Policy and Divisional Support Coordinator

Job Information
Job Title: Policy & Divisional Support Coordinator
Job Requisition ID: 87588
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 2, 2026
Classification: Program Services 3
Salary: ​$2935.39 to $3,850.29 bi-weekly ($76,613 - $100,492/year)


The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

Alberta Justice’s Administrative Law Programs (ALP) division ensures effective, professional, fair and efficient access to justice without overburdening the Courts. ALP is responsible for overseeing programs that provide alternatives to traditional court processes, including the Alberta Human Rights Commission, Family Support Order Services and SafeRoads Alberta. ALP strives to ensure a fair and equitable justice system, while improving accessibility, efficiency and affordability of justice services for Albertans.

Role Responsibilities

If you thrive at the intersection of policy support, coordination, and administrative excellence, this role places you at the heart of impactful justice initiatives.

ALP division is responsible for overseeing programs that provide alternatives to traditional court processes, including the Alberta Human Rights Commission, Family Support Order Services, and SafeRoads Alberta. ALP strives to ensure a fair and equitable justice system, while improving accessibility, efficiency and affordability of justice services for Albertans. The division operates in a complex legal environment operating a broad range of programs across multiple areas of law and with different statutory frameworks. The division works to support procedural fairness and provide opportunities for diversion of matters outside of traditional court processes. This broad scope includes oversight of independent and/or impartial tribunals as well as more traditional government programs.

Reporting to the Director of Policy within the Strategy and Policy unit, you will be responsible for coordinating priorities, policy development, consultation and liaising with various stakeholders regarding the legislation that the Administrative Law Programs various branches and tribunals operate within. The emphasis will be on the development, maintenance and monitoring of tribunals and their legislative frameworks as well as general policy work related to innovation and modernization in the Justice System.

Your responsibilities include but not limited to are:

• Provide leadership, support of new policy, project initiatives & programs, maintain oversight of policies and directives in accordance with the existing legislation.
• Coordinate business planning and reporting deliverables for the Administrative Law Programs division.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, and briefing materials, and make presentations to divisional staff, management and/or internal and external stakeholders to provide information and support evidence-based decision making.
• Provide policy and project implementation support for Administrative Law Programs Division staff, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and improve Administrative Law Program's website and external communication materials to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Serve as a training resource for internal staff, providing guidance on new initiatives and ongoing procedures.
• Conduct research and consultation on policy and procedural changes related to Administrative Law Programs’ work with independent or arm's length administrative tribunals.
• Conduct reviews of the legislation Administrative Law Programs Division is responsible for, ensuring it remains responsive, is aligned with government strategic priorities, and facilitates the achievement of program outcomes.
• Develop proposals for reviewing, creating, and amending relevant projects and programs.
• Support the development of briefing materials and other legislative and policy documents (e.g. cabinet reports, legislation charts, etc.).
• Participate in cross-ministry, government and external policy initiatives to ensure Administrative Law Program needs and interests are represented, and stakeholder requirements are considered.
• Represent the branch and/or Division as required.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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.

Successful candidate will demonstrate following competencies:

• Systems Thinking: You consider the inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas.
• Creative Problem Solving: You assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: You anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results: You identify underlying causes for success or lack of success which may or may not involve self and takes action to ensure future success.
• Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Self and Others: You reflect and understand your own and direct reports’ areas of strengths and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

Required:

A University degree in a related field (e.g. political science, public policy, economics, law enforcement, law etc.) supplemented by a minimum of 2 years of progressively related experience in roles like Policy advisor, Policy Analyst, etc. is required.

Assets & Preferences:

• Working experience with research methods, project management approaches and information/ data management is an asset.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the government decision-making processes, objectives, goals and strategies.
• Working knowledge and experience with policy development, program evaluation, legislation development, interpretation and review, including public consultation and implementation is asset.
• Understanding of how to develop and implement policy, program, and legislation within the Government of Alberta context.
• Working experience with projects involving changes to legislation, regulations, and policies in order to provide strategic direction to branches and to make feasible recommendations to Management or leadership.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency one-for-one for one basis of:

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

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This is one full-time permanent position located in Edmonton.

Work hours: Monday – Friday, 36.25 hours

Location: John E. Brownlee building, 10365 97 Street NW, Edmonton, AB.

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 we have to offer:

• 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.

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 online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

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) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

It is also 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.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Krista Lammie at Krista.Lammie@gov.ab.ca