Senior Policy Advisor

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Ministry:
Transportation and Economic Corridors

Location:

Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage:
Permanent

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.

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) serve as a North American leader in transportation systems, contributing to Alberta’s prosperity through safe, innovative, and sustainable infrastructure. TEC offers a rewarding environment with growth opportunities, work-life balance, and the chance to make an impact on Alberta’s transportation network.

This position provides support to the Strategic Policy branch and unit in the development of forward-looking strategic policy, system planning and legislation impacting the transportation system, including high-profile ministry priorities. This position undertakes the following responsibilities and activities either independently or as part of a cross-departmental or cross-ministry team. The position supports senior departmental leadership, including Assistant Deputy Ministers, the Deputy Minister, and elected officials, by providing evidence-based information and recommendations to inform decisions on transportation policies, legislation, programs, and services.

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Policy Analysis and Advice

Lead policy research and analysis to evaluate options, impacts on Albertans, risks, costs, benefits, and inter-jurisdictional practices, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus). Develop evidence-based recommendations, identify emerging policy issues, and prepare briefing notes, reports, presentations, and Cabinet materials for senior officials. Support cross-ministry committees and build policy capacity by sharing knowledge and providing policy advice.

Project Management

Design, lead and support multi-phase/multi-stakeholder activities, projects and events that influence the evolution of the transportation system, including demographic, policy, legislative, and economic analysis. Prepare and collaborate on the development and implementation of communication strategy(s) and plan(s), key messages, and question & answer materials for Cabinet-bound packages, public releases and announcements, website and other modes of delivery. Work with and influence internal and external partners and stakeholders to develop and monitor implementation and evaluation plans.

Provide leadership, coordination, development, facilitation and knowledge/skill transfer to internal and external teams involved with transportation policy issues within the ministry and throughout the province.

Resolve stakeholder conflicts and manage and prioritize issues that come before committees and working groups. Manages external contractors, as required, including the preparation of requests for proposals and managing the process of evaluating and hiring contractors and monitoring them.

Collaborate and liaise with other ministries, decision makers and other stakeholders (e.g. Indigenous communities, etc.) to pro-actively identify and address transportation policy issues and to develop and implement identified strategies and programs.

Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and other jurisdictions for the purpose of gaining intelligence and transferring that knowledge into collaborative policy development and decisions to ensure optimal integration of business goals and ministry objectives.

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