Program Advisor/health Policy Advisor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 67654
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 31, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 & Program Services 4 - Market Adjustment

**Salary**:
Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

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

Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)

The Department of Primary and Preventative Health Services is building a more resilient and sustainable health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to system-wide health challenges, improving health outcomes, and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry supports Albertans’ health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness and coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services.

This competition will be used to fill multiple positions at the Program Services 3 and 4 classification levels within Primary and Preventative Health Services.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Program Advisor provides knowledge and acts as a supportive role in projects pertaining to different dental and optical programs. This includes creating advanced strategic and program policy, establishing the program procedures and requirements, system upgrades and testing, and providing communications and training. The Program Advisor acts collaboratively with the Manager where the program operations of interrelated Ministry programs are potentially impacted.

The Health Policy Advisor will also be responsible for project management and advanced policy and strategy development and implementation in alignment with ministry priorities related to the provision of dental and optical health benefits. The Policy Advisor develops and recommends draft policy options, strategies, or frameworks, and participates or leads ministry or cross-ministry initiatives. Strong evaluative and critical thinking skills are applied to determine options and recommendations. There is an expectation that all information and associated analysis provided by the Policy Advisor is evidence-based, comprehensive and reliable. The incumbent must remain aware of trends, issues, and best practices to effectively analyze diverse circumstances and develop valid recommendations for presentation to ministry representatives.

The Program Advisor/Health Policy Advisors must collaborate with staff within the branch and at other ministries, Alberta Blue Cross staff, key dental and optical industry stakeholders, dental and optical professionals, and the general public. The Program Advisor/Health Policy Advisors must identify and propose solutions to address program concerns and have the ability to extract key information, examine repercussions, and make recommendations based on findings from existing program and policy documentation.

**Program Advisor**:

- Administering program operations;
- Consolidate and analyse relevant data to provide advice, and an understanding of the current state, key policy issues, emerging trends, leading practices, potential impacts, and considerations related to policy options which results in developing recommendations for consideration by senior ministry representatives and officials.
- Provide project collaboration;
- Assist in the production and maintenance of project plans, reports, spreadsheets, and/or presentations.
- Research and analyze options in relation to business cases and project deliverables to guide optimal decision making.
- Develop technical solutions to business problems;**Role Responsibilities cont'd**:
**Health Policy Advisor**:

- Lead the review, development implementation and monitoring of assigned ministry policies and/or strategies;
- Consolidate and analyze relevant data (e.g. information and trends) to provide advice, and an understanding of the current state, leading practices, potential impacts and considerations related to policy options.
- Guide the implementation of strategies in line with ministry and GOA frameworks and priorities;
- Develop, monitor, and report on implementation plans to guide the implementation of strategies or program policies.

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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**: Has the ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing situations and issues, while making well thought-out recommendations.
- **Creative Problem Solving**: Breaks down problems, undertakes appropriate research and investigation and dra