Municipal Accountability Advisor - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Information:

Job Requisition ID: 40790

Ministry:
Municipal Affairs

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
May 20, 2023

Classification:
Subsidiary 02B 3625 Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

About Us:

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans.

Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported.

Alberta Municipal Affairs assists municipalities in providing well-managed, collaborative, and accountable local government to all Albertans through property services, and safety codes.

The Municipal Capacity and Sustainability Branch supports municipal sustainability and good governance by providing advisory services to municipalities and the public, leading municipal training initiatives, offering municipal dispute resolution services, and addressing municipal viability and legislative compliance challenges.

Role:

Are you passionate about working collaboratively with municipal leaders to promote strong, accountable municipal government? Do you wish to put your wealth of government policies, priorities, and legislative knowledge to use in an impactful and fulfilling way? Then the Municipal Accountability Advisor role is for you

Reporting to the Manager Municipal Accountability, as the Municipal Accountability Advisor, you will be a member of an advisory team that engages proactively with municipal administrators, other departments, and associations to promote legislative compliance at the municipal level.

This team is also responsible for supporting the Minister's authority to intervene in significant concerns of municipal legislative non-compliance.

The primary purpose of the Accountability Advisor role is to implement the Municipal Accountability Program, which assesses and supports municipal compliance with the Municipal Government Act in their administrative and governance processes and procedures.

Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibilities in this position will include:

Designing, planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating processes for the review and enhancement of municipal legislative compliance across Alberta.
Ensuring municipalities are offered appropriate support and resources for attaining legislative compliance.
Providing leadership to internal teams and external municipal administrations.

In addition to these primary responsibilities, you will also:

Be a member of the Municipal Sustainability and Accountability team within the Municipal Capacity and Sustainability Branch and may be asked to support other branch activities as required.
Utilize the Municipal Government Act to provide advice and information to elected and appointed municipal officials and to the public.
Deal with concerns regarding practices of municipal government and, where required, uses appropriate departmental regulatory powers to address municipal issues to enhance local government transparency and accountability to their citizens and the province.
Make recommendations to senior management and the Minister on how to address municipal concerns raised through the petitioning process, and through correspondence with municipal councils, CAOs and the public.

The Municipal Accountability Advisor performs work in accordance with relevant government and ministry legislation, regulations, policies, and guidelines and at times, significant travel is required to conduct annual reviews or provide training or advisory visits.

Qualifications:

Required:

A Bachelor's degree in Arts, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Political Science, or a related field.

Equivalencies:
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Assets:

Certification in local government
National Advanced Certification in

Local Authority Administration:
or the Certified Local Government Managers designation (CLGM)

Experience in Municipal Governance and Administration.
Experience in research and public policy analysis.
Knowledgeable of the Municipal Government Act, the Local Authorities Election Act, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Experience in project coordination, facilitation, and leading projects.
Experience in program planning, design, delivery, and evaluation.

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.

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