Job Information
Job Title: Senior Data Analyst
Job Requisition ID: 85619
Ministry: Jobs Economy Trade and Immigration
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary(ending March 31,2028)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 27, 2026
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $3,148.20 to $4,126.82 bi-weekly ($82,168- $107,710 /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.
The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is responsible for leading efforts to grow Alberta’s economy by supporting Alberta’s entrepreneurs and employers, promoting trade and investment, helping attract, recruit and retain skilled workers, and promoting safe, fair and healthy workplaces.
Agreements and Analytics Unit:
The Agreements and Analytics unit is responsible for the amendment, reporting and maintenance of labour market agreements and evaluations, outcomes and analysis of programs and strategies.
To learn more about the Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/jobs-economy-trade-and-immigration.
Role Responsibilities
The Agreements and Analytics unit is responsible for the reporting, analysis, evaluation, and performance measurement of employment and training programs, services, and initiatives supported through Labour Market Transfer Agreements (LMTAs). Reporting to the Manager, Program Analytics, the Senior Analyst plays a key role in planning, designing, and implementing analytics, monitoring, and evaluation activities that support evidence-based decision-making and inform program, policy, and service improvements. This position provides expert advice on data collection and analysis, data visualization, performance measurement, and evaluation methodologies while working closely with stakeholders across the Ministry, other Government of Alberta ministries, the Government of Canada, and external partners.
The Senior Analyst leads and supports strategic reporting and evaluation projects, contributes to compliance of provincial and federal reporting requirements, develops outcome measurement frameworks, and promotes the use of analytical and evaluative information to achieve positive outcomes for Albertans and the labour market. Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and relationship-building skills are essential to success in this role.
The role actions responsibilities as listed below:
Analytics & Reporting
- Lead analytics and reporting projects to support departmental, cross-ministry, and intergovernmental priorities.
- Analyze data and provide insights, reports, and visualizations to inform decision-making.
- Manage and enhance LMTA reporting databases, ensuring data quality, compliance, and accurate reporting.
- Provide guidance on data governance, reporting processes, and analytics best practices.
Strategic Evaluation
- Lead and support program evaluations, including evaluation plans, logic models, performance measures, and data collection activities.
- Conduct analysis and present findings through reports, briefings, presentations, and other stakeholder-focused products.
- Identify evaluation needs and recommend approaches to address gaps and improve outcomes.
Project Management
- Manage analytics and evaluation projects to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Monitor project progress, coordinate stakeholders, and manage evaluation-related contracts and activities.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, including GOA ministries, federal departments, and agencies.
- Lead and support cross-ministry and intergovernmental working groups and initiatives.
- Collaborate with federal partners, including Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), to support shared objectives.
Communication
- Prepare briefings, reports, presentations, and correspondence for a range of audiences.
- Keep leadership informed of emerging issues, risks, progress, and results.
- Communicate complex information clearly to support evidence-based decision-making.
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.
Drive For Results - Strong project coordination skills, including the ability to assess priorities, coordinate diverse projects and make optimal use of available resources to achieve outcomes and produce high quality deliverables.
Creative Problem Solving - Strategic orientation, including ability to conceptualize and support a common vision/direction.
Build Collaborative Environments and Develop Networks - Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, including ability to build capacity and develop/maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, internal and external to the Ministry.
Systems Thinking and Agility - Ability to anticipate, prepare and adapt to new priorities in a fast-paced environment. Adjusts project activities to reflect new organizational directions.
Develop Self and Others - Seeks input, shares own expertise and consults openly, leveraging the diversity of experience, knowledge, expertise and background of others.
Qualifications
University graduation in a related field (Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, or a closely related field) plus 4 years progressively responsible 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.
Required Skills
- Experience in program evaluation, performance measurement, analytics, or applied research.
- Experience in data analysis, statistical modelling, and research within a policy or program environment
- Experience with programming or data tools such as Python, SQL, R, or similar.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
- Experience developing evaluation frameworks, logic models, and performance indicators.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, briefings, and presentations.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
- Experience using data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools.
- Ability to provide evidence-based recommendations and support decision-making.
Assets
- Experience with Labour Market Transfer Agreements (LMTAs), employment and training programs, or workforce development initiatives.
- Knowledge of program evaluation, outcomes measurement, and data governance practices.
- Experience managing evaluation contracts or external consultants.
- Experience working across ministries, governments, or with federal partners such as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
- Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Knowledge of Alberta's labour market, public policy, and government reporting requirements.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Notes
There is one permanent full-time position, working 36.25 hours, Monday to Friday per week.
Working location is in Edmonton or Calgary.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to write an online assessment.
Successful candidate will be required to provide a clean Criminal Record Check.
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example: January 2006 - June 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hour shifts/week).
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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 see Job Application Resoures for 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 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 Sam Thomas Mathew at Sam.Thomasmathew@gov.ab.ca.
