Role Responsibilities

Shape Alberta’s Global Trade Future.

Reporting to the Manager, Trade Ecosystem, the Senior Trade Advisor leads strategic collaboration across Alberta’s trade network, serving as a key liaison with municipal, provincial, federal, and industry partners. The role coordinates and supports high-profile initiatives, including Trade Team Alberta and the Alberta Trade Speaker Series, fostering alignment on trade priorities, market intelligence, and export development strategies.

Through these platforms, the Senior Trade Advisor helps strengthen Alberta’s trade ecosystem, advance coordinated trade promotion efforts, and support Alberta businesses in expanding into international markets.

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with government, industry, and trade ecosystem partners.
• Support trade-related policy and program initiatives through research, analysis, and coordination.
• Lead project and event coordination while supporting branch operations and business priorities.
• Plan and coordinate large-scale, cross-ministry initiatives led by the Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration (JETI).
• Prepare and coordinate briefings, information requests, action requests, and executive correspondence for senior leadership.

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.Z

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

• Drive for Results
• Creative Problem Solving
• Systems Thinking
• Develop Networks

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards:

• University graduation in a related field (business, economics, international trade, political science, public policy or public administration) plus 4 years of related experience 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.
  
  

Relevant knowledge, skills or experiences include:

• Strong knowledge of international trade, export development, economic development, and emerging federal, provincial, and global issues.
• Experience providing strategic advice, options analysis, briefings, reports, and presentations to senior leaders.
• Strong project management skills, with experience leading complex initiatives and supporting policy or program development.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across government, industry, and non-government organizations.
• Event planning, organizing and hosting experience for diplomatic and business events.
• Experience conducting research, environmental scans, and economic or statistical analysis to inform decision-making.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).
• Ability to travel within Alberta as required.
  
  

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

This is a permanent position, and the hours of work are a total of 36.25 hours/week.

A cover letter demonstrating your qualifications, experience and skills for this position is required and will be used as a screening tool.

Work location is in person in a Calgary or Edmonton office.

Candidates for this position 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 Government of Alberta has to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.