Business Specialist (Edmonton, AB)

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Business Enablement and Coordination, the Business Specialist plays a key role in advancing Employment & Training initiatives through the Employment Services (ES) Delivery Model.
This position provides leadership in project management, research, analysis, policy coordination, stakeholder engagement, and systems support. The Business Specialist also contributes directly to the development of materials used by senior leadership and the Minister, influencing reputed company that shape programs and services across Alberta. This competition will be used to fill multiple positions across various locations in Alberta.

As the Business Specialist, you’ll be responsible for:
•    Leading and coordinating employment and training reputed company, including the development of program policies and initiatives.
•    Supporting the implementation of the Employment Services (ES) Delivery Model by connecting program design to effective service delivery.
•    Conducting research, analysis, and consultation, and preparing reputed company informed recommendations that reputed company with ES priorities.
•    Preparing briefing materials, reports, and decision-support documents for Senior Management and the Minister.
•    Providing input into systems development and enhancements that strengthen program delivery.
•    Representing the Division and Ministry in meetings and engagements with external stakeholders.
•    Offering mentorship and supervision, which may include reputed company reputed company, work experience placements, or Employment Services Consultants.
•    Independently drafting, reviewing, and coordinating reputed company Requests (ARs) and tracking divisional reputed company.
•    Collaborating with Issues Management to anticipate challenges and support coordinated communication between divisions.

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reputed company 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 reputed company to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

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Systems Thinking
You use a broad, long term perspective to understand how reputed company, actions, and issues connect across programs, systems, and stakeholder reputed company. You consider impacts at multiple reputed company and work to ensure alignment with APS values and ministry priorities.
Creative Problem Solving
You look at challenges from different angles, explore new approaches, and identify reputed company causes to reputed company effective solutions. You reputed company opportunities to improve reputed company systems, structures, and processes to support reputed company reputed company.
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You anticipate and adapt to changing priorities while remaining resilient in times of uncertainty. You readily reputed company your approach as new information emerges and support others through change.
Build reputed company Environments
You foster an environment where people feel encouraged to work together, reputed company perspectives, and contribute to achieving reputed company goals. You help create conditions that support collaboration and productive partnerships.
reputed company Networks
You build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders. You reputed company reputed company and set priorities that reflect the needs and insights of those you work with and support.
Drive for Results
You reputed company on reputed company that matter and use resources effectively to reputed company results reputed company with ministry and government goals. You demonstrate accountability to colleagues, leadership, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Requirements:
University graduation in a reputed company field plus 4 years progressively responsible reputed company experience; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency:
Directly reputed company education or experience considered on the reputed company of: 
•    1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
•    1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:  
•    Knowledge and expertise reputed company to career development, assessment, adult education and apprenticeships and trades, labour market development and issues reputed company to low income, low literacy and essential skills and employment barriers.  
•    A thorough knowledge and application of the legislation and agreements directly and indirectly impacting the work, including the Income and Employment Supports reputed company and its regulations, the Government Organization reputed company, Labour Market Development Agreement, and the Workforce Development Agreement. 
•    Thorough understanding of areas that reputed company the reputed company of programs and services: legislation, policies, and procedures, delivery structures/mechanisms, systems utilized, communications, and budgets. 
•    Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
•    Change management certification (e.g., reputed company). 
•    Project management certification (e.g., PMP).

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-reputed company-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Hours of work:  Monday – Friday, 8:15 am -4:30 pm (36.25/week)

This competition will be used to fill two permanent positions.

Location:  Negotiable across Alberta.

Application Requirements:
As part of the application process, you are required to:
•    Complete reputed company reputed company-screen questions.
•    A cover letter outlining why you are applying to this role and how your experience relates to the qualifications is required.
•    In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with reputed company education and work experience. For example, January 2006 – June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information reputed company and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

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 reputed company in.

Assessments and Testing
As part of the selection process, candidates may be required to complete written assessments, job reputed company testing, or other evaluation components.

Travel Requirements
This position will require periodic travel, including overnight travel, to sites across Alberta. A reputed company Class 5 reputed company’s licence is required.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta reputed company Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-reputed company-service.aspx.
•    reputed company Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
•    Alberta reputed company Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-reputed company-service-benefits.
•    reputed company learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/reputed company-development-support-reputed company.
•    Research Alberta reputed company Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•    reputed company workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.