Strategy & Performance Intern (6-Month Term)

Help shape ACSA's future through business insight, strategic thinking, and organizational planning

The Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) is looking for a Strategy & Performance Intern who brings strong business acumen, curiosity, and analytical thinking, with an interest in understanding how organizations operate, plan, and make strategic decisions.

Working directly with the Director, Strategy & Reputation, you'll support organizational planning, business analysis, and performance measurement activities that help ACSA assess priorities, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions.

This role offers the opportunity to work across departments, understand how different areas of the organization connect, and contribute practical insights that support ACSA's strategic direction and organizational effectiveness.

Position level

A temporary internship role providing business analysis, research, and coordination support to strategic planning and organizational performance activities. Works independently on assigned tasks with guidance from the Director, Strategy & Reputation, collaborating with internal stakeholders to gather information, assess business needs, and prepare recommendations.

The role contributes research, strategic analysis and decision support to organizational planning and performance work. This role does not have direct people leadership or decision-making authority over departmental operations, enterprise data governance, or strategic priorities.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Strategic Planning & Portfolio Analysis: Support organizational planning by mapping priorities to strategic outcomes and identifying material dependencies, capacity pressures, sequencing considerations and enterprise implications.
• Organizational Performance: Support departmental measure-validation activities by documenting proposed outcomes, indicators, definitions, data sources and reporting requirements. Help identify measurement gaps and prepare performance analysis for Director review.
• Business Research & Assessment: Research external and internal developments, assess qualitative and quantitative evidence and identify trends, gaps, limitations and implications that inform organizational planning and decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with departments to understand operational activities, business needs, and opportunities to strengthen organizational alignment.
• Strategic Analysis & Recommendations: Assess information from multiple sources, test assumptions, identify business implications and prepare first-draft insights and recommendations for Director review and leadership consideration.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring:

You bring strong business acumen, critical thinking, and an interest in how organizations operate and make decisions. You enjoy understanding the bigger picture, asking thoughtful questions, and connecting information to identify opportunities and practical solutions.

You're organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently with guidance. You communicate clearly, build positive working relationships, and are interested in developing your skills in business strategy, organizational performance, and planning.

• Education: 

• Currently pursuing or recently completed post-secondary studies in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, along with public policy, evaluation, applied research, data analytics or another relevant analytical discipline.
• Coursework in strategic management, organizational performance, business analysis, or management consulting is considered an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Experience: 

• Experience gained through academic projects, internships, co-op placements, or related employment involving business analysis, organizational planning, research, or performance reporting is considered an asset.
• Experience preparing business reports, assessing organizational information, or collaborating on cross-functional projects is considered an asset.

• Required skills and abilities:

• Strong business acumen and understanding of organizational operations, business planning, and strategic management principles.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess business information and identify practical implications.
• Ability to understand relationships between organizational priorities, business processes, and performance outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing business reports, briefing notes, and presentations.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and willingness to learn ACSA's business and operating environment.
• Ability to work independently with guidance and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion when handling organizational information.

Logistics

• This is a full-time, temporary position for a six-month term.
• This position requires a 40-hour work week.
• Based in ACSA's Edmonton office.
• Eligible for ACSA's hybrid work model in accordance with organizational policy.
• Limited travel or occasional attendance at organizational meetings may be required.
• Reporting to the Director, Strategy & Reputation.

About ACSA: Established in 1988, the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) is a uniquely member-centric, industry-funded not-for-profit organization and the largest certifying partner in Alberta, driving safety and business excellence in a high-risk industry and serving more than 60,000 members. 

Why join your ACSA?

• Impactful work: Your contributions influence the safety and well-being of Alberta's construction workforce.
• Growth & learning: ACSA offers ample opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.
• Recognized workplace excellence: ACSA is proudly certified as one of Canada's Best Workplaces (Great Place to Work®), an achievement based on employee feedback highlighting high levels of job satisfaction, a strong and trusted organizational culture, with value-based leadership.

We thank you for your interest in applying for our position. Only those applicants invited to participate further in the hiring process will be contacted. 

We welcome and encourage applications from people with different abilities. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If accommodations are required, please email careers@youracsa.ca or call 780-453-3311.