Policy Analyst - Calgary, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Calgary, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 53903 and 53898

Ministry:
Children and Family Services

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:
February 26, 2024

Classification:
Program Services 3

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

A successful society is defined by its people and the opportunities available for them to participate fully and actively in all aspects of life and or their families.

The Ministry of Children's Services works to ensure that children in Alberta have the tools they need to thrive in healthy families and communities.

You can be part of helping us make a difference

To find out more about our work visit:

Role Responsibilities:

The Child Care Transformation team is looking for policy analysts to support the transformation to $10 per day parent fees for child care by 2026.

These are exciting roles that support the overall transformation of the child care sector from one primarily funded by parents to one primarily funded by government.

The policy analysts will be involved in activities related to governance, stakeholder management, engagement, project management, and change management.

To be successful in the role you will be asked to:

Work with partners within the department to develop solutions to mitigate or address risks associated with child care transformation.
Support an integrated approach to strategy, policy, programs and delivery across the teams working on components of child care transformation.
Conduct research and develop evidencebased policy options and analysis, including jurisdictional scans, to support decision making.
Draft a variety of reports, documents, presentations, communication materials and briefing notes based on a variety of topics.

Key responsibilities to achieve child care transformation include, but not limited to:

Provide secretariat support to Director, Executive Director and ADM committees including logistics, materials, meeting agendas, action items, issue logs, meeting summaries and records for internal and external committees.
Support the department and Branch to plan, develop and deliver stakeholder engagement activities, including drafting briefing notes, stakeholder management plans, materials, and communications.
Support the collation, analysis and summarization of information gathered during engagements.
Support the development and coordination of the change management activities, including those that are inward facing to the department or outward facing to support child care operators and parents.
Support project coordination, workflow processes to assist and support the branch, program areas and child care divisions to address, monitor, analyze, collate and escalate project needs and issues as required.

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:

Knowledge

Knowledge of structure and operations of the Ministry.
Knowledge of Ministry, divisional and government strategic business plans.
Knowledge and government related policies, processes, and legislation.
Knowledge of policy development cycle including implementation within the provincial government context.
Knowledge of governance and project management methodologies and practices.

Strategic and Systems Thinking

Planning and coordinating projects for program and policy development.
Systems thinking/knowledge to respond to broad scale, longterm views of challenges and opportunities, and understanding of complexities required to demonstrate political acumen in options and recommendations.
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills are essential to effectively identify and simultaneously manage a number of initiatives while meeting timelines.

Problem Solving

Strong critical, analytical, and problemsolving skills are needed.
Relationship Building
Ability to work effectively on project teams, both as a leader and a member;
Ability to work across ministry programs areas and stakeholder groups;
Strong facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and conflict management skills to promote collaboration, integration, and coordination of initiatives;
Strong verbal and written communication skills are required;
Ability to weigh multiple needs to maximize results and achieve best solution; and
Ability to shift priorities to meet changing demands and timelines.

Relationship Building