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Measures and Risk Analyst - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

1 month ago

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 56495

Ministry:
Jobs, Economy and Trade

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
April 29, 2024

Classification:
Program Services 3 MA

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

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade supports economic development, promotes trade and investment, attracts skilled workers, leads child care and promotes safe, fair and healthy workplaces.

The Corporate Planning and Reporting branch is small with a diverse portfolio to assist the ministry in meeting its accountability requirements including strategic and business planning, operational planning, performance measurement, reporting, and enterprise risk management.

Role Responsibilities:

Are you looking for a professional role in a flexible, positive work environment with progressive leadership? If you pride yourself on being both a creative technical expert and a fantastic human being, we want to work with you.

This is the perfect place to build a professional career while doing challenging work that fits your life, in a culture where people like coming to work each day.

If you can dream up better ways to visualize data and explain statistics to a layperson, you could be the perfect fit for this role.

The Measures and Risk Analyst serves as a ministry-wide expert on performance measurement and risk management and has a key role in communicating the organization's performance through public reporting.

The position is relied on by senior and executive management across the Ministry for expertise, guidance, and advice in the area of performance measurement and risk management.

The analyst is expected to develop and implement new analytical approaches and monitoring tools to meet the measurement and risk management needs of the organization.

The Analyst:

Provides credible, understandable, and actionable performance data and performance expertise for the Ministry in a way that helps senior leadership, elected officials and the public understand how we're doing as an organization.
Develops recommendations for the Ministry's suite of public performance measures and leads regular review and improvement exercises.
Helps in implementing a systematic process for managing risk across the organization, using your knowledge of risk management and your ability to manage projects and business processes.
Balances the need for risks to be both actionable and strategic and to assist leadership in articulating risks clearly, concisely and strategically.
Collaborates with the team and with colleagues across the department to develop public facing business plans and annual reports that meet the needs of legislators and the public.
Provides consultation, advice, expertise and recommendations to executives, management and staff across the ministry in the areas of performance measurement and risk management.
Establishes and maintains relationships within the department and with Government of Alberta representatives and partners.
Collaborates with colleagues across the department and using your skills in critical thinking, methodology development and data analysis to develop public facing performance measures and internal metrics.
Provides measurement and risk management expertise and insight to various initiatives within Jobs, Economy and Trade and across government as required.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Social Sciences, Business or related field with two or more years of related experience.

Equivalencies:

Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree on a one for one basis.

The position requires the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge:

Advanced knowledge of enterprise risk management and accepted global standards / best practices for the public sector (e

g:
ISO 31000 Standards).

Strong understanding of project management concepts.
Knowledge of approaches, systems, software and processes used for collecting, analyzing, and reporting performance results.

Skills and Abilities:

Strong conceptual and strategic orientation ability to identify and define issues and outcomes clearly and develop effective, reliable solutions.
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills (must assess, draw conclusions and make recommendations).
Excellent interpersonal skills: collaboration, negotiation, influence, consultation and communication (written and verbal must be able to communicate effectively and persuasively in both technical and lay terms).
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain credibility with senior executives, networks of peers, clients, stakeholders, and partners

Demonstrated project management skillsAssets: