Senior Policy Analyst - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta
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Job Information
Job Title: Senior Policy Analyst
Job Requisition ID: 58477
Ministry: Seniors, Community and Social 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 23, 2024
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $ 2,757.39 to $ 3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068./year)
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The Department of Seniors, Community and Social Services leads seniors, income, employment, disabilities and community-based supports, and family & community support services.
The Strategic Services Division helps define and support the strategic direction of the department. It is responsible for effective strategic planning, coordinated policy development, informed decision making and overall improvement of services provided to Albertans. Strategic Services leads a range of functions including the ministry's strategic policy development and policy integration, governance and appeals, intergovernmental relations, research and analysis, quality assurance, continuous improvement, training and evaluation of services provided to Albertans and analytics and data integration for the ministry.
The Strategic Policy and Planning Branch leads the ministry's policy development at the strategic level and provides strategic advice to support policy development and policy alignment and integration at the program and operational levels across all policy domains and program areas. The Branch is responsible for broad social policy review, analysis and advice, as well as identifying potential policy impacts, supporting policy alignment and integration. This is done while considering ministry, cross-ministry and cross-government context for policy framing.
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Role Responsibilities
Do you want to be involved in exciting strategic priority initiatives within Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS)? Do you want to play a role in strategic content development, policy framing and systems thinking across the ministry? This may be just the opportunity for you
The Strategic Policy Branch of the Strategic Services Division is looking for a Senior Policy Analyst to lead and provide support to a wide array of government and ministry priorities. Operating in a fast-paced and dynamic division, you will play a key role in advanced policy research and analysis regarding provincial social services, as well as in contributing to decision-making processes within the Ministry and the Government of Alberta.
As an ideal candidate for this role, you will possess a strong understanding of the Ministry, as well as in-depth knowledge of the policy research and development processes. You will have a strong background in policy analysis, allowing you to quickly identify the most appropriate sources to seek out required information, identify policy research priorities, and develop strategic context. The ability to create strategic partnerships among corporate branches, program delivery divisions and cross-ministry partners will be a strength of yours, allowing you to ensure collaboration, and, ultimately, effective strategic policy design and implementation.
This position demands a high level of creativity, originality and innovation, independent research, ability to identify strategic implications, define issues, and develop creative and appropriate policy options. Projects are usually diverse and deal with strategically sensitive and complex policy issues that are closely related to the department and government's policy objectives. Policy issues involved are often unique in nature, with limited precedence to be found within the Ministry or in other jurisdictions.
Within this role, you will be responsible for the following:
- Policy framing : provide specialized strategic advice and analysis for high-level strategic social policy work, while incorporating the views of other departments/divisions/branches; define significant and fundamental policy shifts; and develop issues, options, and context for strategic and program policy decisions.
- Policy analysis and development : provide project management, leadership and support on strategic policy projects; prepare briefing materials; participate on internal, cross-ministry, and cross-government committees; and conduct planning activities for policy development projects.
- Research development : coordinate and strengthen strategic policy research and foundational knowledge development; conduct exploratory and comparative analysis in key policy issues to support policy development and decision-making.
- Policy integration : support strategic policy integration activities and initiatives to ensure SSS programs are appropriately aligned and integrated with the strategic mandate of SCSS and the Government of Alberta.
- Collaborative relationships : pro-actively build and maintain a network of positive relationships with branch and division colleagues, as well as other government departments and key stakeholders, as required.
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