects breadth of data and perspectives to make choices.

**Agility**: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change. Takes opportunities to improve work processes. Anticipates and adjusts behaviour to change. Remains optimistic, calm, and composed in stressful situations. Seeks advice and support to change appropriately. Works creatively within guidelines.

**Qualifications**:
**Required**: University degree in Arts, Humanities, Business, Political Science or related, PLUS 6 years related experience or equivalent as described.

**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
For Example:

- Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 9 years of experience
- Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 8 years of experience
- Related minimum 10 years of experience Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

**The successful MUST also have**:

- Extensive applied policy experience in a government setting.
- Extensive experience leading complex policy projects.

**Assets**:

- Knowledge of the Municipal Government Act and Local Authorities Election Act.
- Understanding of municipal sector trends and issues.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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**Notes**:
**Term of Employment**: Permanent full-time

**Hours of Work**:36.25 hours per week

**Location**: Edmonton

This recruitment will be used to fill three (3) vacancies

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week a