Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for an opportunity that will elevate your career and drive impact? Do you have the ability to identify broad policy impact issues in an environment of rapidly changing priorities and a changing political environment? Then the Senior Manger position is waiting for you! 

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will lead the data and analysis team to provide expert revenue-based policy advice to senior and executive leadership, the Deputy Minister, and Minister on matters relating to horse racing, gaming, liquor and cannabis in Alberta. 

You will be responsible for ensuring that government revenue implications of potential policies are clearly understood and communicated, as well as the revenue implications for Albertans, charities, businesses, and broader economic development. This will require advanced skills in data analysis and revenue modeling.

Along with providing revenue and data analysis information, you will also be responsible for leading complex policy projects related to Alberta’s gaming, liquor and cannabis industries. 

The policy related to gaming, liquor and cannabis is highly complex and will require your strong political acumen, as these industries are dynamic and emerging issues can create strong public reactions. 

The primary responsibilities for the Senior Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible to ensure up-to-date, accurate revenue modeling and data analysis is maintained to support strategic policy development (e.g., assessing the financial impacts of potential legislative, regulatory, or AGLC policy changes, including revenue forecasting and analysis on potential impacts to government, industry, and stakeholder revenue generation and utilization). 
• Responsible for undertaking and overseeing complex fiscal, revenue and data analysis.
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate briefing materials are developed, working closely with primary stakeholders to ensure coordinated responses and solutions. 
• Collaborate with the AGLC and across departments on revenue modeling, data analysis and policy development. 
• Leading, as well as collaborating closely with the Director, Alcohol, Gaming and Cannabis Policy, to develop fulsome briefings, effective and accurate strategic policy analysis, and development of government decision making documents (i.e. cabinet reports) to support proposed policies through the government decision making and legislative process.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Develop Networks: Proactively builds networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders. Quickly establishes credibility and initiates relationships with a broad range of people in unfamiliar environments. Identifies common purpose and sets a path for ongoing connections. Nurtures relationships to build trust.

Build Collaborative Environments: leads sharing of expertise to achieve broader outcomes within the organization. Initiates strategic communication systems, linking up and down throughout the organization and with external stakeholders.

Systems Thinking: Consistently takes a holistic and long-term view of challenges and opportunities at multiple levels across related areas. Creates strategies that support the government's vision. Sets goals within the context of long-term outcomes and broad perspectives. 

Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and work effectively in a changing environment. Fosters agility in others. Creates processes, programs or plans that encourage proactive and flexible approaches. Takes the lead by anticipating change, and shifting work to ensure that change is successful.

Creative Problem Solving: Asks questions to get to the root of issues and generate deep understanding and new ways of thinking about an issue. Ensures that the right questions are being asked about the right problem. Creates a safe environment for others to voice and try out new ideas. Creates space for people to think creatively.

Qualifications

Requirements: 

• University Degree in a related field such as economics, finance, or business, supplemented with 6 years’ related experience.
• Data and/or revenue analysis experience.
• Experience supervising and managing teams and projects.

Equivalencies may be considered based on one-year experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Assets: 

• Experience with financial modeling and the use of related software (e.g., Stata).
• Experience leading or working on complex policy files.
• Experience in a leadership role working with agencies, boards, and political and/or senior leaders in a public setting.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills and developing collaborative working relationships. 
• Political acumen. 
• Understanding of government decision making process. 

Please outline how your qualifications relate to the role in your cover letter.  Providing a cover letter is strongly encouraged as your written skills may be evaluated through your cover letter.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

1 Full time permanent position located in Edmonton.

Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).

Candidates may be required to complete a written exercise as part of the assessment process. 

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.)

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• 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.