Labour Relations Policy Analyst

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 75091
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 22, 2025

Classification: Program Services 3 Exempt Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,786.88 to $3,658.77 bi-weekly ($72,737- $95,493/year)

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is responsible for leading efforts to grow Alberta’s economy by supporting Alberta’s entrepreneurs and employers, promoting trade and investment, helping recruit and retain workers, and promoting safe, fair and healthy workplaces.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Workplace Policy and Legislation branch is a fast-paced and results-oriented environment that strives for excellence while developing and fostering cooperative relationships across the Government of Alberta and with external stakeholders. The branch is comprised of three units that focus on labour relations, employment standards, as well as occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation policy and legislation.

Reporting to the Manager of Labour Relations Policy and Legislation, this position is responsible for supporting policy and project management work associated with regular review and update of labour relations policy and legislation to ensure it achieves the department’s goals and is responsive to the needs of stakeholders. The LR Policy Analyst provides expertise on labour relations legislation to support the development of strategic advice to decision makers with respect to labour relations trends and issues.
- Strong research, problem-solving, and writing skills, including knowledge of various research methodologies and the ability to identify resources (internal and external) that will support policy work, including the identification of potential solutions and recommendations to complex issues and problems.
- Capacity to conduct strategic analysis of labour relations issues, trends and events, including the ability to develop innovative and realistic solutions to complex problems and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
- Ability to make sense of information from a variety of sources to identify the key factors impacting an issue, often under tight deadlines and determine the path forward on a project.
- Ability to effectively communicate, including the ability to summarize information (e.g., research, data, analysis) from a variety of different sources, succinctly and in plain language, both in writing and verbally.

**Role Responsibilites, continued**:

- Good judgement and political acumen including understanding when issues need to be brought to the attention of leadership, to make sound policy recommendations, and to establish or understand the direction of strategic projects and initiatives.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal direction and can leverage colleagues to drive for results under pressure and tight timelines.
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to set goals, organize and prioritize work effectively, and communicate to leadership when resources are constrained or lacking.
- Ability to support a wide variety of projects and processes simultaneously in achieving the unit's goals.

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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:
In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:
**Drive for Results**: This position must be able to achieve measurable results in supporting larger projects to completion and when developing various briefings, correspondence, and other identified products, within prescribed (and often tight) timelines.

**Build Collaborative Environment**: This position is expected to contribute to the building of a high functioning and collaborative team through forming connections with individual staff members as well as supporting strong team connections, both within the unit, branch, and among internal and external stakeholders, as necessary.

**Systems Thinking**: This position is expected to consider a wide variety of factors in their work, including how wider societal factors such as the economy, technological change, and the labour trends may cause labour relation issues to arise, as well as how labour relations issues align with other workplace and labour legislation, and how the programs and policies of other departments can impact labour relations legislation. The position must also understand the broader government priorities and the pre-existing relationships between stakeholders to ensure that context is incorporated into advice provided to decis