Job Information
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Job Requisition ID: 69977
Ministry: Assisted Living and Social Services
Location: Remote (anywhere in the province)
Full or PartTime: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
PermanentTemporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: August 5, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment
Salary: $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 biweekly ($68,562 $90,012year)
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.cadiversityinclusionpolicy.aspx.
Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS) helps provide stability and security for vulnerable Albertans, including seniors, people with disabilities, lowincome individuals and those facing homelessness, while also providing opportunities to foster independence and quality of life. This includes supporting the delivery of preventive programming and helping Albertans access disability services, homelessness supports, financial assistance and employment services, seniors supports and other socialbased programs. For more information on the work of our Ministry, please visit: https:www.alberta.caassistedlivingandsocialservices
Role Responsibilities The Strategic Projects & Engagement Coordination (SPEC) units purpose is to strengthen the capacity within the branch of Common Service Delivery (CSD) to plan, develop and implement priority onboarding and strategic initiatives. Part of the Employment & Financial Services (EFS) Portfolio, the SPEC unit brings strong project development and management to CSD. This strengthens the branch’s capacity to successfully manage and execute projects that drive efficiency, foster continuous improvement, and promote innovation in service delivery.
Reporting to the SPEC Supervisor, the Project Coordinator leads the design, management, and evaluation of major projects and crossministry initiatives.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and participate in complex projects and crossministry initiatives.
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- Analyze internal processes and operational policies
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- Identify opportunities for improvement and develop strategic recommendations
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- Prepare highquality communications and presentations, including briefing materials.
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- Coordinate updates and progress tracking for strategic plans.
-
- Represent the branch on interdepartmental teams, external committees, and working groups.
-
- Conduct comprehensive research and stakeholder consultations.
-
- Support the implementation of new technologies that enhance service delivery.
-
- Coordinate onboarding of services transitioning to CSD.
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- Support reporting and training initiatives, developing reports and designing and facilitating training, when needed.
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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.casystemfilescustom_downloaded_imagespscalbertapublicservicecompetencymodel.pdf.
- Works with program business areas to clarify and define their role and any given priority project for the most effective approach to meeting branch outcomes.
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- Quantifies and qualifies impacts of potential projects to the branch’s short, medium, and long term outcomes and recommends the most effective course for achievement.
-
- Identifies risks and issues that may affect the successful execution of projects to the attention of the program areas, and management and participates in the mitigation and solution building for these risks and issues.
-
- Ability to operate effectively within a complex organization and continually changing business environment.
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Building Collaborative Environments
- Leads the sharing of expertise between the corporate services areas and the program areas throughout the project life cycle to ensure the best project and ministry outcomes.
-
- Ensures ongoing communication is maintained between the unit and management by facilitating regular decisionmaking meetings regarding projects.
-
- Leads the unit to achieve the desired outcomes and participates as an effective team member.
-
- Effectively resolves issues and influence actions of others that are direct reports.
-
- Collaborates with branch management team to develop recruitment, retention and succession planning strategies as key tools to ensure the availability of appropriate knowledge and skills.
-
Creative Problem Solving
- Leads meetings with stakeholders to solve complex problems and provide recommendations relating to the implementation and continuous improvement of project best practices in CSD.
-
- Stays abreast of the current project best practices and change literature and brings forward innovations to leadership.
-
- Able to work with ambiguity in a complex and changing strategic environment, under pressure and using sound judgement, tact and diplomacy.
-
- Comfortable with immediately responding to emerging issues and resolving crises that affect projects and stakeholders with little precedent or guidelines.
-
Qualifications University degree or diploma in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience.
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.
-
Experience coordinating strategic and concurrent projects is highly valued. Certification in Project Management andor Business Analysis is considered an asset.
This position requires an extensive knowledge and understanding of:
- Project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
-
- Government strategic priorities, ministry operations, and decisionmaking frameworks.
-
- Alberta’s socialbased assistance legislation, programs, and services.
-
- Business tools, including Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, Planner, Visio, Power BI, and internetbased research.
-
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to https:www.alberta.caalbertapublicserviceminimumrecruitmentstandards
Notes This competition will be used to fill 1 fulltime permanent position. The position is remote and the successful candidate can be located anywhere within Alberta.
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. Your cover letter and resume will be used as a screening tool to assess your written communication.
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documentschecks as noted will be the responsibility of the candidate.
Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service https:www.alberta.caadvantagesworkingforalbertapublicservice.aspx.
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- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) https:www.pspp.ca.
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- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information https:www.alberta.caalbertapublicservicebenefits.
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- Professional learning and development https:www.alberta.caprofessionaldevelopmentsupportdirective.
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- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https:researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
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- Positive workplace culture and worklife balance.
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- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
-
- Leadership and mentorship programs.
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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 visit https:www.alberta.cajobapplicationresources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed postsecondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https:www.alberta.cainternationalqualificationsassessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https:canalliance.orgendefault.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 Baiju Jacob at Baiju.Jacob@gov.ab.ca
The Strategic Projects & Engagement Coordination (SPEC) units purpose is to strengthen the capacity within the branch of Common Service Delivery (CSD) to plan, develop and implement priority onboarding and strategic initiatives. Part of the Employment & Financial Services (EFS) Portfolio, the SPEC unit brings strong project development and management to CSD. This strengthens the branch’s capacity to successfully manage and execute projects that drive efficiency, foster continuous improvement, and promote innovation in service delivery.
Reporting to the SPEC Supervisor, the Project Coordinator leads the design, management, and evaluation of major projects and crossministry initiatives.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and participate in complex projects and crossministry initiatives.
- Analyze internal processes and operational policies
- Identify opportunities for improvement and develop strategic recommendations
- Prepare highquality communications and presentations, including briefing materials.
- Coordinate updates and progress tracking for strategic plans.
- Represent the branch on interdepartmental teams, external committees, and working groups.
- Conduct comprehensive research and stakeholder consultations.
- Support the implementation of new technologies that enhance service delivery.
- Coordinate onboarding of services transitioning to CSD.
- Support reporting and training initiatives, developing reports and designing and facilitating training, when needed.
-
- Works with program business areas to clarify and define their role and any given priority project for the most effective approach to meeting branch outcomes.
- Quantifies and qualifies impacts of potential projects to the branch’s short, medium, and long term outcomes and recommends the most effective course for achievement.
- Identifies risks and issues that may affect the successful execution of projects to the attention of the program areas, and management and participates in the mitigation and solution building for these risks and issues.
- Ability to operate effectively within a complex organization and continually changing business environment.
-
- Leads the sharing of expertise between the corporate services areas and the program areas throughout the project life cycle to ensure the best project and ministry outcomes.
- Ensures ongoing communication is maintained between the unit and management by facilitating regular decisionmaking meetings regarding projects.
- Leads the unit to achieve the desired outcomes and participates as an effective team member.
- Effectively resolves issues and influence actions of others that are direct reports.
- Collaborates with branch management team to develop recruitment, retention and succession planning strategies as key tools to ensure the availability of appropriate knowledge and skills.
-
- Leads meetings with stakeholders to solve complex problems and provide recommendations relating to the implementation and continuous improvement of project best practices in CSD.
- Stays abreast of the current project best practices and change literature and brings forward innovations to leadership.
- Able to work with ambiguity in a complex and changing strategic environment, under pressure and using sound judgement, tact and diplomacy.
- Comfortable with immediately responding to emerging issues and resolving crises that affect projects and stakeholders with little precedent or guidelines.
-
- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
-
- Project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Government strategic priorities, ministry operations, and decisionmaking frameworks.
- Alberta’s socialbased assistance legislation, programs, and services.
- Business tools, including Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, Planner, Visio, Power BI, and internetbased research.
-
- Working for the Alberta Public Service https:www.alberta.caadvantagesworkingforalbertapublicservice.aspx.
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) https:www.pspp.ca.
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information https:www.alberta.caalbertapublicservicebenefits.
- Professional learning and development https:www.alberta.caprofessionaldevelopmentsupportdirective.
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https:researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
- Positive workplace culture and worklife balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- Leadership and mentorship programs.
-
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.cajobapplicationresources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed postsecondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https:www.alberta.cainternationalqualificationsassessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https:canalliance.orgendefault.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 Baiju Jacob at Baiju.Jacob@gov.ab.ca
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to https:www.alberta.caalbertapublicserviceminimumrecruitmentstandardsNotes
This competition will be used to fill 1 fulltime permanent position. The position is remote and the successful candidate can be located anywhere within Alberta.
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. Your cover letter and resume will be used as a screening tool to assess your written communication.
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documentschecks as noted will be the responsibility of the candidate.
Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
Experience coordinating strategic and concurrent projects is highly valued. Certification in Project Management andor Business Analysis is considered an asset.
This position requires an extensive knowledge and understanding of:
Qualifications
University degree or diploma in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience.
Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
Creative Problem Solving
Building Collaborative Environments
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.casystemfilescustom_downloaded_imagespscalbertapublicservicecompetencymodel.pdf.
