Regional Business Coordinator

Job Information
Job Title: Regional Business Coordinator
Job Requisition ID: 62870
Ministry: Children and Family Services
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 29, 2024
Classification: Administration 2
Salary: $2,400.86 to $3,151.07 bi-weekly ($62,662.45 - $82,242.93/year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx.

The Ministry of Children and Family Services works to foster a society in which families are safe and resilient, individuals have sustainable employment, vulnerable Albertans have the supports they require, and no one is left behind. Children and Family Services mission is to assist Albertans in creating the conditions for safe and supportive homes, communities, and workplaces so they have opportunities to realize their full potential. Its core business is to work collaboratively with community partners to deliver citizen-centered programs and services that improve quality of life for Albertans. The ministry deals with topics that vary widely and addresses many of the issues people face across their life span. 

To learn more about our Ministry’s work, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/children-and-family-services.

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Role Responsibilities

Reporting to a Senior Manager, this position as part of the Regional Management Team is responsible for Business Operations Support Functions, regional tracking and data analysis, supporting the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Program and other related business activities that support Regional Service Delivery for Children and Family Services in Edmonton Region.

As a Regional Business Coordinator, you will take lead in developing and maintaining a regional administrative organizational structure with the goal of workload equity and work closely with the Region’s Workforce Development team to provide regional data analysis that supports ongoing operations amongst all roles, while forecasting organizational needs. You will collaborate with peers on provincial initiatives and foster cross-regional consistency with multiple other internal and external stakeholders on regional topics.

As a Regional Business Coordinator, you will support regional administrative work to ensure adherence to departmental policies, procedures and legislation and provide policy interpretation as needed.

The position is also accountable for supporting the implementation of a comprehensive OHS plan that will result in an effective and efficient collaborative regional OHS program. You will support the Operational Manager to manage and direct the OHS function to ensure the region and its worksites meets Provincial OHS legislative requirements. The position provides support to the development, coordination and delivery of regional administrative and occupational health and safety training activities for staff.

This position provides data analysis for the portfolio area and supports Regional Business Administrator’s with developing tracking and analysis for their assigned site/program area to ensure regional workload equity and forecast future trends that impact regional operations.

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

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Two-year diploma (preferably Business Administration) in a related field and five years of progressively responsible related experience.

Equivalencies:
Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Supervisor or leadership experience.
• Experience with developing, implementing, and coordinating business operation support functions.

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.

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.

• 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: Demonstrates ability to gather, integrate and interpret complex information sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives. Excellent analytical, assessment and critical judgement skills.
• Building Collaborative Environments: 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.
• Develop Self and Others: Ability to invest in the development of long-term capability of yourself and others.

Notes

Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (36.25 hours per week)

Travel and Vehicle Requirements 

Travel will be required in this role; therefore, final candidates for this position will be asked to provide a current 5-year Commercial Driver Abstract. Employees will be required to use their own vehicles when government fleet vehicles are not available. 

Employees must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle that is suitable to the requirements of this position.

Pre-Employment Requirements:
As part of the recruitment process, you are required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on the following:

• Virtual multi-panel interview.
• Academic credential check.
• Professional and/or academic reference checks.
• Criminal Record Check.
• Intervention Record Check.
• Current 5-year Commercial Driver’s Abstract.

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.

Notes Cont'd

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.

Not providing or completing any of the above requirements will result in a delay of your application progress. Any documents recently completed (Criminal Record Check, Intervention Record Check and Reference Lists) can be uploaded to your candidate profile for easy access by the hiring panel.

Note: Completion of these pre-employment checks will not preclude interviews, however, it will expedite the process.  

• Intervention Record Check – forms can be requested at this website: https://www.alberta.ca/obtain-a-child-intervention-record-check. Upon completion by Children and Family Services please upload your form to your candidate profile.  
• Educational Check – this form will be provided at the interview invitation stage and can be uploaded to your candidate profile. 
• Supervisory References – this form will be provided at the interview invitation stage and can be uploaded to your candidate profile.
  

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.

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 Hope Awoyemi at [email protected]