Manager, Issues and Operations

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 67169
Ministry: Education
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: February 26, 2025
Classification: Manager Zone 2

**Salary**: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609 - $113,859/year)

Alberta Education supports students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12. The ministry is responsible for Alberta’s curriculum, teacher development and certification, funding of school boards and overseeing education policy.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Ministry of Education is looking for two dynamic leaders to join their team in supporting the Deputy Minister’s Office (DMO).

**.**:

- Have a sound understanding of the Ministry’s mandate, priorities, business, goals, strategies, relevant policies, legislation, regulations and organizational structure, including a thorough understanding of government and ministry strategic directions and business goals as they relate to the ministry mandate.
- Have specific knowledge of:

- Department/government planning processes and requirements.
- Minister and Deputy Minister correspondence guidelines.
- Have general knowledge of:

- Various department/government acts and regulations. Department's position on a variety of issues.
- Political, societal and executive decision-making environment in which the Division and Ministry operate.
- Fiscal planning and forecasting cycle/processes.
- Business/operational planning processes to maximize outcomes (deliverables) and continually develop and implement innovative processes to maximize effectiveness and efficiencies.

Skills and Abilities:

- Strategic, systems thinking, analytic and conceptual skills.
- Leadership, team building and interpersonal skills.
- Organizational and issues management skills.
- Planning and project management skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic).
- Proven ability to develop and implement practical procedures and systems that reflect best practices.
- Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with senior executives and staff of government departments.
- Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork, collaboration, and partnership at all levels.
- Ability to simultaneously manage a range of issues of varying scale and urgency.
- Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities in a fast paced environment.

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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:
**Agility -** In our fast-paced environment, you can anticipate, assess, readily adapt to changing priorities and work effectively with shifting priorities.

**Systems Thinking -** You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across inter-related areas and factors this into planning and problem solving.

**Creative Problem Solving -** You can assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

**Drive for Results -** You know what outcomes are important and maximize resources to achieve results aligned with the organization's goals, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.

**Build Collaborative Environments -** Creates opportunities for project teams and stakeholders to share information; respects others' point-of-view, encourages or facilitates conflict resolution, recognizes performance of all groups involved.

**Qualifications**:
Four-year university degree in a related field (Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, social sciences, business, communication, etc.) supplemented by a minimum of four years of related experiences required.

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 education

Assets:

- Previous experience working in a Deputy Minister’s Office.
- Project management and/or strategic planning skills.
- Understand government’s decision-making process and/or budget and planning cycles.
- Experience with researching, composing, tracking, and editing briefing notes and other correspondence.
- Advanced writing and editing skills.
- Knowledge of government legislation and policies.
- Past leadership experience.

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

**Notes**:
Hours of work: 36.25/week

A cover letter is required. In your cover letter, please provide information that clearly demonstrates how your qualifications meet the advertised requirements for this position.

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