Director, Resource Policy Innovation

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Requisition
Ministry:
Energy and Minerals

Location:

Edmonton
Full or Part-Time:
Full
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage:
Permanent
Scope:
Open Competition
Closing Date:
October 28, 2026
Classification:
Senior Manager, Zone 2
Salary: $5,139.30 - $6,526.16 bi-weekly ($134,135 - $170,332/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 Energy and Minerals is responsible for sustaining the interests of Albertans through the stewardship and responsible development of energy and mineral resource systems. For more information on the work of our Ministry, please visit:

The Energy Policy division is responsible for energy, mines, and minerals policy development and program design as well as energy economics and analysis. It engages with a wide variety of resource development partners including various levels of government, industry, and a wide spectrum of Alberta communities and Indigenous Peoples.

The Resource Development Policy Division provides strategic policy leadership on resource development issues affecting Alberta's energy and mineral sectors. The division addresses complex policy challenges, advances innovative approaches to resource management, and supports evidence-based decision-making that contributes to long-term prosperity for Albertans.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Resource Development Policy, the Director, Resource Policy Innovation leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for developing and advancing strategic policy initiatives that support responsible resource development across Alberta's energy and mineral sectors. This role plays a key leadership function within the ministry, contributing to policy development, stakeholder engagement, and cross-government collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the development, evaluation, and implementation of strategic policy initiatives, such as the Mature Asset Strategy, affecting Alberta's energy and mineral sectors.
• Providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives and ministry leadership, on complex and often sensitive policy issues.
• Lead the development of comprehensive policy advice, recommendations, and legislation within the Energy Policy Division, including strategic approaches that respond to changing priorities.
• Leading the preparation and coordination of briefing materials, policy documents, reports, presentations, legislative initiatives, and Cabinet decision-making processes.
• Directing issues management activities and providing leadership in responding to emerging policy, stakeholder, and operational challenges.
• Build and strengthen collaborative relationships across government and with external stakeholders, bringing together diverse expertise and perspectives to advance complex files and ministry objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and staff, fostering collaboration, leadership development, knowledge transfer, and an adaptable environment that supports professional success.
• Manage fiscal and human resources and represent the Executive Director on external boards and committees and the Division on departmental committees, as required.

This position requires strong strategic thinking, exceptional judgment, political acuity, and the ability to achieve results in a dynamic environment characterized by complex issues, competing priorities, and evolving stakeholder interests.

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.

• Systems Thinking: Integrates the broader social, economic, environmental, political and organizational context into planning and policy development, anticipates implications, and aligns work with government priorities.
• Agility: Adapts plans and practices as priorities and information evolve, remains effective under pressure, and supports the team through change and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Identifies and removes barriers to achieving outcomes, anticipates challenges, upholds principles, and aligns solutions with the broader organizational mission.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Builds trust, facilitates communication and…