Role Responsibilities

** Please read the entire Job Ad before applying, as it contains pertinent information**

If you believe in justice, non-biased investigations to seek the truth and have an enforcement, regulatory or protection background we want to meet you!

You will report to the Manager of the Calgary Consumer Investigation Unit. Your position as a Senior Investigator is an advanced level position. You will conduct investigations of alleged breaches of Alberta’s acts related to consumer protection.  You will be promoting a fair marketplace, providing information to the public, conducting investigations from public complaints and taking enforcement action.

You will have the ability to conduct investigations across a wide scope of complaints related to consumer protection with a skillset allowing the senior investigator to take on complex and multifaceted investigations. You will have knowledge and experience in advanced investigative techniques including file management.

Your experience will allow you to work independently with minimal supervision. You will also work effectively in a team. You will be able to lead other investigators and manage investigation tasks during a complex investigation. You will also have mentoring skills allowing you to assist and provide guidance to investigators with lesser experience.

To be successful in this role you must demonstrate the following:

• Excellent listening, written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills including being able to make decisions related to the direction and flow of complex investigations.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in conducting law enforcement investigations, criminal investigations or regulatory investigations.
• Experience in court processes, serving documents, testifying in court or administrative hearings.
• Excellent knowledge of gathering evidence and rules relating to admissibility of evidence.
• Experience in drafting and obtaining judicial authorization for Production Orders or Search Warrants.
• Excellent skills in taking witness statements and warned statements.
• Have a strong ability to gather information through database searches or open source searches.
• Possess strong conflict resolution skills.

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.

• Agility - You will be able to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities while maintaining resilience to work effectively in changing environments.
• Drive for Results - You will set goals and prioritize work to accomplish them.  You will follow through on duties and tasks as well as report on progress.
• Develop Self and Others – You will demonstrate the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and others.
• Build Collaborative Environments – You will lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks – You will proactively build networks, connect and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking – You will understand how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals and be able to anticipate changes in your area based on activities in other areas. 

Qualifications

Requirements:
University graduation in a related field (e.g., Criminology, Social Service, Probation Officer, Security) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience (e.g., Peace Officer, Police Officer; or equivalent as described below).

Knowledge of or experience with the following would be considered an asset:

• Alberta’s Consumer Protection Legislation.
• Criminal Code of Canada.
• Regulatory or Criminal investigations.
• Previous experience as a police officer, with a background in conducting fraud investigations.

Equivalencies will be considered as follows:

• A High School Diploma and eight years of related experience.
• A one-year certificate and seven years of related experience.
• A two-year diploma and six years of related experience.
• A master’s degree and 2 years of related experience.

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

Other important information to be aware of:

• This is a temporary 2-year opportunity (with possibility of extension).
• This position is located in the Centre 70 Building (7015 Macleod Trail S. W.), Calgary.
• Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).
• Successful candidates will be required to complete security clearances and must be eligible for appointment as a Peace Officer. For more information on the Peace Officer Program, please visit the following link: https://www.alberta.ca/peace-officers-overview.aspx.
• This position may also require a CPIC check and qualification for Level 3 security clearance.

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.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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.