Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 38968

Ministry: Communications and Public Engagement

Location: Edmonton (Calgary office location may be considered for an exceptional candidate)

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: March 13, 2023

Classification: Management Manager Zone 2

About Us

Communications and Public Engagement (CPE) is the Alberta government's consolidated professional communications agency. It provides a full range of communications services to ministry clients and elected officials. Through the Insights and Coordination Division, we inform Albertans about government programs, policies and services, and help them stay connected with their government.

For information about Communications and Public Engagement, visit our website at

Role

Reporting to the Director of Planning & Events, the Assistant Director provides leadership and direction to a team of communications and audio/visual professionals delivering communications services to clients across government.

The Assistant Director develops, monitors and maintains systems, processes and policies to ensure that planning and event services are delivered efficiently and effectively, and meet the objectives and requirements of the Office of the Premier and communication branches. This position also plays a key role in identifying potential issues, flagging issues identified with ministry communications staff, vendors; and coordinates responses for CPE senior management.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours 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:

Creative Problem Solving: Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning.

Agility: Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.

Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.

Building Collaborative Environment: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.

Developing Networks: Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.

Salary

$3,100.80 to $4,172.77 bi-weekly ($80,930 to $108,909/yearly)

Notes

Standard office hours are 8:15 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday; there may be times when work outside these times/days is required. Some travel may be required.

Final candidate will be required to undergo a security screening.

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.

How To Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system.

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

Resources for applicants:

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted, via email.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Cindy Zaiffdeen at cindy.v.zaiffdeen@gov.ab.ca.

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