Role Responsibilities

The PNG Tenure Operations branch is seeking a highly organized and driven Policy Analyst to join its team. This is an opportunity to help inform policy that will shape responsible development of Alberta’s natural resources.

The Policy Analyst reports directly to the Director of the Crown Agreement Management Unit and works with minimal supervision. The position is responsible for supporting policy and planning activities for the branch, which ensures alignment and integration with the Energy Operations division and the Ministry. The Policy Analyst represents the branch, and in certain circumstances the division and departmental, bringing tenure-focused operational perspectives and information to policy/program development and planning initiatives.

This position also leads operational planning and risk management activities for the branch and responds to some audit related inquiries. The incumbent is an advisor to the Director regarding significant issues, internal/external work impacts and goal planning. The incumbent maintains and optimizes the branch's internal records management processes and recommends improvements to current business and training systems.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Policy Analyst include independently and/or as a part of a team:

• Conducting analysis and qualitative and quantitative research to support development of branch, division, department and cross-ministry policy recommendations; identifies and analyses tenure related impacts, options and implications associated with the Ministry’s projects and initiatives.
• Developing briefings, issue summaries, and reports pertaining to policy initiatives, projects and issues for consideration of the Director, Executive Team, and Minister or Cabinet as appropriate.
• Manage policy issues related to Energy and Minerals' priority initiatives, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with government decision-making and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate/communicate policy activities across departments and within Energy and Minerals, including identifying interna/external stakeholders, conducting stakeholder analyses, collecting and synthesizing internal and external stakeholder feedback and creating/maintaining tools for monitoring the progress of Ministry initiatives across government.
• Participating in branch, division, ministry, cross-ministry and multi-stakeholder public meetings/engagements, committees and working groups, providing relevant perspectives relating to issues, policies and other requirements, as appropriate.

Please click on this link to view 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

This position demonstrates the following APS Competencies:

System Thinking:

• The incumbent must be able to scan the business environment to recognize issues or program weaknesses as they are emerging.
• Apply systemic thinking and a holistic approach to work deliverables, to articulate broad-system short, medium, and long-term impacts and connections.

Drive for results:

• Anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty, and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Identify what outcomes are important and maximize resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, often under short timelines.

Creative Problem Solving:

• Independently scope and define issues to identify the fundamental problem and then develop a suite of options and implications while mitigating the potential for unintended outcomes. Frequently, the problems/issues involve competing interests of various stakeholders and have a high degree of political and public/social attention. Once the issue is recognized, the incumbent must create the path/process to move from problem to solution.

Build Collaborative Environments:

• Proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of university graduation in business, economics, environmental or natural resources science or a related field supplemented by two (2) years of progressively responsible related experience in the oil and gas or minerals sector.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

The following will be considered assets:

• Knowledge of the Mines and Minerals Act, Geothermal Tenure Regulation, Carbon Capture and Storage Regulation, PNG Tenure Regulation and Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation.
• Experience designing and conducting focused research, including background data collection, interpretation, analysis and drafting reports/briefing notes, policy option papers etc.
• Knowledge of data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation techniques.
• Basic understanding of the Alberta geology and the tenure systems, including knowledge of the Alberta Survey System and Geological Table of Formations.
  
  

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

Additional Position Details:

• Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position.
• Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday.
• Location: Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, Edmonton.

Recruitment Process:

• Final candidates will be required to undergo an academic credentials verification and security screening.
• A written assessment will be conducted as part of the screening or selection process.
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
• Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the ownership of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.
• 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 have 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.