Senior L&E Strategic Planner

Job Title:

Senior L&E Strategic Planner
Job

Requisition
Ministry:
Public Service Commission

Location:

Red Deer
Full or Part-Time:
Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:
Temporary (18 months)
Scope:
Open Competition
Closing Date: open until a suitable candidate is filled
Classification:
Program Services 4E MA
Salary: $3,056.50 to $4,006.62/bi-weekly ($79,774 to $104,572/year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit:

The Public Service Commission (PSC) provides human resources services to the Government of Alberta. The Learning and Engagement (L&E) Branch in the PSC designs and delivers programming for the Alberta Public Service (APS) with the goal of helping the workforce achieve its goals.

Do you believe a strong, engaged public service is essential for the province? Are you a wizard when it comes to crisp briefing notes and decision decks? Do you subscribe to all the Alberta news releases just for fun?

If so, we want you to lead our most visible and strategically important initiatives.

The Senior L&E Strategic Planner is responsible for developing and implementing APS-wide strategies that foster a culture of learning, recognition and engagement. You’ll ensure every initiative is grounded in evidence, aligned with organizational priorities, and designed for measurable impact.

The Senior L&E Strategic Planner is a core enabler for L&E programming across the APS. In this role, you will:

• Lead strategic planning: Develop frameworks and roadmaps for APS learning and engagement initiatives that support organizational goals and workforce development.
• Navigate complex approvals: Prepare clear, compelling briefing materials that enable timely decisions and build confidence among senior leaders.
• Apply systems thinking: Anticipate organizational impacts, manage interdependencies, and identify opportunities for integration across programs and ministries.
• Engage stakeholders: Build strong relationships across ministries, ensuring alignment, collaboration, and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use data and feedback to evaluate initiatives, identify systemic challenges, and recommend enhancements that deliver long‑term value.

To be successful in this role, you need to:

• Communicate with influence: You write with clarity and purpose, tailoring your templates and messages for relevant audiences and contexts.
• Think strategically and plan proactively: You anticipate risks, weigh trade‑offs, and make informed recommendations under pressure.
• Manage complexity with confidence: You juggle competing priorities, coordinate across teams, and keep projects on track.
• Lead with collaboration: You build consensus, resolve conflicts, and foster strong relationships across the APS.
• Deliver with precision: You bring rigor to planning, execution, and evaluation, ensuring every initiative advances APS priorities.

• Systems Thinking: Considers inter‑relationships and emerging trends to attain goals.
• Drive for Results: Actively sets goals and remains open to advice on reaching them.
• Creative Problem Solving: Is open to new ideas and breaks problems down to identify solutions.

Your cover letter and resume will be used to assess your qualifications, including your written communication skills and your attention to detail.

Ensure your cover letter meets all of the following criteria:

• Includes a professional salutation.
• Identifies the relevant job opportunity (i.e. Senior Learning and Engagement Strategic Planner).
• Is concise, without spelling/grammatical errors.
• Clearly identifies the number of years of experience you have working in a public sector organization and
• Provides a clear and concise example of a time you used written communication to secure an important decision/approval from leadership.

Ensure your resume meets all of the following criteria:

• Includes the starting and ending month & year of…