Stakeholder Engagement Advisor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 68621
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 2, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,562 to $90,012 per year)

Public Safety and Emergency Services - responsible for keeping communities safe and secure, upholding a fair and accessible justice system, and ensuring Alberta is prepared for and resilient to the impacts of disasters by working with our partners in law enforcement, justice, health, and social services.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you passionate about people and results and eager to help enhance the safety of Alberta’s communities?

We are seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Advisor who will be responsible for assisting with the design, delivery and evaluation of internal and external stakeholder engagement on public safety matters, and for supporting those engagements and liaising with other divisions and ministries, as needed.

Reporting to the Manager, Community and Stakeholder Engagement within the Strategic Policy and Planning branch, this position will be tasked with leading projects, providing advice, some facilitation, evaluation, planning as well as research into other policies and programs and business areas to support the engagement needs of the ministry.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Assisting in the design and delivery of various forms of virtual/ in-person stakeholder engagements using best/promising practices and those prescribed by the Government of Alberta.
- Supporting the coordination and tracking the progress of stakeholder engagements and communicating the results.
- Providing secretariat support for advisors and/or advisory committees
- Supporting employee engagement, diversity and inclusion.

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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:

- **Drive for Results** - Actively set goals, prioritize work, suggests actions, seeks advice and operates within the APS value system.
- **Systems Thinking** - Consider the impact of strategies and changes on the work of clients, stakeholders, and team members and support organization vision and goals through strategic planning of tasks and considering relationships between different work approaches and their impact on different programs, divisions and ministry.
- **Creative Problem Solving**:

- Facilitate the creation of a work environment for generating and finding newer ideas to solve existing and potential problems.
- **Develop Networks**:

- Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
- **Agility**:

- Ability to thrive in an adaptable environment and overcome barriers through proactive and flexible approach to work.

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- University education in Communications, Social Sciences, Business or Administration PLUS a minimum of 2 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, project management, and policy development and research.
- Equivalencies will be considered on a one year-for-one year basis

**Assets**:

- Understanding of how government operates, its use of engagement to inform policies and procedures, and strong political acumen.
- Knowledge of public safety and emergency management as it pertains to the Ministry.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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**Notes**:

- Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day/ 36.25 hours per week
- Monday to Friday (8:15 am to 4:30 pm)
- Cubicle style, shared workspace

**Other Application Information**:

- Please include a cover letter outlining how your education and skills align with the role

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- Leadership and mentorship programs.

**How To Apply**
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

**Closing Statement**
This competition may be use