Trade Policy Officer

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Job Title:

Trade Policy Officer
Job

Requisition
Ministry:
Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration

Location:

Edmonton
Full or Part-Time:
Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage:
Permanent
Scope:
Open Competition
Closing Date:
September 3, 2026.
Classification:
Program Services 3
Salary: $2,935.39 to $3,850.29 bi-weekly ($76,613 - $100,492/year)
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration leads the efforts to grow Alberta's economy by delivering strategic programs and services to support Alberta's entrepreneurs and job creators, attract investment, grow trade, strengthen Alberta's tourism industry and ensure Alberta has an innovative and competitive business environment. The Trade division focuses on designing and implementing Alberta's international strategy as well as supporting the international offices.

The International Trade Policy and Negotiations (ITPN) Unit is responsible for coordinating the Government of Alberta's (GoA) engagement in the negotiation, implementation, and ongoing management of international trade and investment agreements; international trade and investment disputes; and other international trade policy issues. This work is undertaken under the framework of Canada's international trade commitments, including in multilateral fora (e.g., the World Trade Organization) and other bilateral or regional international agreements and initiatives [e.g., the Canada-U.S.

-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)].

Join our team and help navigate the future of trade and trade policy.
Reporting to the Manager, the Trade Policy Officer is responsible for providing research and analysis, and for coordinating engagement with relevant technical contacts within the department, Government of Alberta, and federal and provincial governments, to develop responses on trade policy issues related to trade in goods, market access, trade barriers and trade irritants.

This work contributes to the development of a stable, transparent, rules based international trade and investment regime, which supports departmental priorities related to export growth, the promotion of trade, and the facilitation of inward investment.

• Monitor and assess the implications of trade policy issues/initiatives and trade disputes on Alberta, with a particular focus on trade in goods, including tariff analyses, Rules of Origin, alcoholic beverages and cannabis, critical minerals and carbon border adjustments.
• Coordinate research and analysis on trade policy issues as needed. Initiatives may be undertaken internally or via cooperation with other departmental units or government departments (e.g., responsible for data analysis, international relations, etc.), external contracts, or other approaches as necessary.
• Collaborate closely with the Trade Data Assessment team to ensure alignment on analytical methodologies, integrate policy perspectives into the development of data analyses, and lead the interpretation and translation of data-driven insights into policy analysis and recommendations.
• Review documents, reports, position papers, studies, etc., to identify issues, positions, and recommendations related to trade policy. Determine relevance and compatibility of issues, positions and recommendations with Alberta trade policy priorities. Make recommendations for Alberta approach or response.

• Prepare briefing material on trade policy issues of importance to Alberta, for internal or interdepartmental distribution, as required.
• Prepare responses on behalf of the department to correspondence from businesses and the public.
• Develop slide decks and other presentational material on trade policy issues.
• Prepare briefing material providing general trade policy status updates for use in transition briefings, Cabinet updates, senior level FPT meetings,…