Manager, Advanced Industries

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 74748
Ministry: Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: September 3, 2025
Classification: Manager, Zone 2

**Salary**: $3,339 to $4,493.32 bi-weekly ($87,147 - $117,275/year)

**Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration**

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration (JETI) enhances Alberta's competitive advantage by creating the conditions that will help more Albertans prosper. This includes delivering policies and programs that grow and diversify the economy; attracting and developing a highly skilled workforce; and promoting safe, fair and healthy workplaces.

**Economic Strategy and Investment (ESI) Division**

The ESI Division is focused on ensuring strategies and related policies are developed with a broad economic lens and line of sight to economic growth, job creation and investment attraction through evidence informed decisions.

**Economic Strategy and Industry Competitiveness Branch**

Economic Policy and Industry Competitiveness branch supports industry growth and competitiveness by developing economic policy, identifying industrial opportunities and working with stakeholders to realize shared goals. This includes working on complex and high-value investments and assessing barriers for growth in sectors like manufacturing, logistics, aerospace and more. Additionally, the branch offers concierge support to stakeholders with complex business needs, assisting in navigating regulatory barriers, accessing resources and attracting job-creating investments to Alberta.

**Industry Relations Unit**

The Industry Relations Unit leads external relations with industry and industry associations, gathers industry intelligence and provides customized concierge services for complex, high-impact job-creating investments, with the goal of securing positive final investment decisions that directly supports JETI’s mandate of maximizing economic and job creation benefits to the province.

The Industry Relations Unit also provides dedicated concierge support for select, high-impact job-creating investments with the goal of securing positive final investment decisions (FID) while maximizing economic and labour benefits for the province.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Director, Industry Relations, the Manager, Advanced Industries is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to a team of professional staff to: engage stakeholders to identify industrial opportunities, define challenges and develop solutions; gather and analyze industry intelligence to inform government policy, programming and strategy; lead delivery of pathfinding supports for businesses to government programs, information, contacts and resources, and coordination of customized concierge services to select large business investors. Advanced industry sectors may include aerospace, aviation, defence, or other industries depending on ministry priorities.

The primary responsibilities of the Manager, Advanced Industries include:

- **Stakeholder Engagement**: This leadership position focuses on building industry networks and maintaining collaborative stakeholder relationships by providing direction and guidance to staff to achieve an efficient and effective industry outreach to advance industry growth and enhance sector competitiveness. Research, analysis and preparation of report materials on economic and business climate information to inform industry development.
- **Policy/Program Support**: Work collaboratively with colleagues providing input on industry policy and program development; gather stakeholder feedback on new policies and programs, and raise issues, providing options for resolution.
- **Leadership/Mentorship/Employee Development**: Lead the team in a strong systems thinking approach to identify implications, options and the strategic impact of decisions, recommendations, within an integrated cross ministry governance environment.
- ** Unit/Branch Administration**: Lead regular team and one-on-one meetings, and other performance management activities as required to manage staff and provide guidance.
- **Information Requests/Action Requests/Briefings**: Manage the assignment, review and completion and provide direction for various action requests, briefings, advice and presentations by assigning appropriate resources, reviewing content and providing feedback to ensure accuracy, completeness, relevance and strategic framing.

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