Resource Development Consultant

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63295
Ministry: Education
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 22, 2024
Classification: Education 1

**Salary**: $3,199.90 to $4,282.79 bi-weekly ($83,517- $111,780 annually)

Alberta **Education** supports students, parents, teachers, and administrators from Early Childhood Service (ECS) through Grade 12. Through safe and caring schools for all students, Alberta’s Government is making life better by investing in education, one of the most important investments we can make in our future. The Ministry has the following responsibilities: develop curriculum and set standards; evaluate curriculum and assess outcomes; teacher development and certification; support students with diverse learning needs.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Do you want to work in a challenging workplace where you are supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of high-quality learning and teaching resources that meet the needs and alignment of kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) curriculum?

Reporting to the Manager of Resource Development, the Resource Development Consultant leads complex resource development projects and works collaboratively with their team to support the implementation of the kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) provincial curriculum. This position is responsible for the research, analysis, consultation, design, and content requirements of learning and teaching resources.

**1) Leads the development of learning and teaching resources and content requirements that enable the implementation of K-12 curriculum by**:

- Leading and effectively managing all input, including but not limited to stakeholder engagements, stakeholder feedback, working committees within and across ministries.
- Leading the identification and requirements to support the maintenance and continual improvement of authorized learning and teaching resources including recommending the creation of continuous improvement initiatives, projects and if contracts should be amended, and requests for new contracts for development, maintenance, or procurement of resources. Collaboratively working with team members, internal and external stakeholders, contractors, interchange participants and any related committees and/or working groups to create recommendations regarding content and evaluation of learning and teaching resources.**2) Actively works with internal and external stakeholders to**:

- Seek input to inform resource development and/or content decisions.
- Promote resource development and content assessments that seek the broader involvement of other sectors, divisions, and ministries as well as cultural and specific interest communities focusing on local and national context where possible.
- Contribute to the authentic inclusion of Francophone and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives and experiences in the resource development and authorization processes.
- Establish and maintain strong communication and working relationships with stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate information flow and identification of issues.

**Role Responsibilities Continued**:
**3) Leads stakeholder engagements for the development of learning and teaching resources by**:

- Designing, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating development activities involving internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with legislation (i.e., the Education Act, Provincial Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information and Privacy).
- Managing relationships with stakeholders who support resource development and authorization, including teachers, pre-service teachers, Deans of Education, industry, and advanced education. Responding to data collected from stakeholders to inform, refine, and implement changes to professional learning for resource review and development strategies.**4) Contributes to effective branch operations by**:

- Leading and effectively managing team operations, including human and financial resources (contracts/grants), as assigned.
- Working collaboratively with team members to support decision making regarding content, development processes, research, and planning while providing advice and recommendations on emerging issues, opportunities, and challenges.**5) Responds to a high number of information requests by**:

- Studying the nature and intricacies of the request, researching all the issues, deciding on key considerations and recommendations, and preparing a department response, including briefing materials, appropriate support materials, and correspondence.

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