Assistant Director, Project Management

Job Information

Job Title: Assistant Director, Project Management

Job Requisition ID: 64534

Ministry: Communications and Public Engagement

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: December 2, 2024

Classification: Manager Zone 2

Salary: $3,241.74 - $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609.41 - $113,859.68/yearly)

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 .

Communications and Public Engagement (CPE) is the Government of Alberta’s full-service communications, public relations and marketing department. Its mandate is to enhance communications between Albertans and the Government of Alberta.

CPE’s expert staff provide specialized services across the spectrum of communications including writing, social media, media relations, event coordination, issues management, crisis communications, digital communications, advertising, marketing, graphic design, public engagement and translation services.

The department staffs communications branches in all government ministries of government, along with a central operations department. For information about CPE, visit our website at https://www.alberta.ca/cpe .

Role Responsibilities

If you’re a details oriented, multi-tasker with a keen eye for the big picture, the Assistant Director, Project Management role at CPE may be for you.

In this role, you’ll oversee a team of project management specialists, and work with internal clients on procuring external marketing, research and communications services when required. You’ll manage traffic intake for all CPE marketing and communications service requests and triage the work to the appropriate CPE teams to complete the service.

Responsibilities

The assistant director is responsible for strategic project planning and oversight, particularly for large, and often complex cross-ministry initiatives. Using your strong project management skillset, you keep public-facing communications and marketing projects on-time, and on-budget. Your responsibilities include:

• With a team of strategic project managers, developing a project management and reporting system. You will provide regular progress updates to senior managers and clients.
• Overseeing the allocation of project resources ensuring that all projects have the right people at the right time with the technical resources, strategy, and expertise required to succeed.
• Identifying and mitigating risks and issues that could impact project success.
• Overseeing CPE procurement processes for projects and campaigns and managing standing offer competitive bids by external vendors.
  
  

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.

The successful candidate for this role will have the following competencies:

• Systems Thinking - Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts across inter-related areas and factors this into planning. Seeks to understand a range of stakeholder perspectives and how they interrelate.
• Creative Problem Solving - Continuously engages others to scope and solve issues and find the best solutions. Encourages debate and idea generation from across the organization. Assesses and addresses risks while providing guidance to move new ideas forward.
• Agility - Anticipates obstacles to change and thinks ahead about next steps. Stays focused on goals despite pressure and stress. Proposes a clear rationale for change, offers alternative solution(s) and identifies the benefits.
• Drive for Results - Clarifies objectives and taps into a variety of available resources within the organization; ensuring that roles and contributions are clear.
• Develop Self and Others - Communicates regularly with stakeholders, setting up opportunities for mutual sharing of information. Maintains relationships even when no specific project/initiative is underway.
  
  

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

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field to the position, ideally with project management focus, supplemented by 4 years progressively responsible management experience.

Equivalencies (to Be Considered On The Basis Of)

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

Assets

• Certification in Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Extensive experience in project management and evaluation, with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects.
• Strong client consultation, planning and project management skills, including project and budget administration for procurement of services and solutions.
• Excellent political acumen
  
  

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

The successful candidate(s) will be evaluated on a combination of experience and education.

Please ensure your resume highlights how your previous work experience is related to the qualifications and requirements for this position. Please clearly state the employment dates on your resume with the month and the year.

For employment: Please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. Example: Receptionist, Jan 2018 - June 2021, Part-time (three 8 hour shifts/week).

Other Information

This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies at equal or lesser classifications across the Government of Alberta. Final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a security screening.

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
• Pension plans: Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-human-resource-directives
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreements.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
  
  

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.

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 Annie Oa at [email protected] .