Research and Policy Advisor or Business

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 70561
Ministry: Jobs, Economy and Trade
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Two Permanent roles
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 19, 2025
Classification: Program Services 2

**Salary**: $2,345.14 to $3,076.28 bi-weekly ($61,208 - $80,290 annually)

**Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade**

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade supports economic development, promotes trade and investment, attracts skilled workers, leads childcare and promotes safe, fair and healthy workplaces. The Enterprise and Entrepreneurship policy team (EED) plays a key role in analyzing the small business landscape to inform policy and program development. It provides direct support to businesses navigating government resources, evaluates trends within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and fosters strategic partnerships to enhance competitiveness and economic resilience. The Small Business Supports team, within EED provides front line support to Alberta small businesses and individuals seeking to start and grow a business by providing information and helping them access relevant and timely resources. Additionally, the team cultivates relationships with stakeholders to promote business growth and access to capital for Alberta small businesses, and monitors Alberta's entrepreneur support ecosystem for developments. The team also manages grants with small business organizations to deliver services on behalf of government, such as business planning, coaching and advice to business owners.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you a dynamic, positive and driven individual with a passion for supporting small businesses and fostering economic growth? The Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade is looking for two roles: a Research and Policy Advisor, and a Business & Entrepreneurship Advisor who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact on our province's entrepreneurial landscape

**Research and Policy Advisor**

Working closely with team members including the Manager and Director, the Research and Policy Advisor will be required to lead and support various research projects with competing priorities. The role will require a strong ability to perform jurisdictional, market, economic, and statistical research and analysis; and provide policy advice related to reducing barriers for entrepreneurs and SMEs, improve retention and strengthen the business support ecosystem in the province. They will also be responsible for coordinating engagement with technical contacts within the department, across ministries, and with key stakeholders for the purpose of developing policy responses on relevant issues.

The responsibilities include:

- Conducts research and analysis to support developing strategies and policies that support Alberta's entrepreneurs and SMEs.
- Support in the development of research reports and briefing materials on complex, sensitive and confidential economic issues, policies, and programs for senior leadership.
- Support with responding to action requests for information around SMEs, entrepreneurship, and the Film and Television Tax Credit (FTTC) program, and prepare and present briefing materials on these topics.
- Leads and supports jurisdictional and environmental scanning to help inform the project planning and development related to enterprise and entrepreneurship.
- Identifying emerging issues and trends and their potential impacts on Alberta's policies and programs and researches and analyzes enterprise and entrepreneurship policies and practices in other jurisdictions.
- Conducts research and analysis to support the assessment and development of policy improvements to department legislation, including FTTC and Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act (IDAEA).
- Represent the department's and Alberta's interests and priorities in all initiatives and provide input and information to meet the objectives of the branch and division by preparing briefing notes and making presentations as required.
- Develop project charters, work plans, terms of reference, data standards and outcome measures to provide project support on initiatives.

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**Role Responsibilities cont.**:
**Business & Entrepreneurship Advisor**

Reporting to the Manager, the Business & Entrepreneurship Advisor is responsible for supporting operations of the Biz Connect team and portal, inquiries and repository, information management for the Small Business team, especially stakeholders contacts, programs, services. The role will require managing small business resources and conducting research and program support to help the Small Business team stay current with issues and trends.

The responsibilities include:

- Promotes business supports, Small Business website, and Biz Connect to to stakeholders and small businesses in order to drive economic growth and job creation in Alberta.
- Provides suppor