Role Responsibilities

The Housing Division within the Ministry of ALSS is seeking a dynamic and results-driven professional to lead the delivery and evolution of continuing care capital grant programs across Alberta. 

As the Director, Continuing Care Capital Programs, you will lead the planning, execution, and oversight of infrastructure grant programs supporting continuing care. The Continuing Care Capital Program (CCCP) includes Indigenous, Modernization, Small Care Home and Priority Communities streams, as well as legacy programs such as the Affordable Supportive Living Initiative (ASLI).

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership and Program Development
  • Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of continuing care infrastructure grant programs.
  • Manage current and legacy funding streams, including CCCP (Indigenous, Modernization, Small Care Home, Priority Communities) and ASLI.
• Capital Grant Management
  • Oversee grant program planning, allocation, and application evaluation to expand continuing care capacity and ensure effective use of public funds.
  • Refine program processes and policies to reduce red tape and enhance transparency, efficiency, and value for taxpayers.
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, providing guidance on grant criteria, application processes, and reporting requirements.
• Monitoring and Reporting
  • Develop and oversee accountability frameworks and performance metrics to track project outcomes, and provide strategic reporting to senior officials and stakeholders.
• Team Leadership and Resource Management
  • Lead and support a high-performing team through strategic planning, workload management, and staff development to achieve program and organizational goals.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in continuing care capital by incorporating best practices, analyzing trends, and responding to review recommendations.
  • Collaborate across government and with stakeholders to enhance grant programs, update design standards, and support system-wide transformation.
• Lead and oversee continuing care facility registration, designation, naming and related processes and approvals.
  • Outcomes include facility registration services in alignment with legislation and government processes, coordination of accurate and timely ministerial orders and official correspondence with stakeholder agencies, and
  • registered facility codes.
    
    

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.

• Systems Thinking:  Integrates broader context into planning
• Develop Networks: Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative
• Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict
• Drive for Results: Proactively address challenges in order to achieve results
• Agility: Incorporates change into processes  

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field, supplemented by six (6) years of related experience.
  
  

Related Experience:

• Capital planning, program management, program development or grant administration, preferably in the continuing care, housing or infrastructure sectors.
• Stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and managing large-scale programs with complex funding structures.
• Leading teams through change.
• Project management, procurement, or contracting.
• Financial acumen, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Alberta's continuing care policies; continuing care design standards and service standards; building standards; and grant frameworks.
  
  

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

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

Hours of work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday – Friday

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

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.