Job Description

Job Information
Job Title: Policy Advisor
Job Requisition ID: 81748
Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 13, 2026
Classification: Program Services 2
Salary: $2,562.61 to $3,361.54 bi-weekly ($66,884 - $87,736 annually)

Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors

With Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC), you can engage in a fulfilling career with diverse room to grow. We believe in building careers, providing opportunities for growth within the organization, and strive to provide our staff with a work-life balance.

The department promotes a vital and diverse economy by:

• Managing transportation safety.
• Supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities.
• Expanding and enhancing a well-integrated transportation system and enabling market access.
• Preserving and developing the provincial highway network and water management infrastructure.
  

For information about Transportation and Economic Corridors, visit https://www.alberta.ca/transportation-and-economic-corridors

Role Responsibilities

Ready to help define Alberta’s economic future? Join Alberta TEC in a pivotal role that drives cross-sector innovation and infrastructure strategy. As we expand Alberta’s economic corridors—connecting communities, powering industries, and opening access to national and global markets—your work will directly influence high-profile policies and decisions that shape the province’s long-term prosperity.

As a Policy Advisor in the Economic Corridors Operations unit, you will help shape Alberta’s approach to economic corridors by driving policy and engagement initiatives that support infrastructure, trade, and regional growth. Your work will inform strategic decisions at the highest levels of government, with broad-reaching effects on Alberta’s economic, social, and environmental success.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Conducting research, jurisdictional scans, and analysis to inform policy development and engagement strategies
• Drafting briefing materials, Cabinet decision documents, presentations, and reports for executive and ministerial audiences
• Supporting and coordinating project planning, risk assessments, evaluation plans, and monitoring activities
• Developing communication strategies, key messages, and Q&A materials for public announcements and stakeholder outreach
• Coordinating internal and external engagement efforts, including stakeholder logistics and consultation activities
• Supporting cross-ministry working groups and committees to ensure policy alignment and representation of TEC priorities
• Identifying risks and proposing mitigation strategies to ensure effective policy implementation and stakeholder collaboration
• Managing multiple, concurrent priorities and producing timely, high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

What you’ll bring to the role:

• A collaborative mindset and relationship-building skills to work effectively across departments and with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly present complex ideas and recommendations
• Strategic thinking to assess trends, synthesize information, and shape actionable policy options
• Strong time management and organizational skills to balance competing priorities with resilience and focus
• Sound problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to support well-informed, high-stakes decisions
• Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary policy environment.
  
  

Please click on the link to review the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf

To effectively fulfill the responsibilities of this role, the following competencies are essential:

Systems Thinking: Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals.

Creative Problem Solving: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing breadth of insight.

Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks.

Drive for Results: Works to exceed goals and partner with others to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards

University graduation in a related field; no experience required; or equivalent as described below.; or equivalent as described below;

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
  
  

For application consideration, you must attach a cover letter outlining your qualification and suitability for this role. Your cover letter and resume will be reviewed to assess written communication skills and attention to detail. Please clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with this position.

Assets:

• Familiarity with the policy cycle
• Understanding of economic corridors
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook)

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

Hours of work: 7.25 hours daily, 36.25 hours per week

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Term of employment: Full time, Permanent

Resumes must include precise employment dates (month and year) to assist in assessing attention to detail skills.

The final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo an academic check, references, may need to provide a suitable security screening and may be asked to complete a written exercise and/or assessment.

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.

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

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.

How To Apply
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.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all 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 clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ( https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

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.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Gloria Ducharme at Gloria.Ducharme@gov.ab.ca