Senior Development Officer - Full Time

Job Title: Senior Industry Development Officer
Ministry: Education
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
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. Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration (JETI) enhances Alberta's competitive advantage by creating the conditions that will help more Albertans prosper. This includes delivering policies and programs that grow and diversify the economy; The ESI Division is focused on ensuring strategies and related policies are developed with a broad economic lens and line of sight to economic growth, job creation and investment attraction through evidence informed decisions.
The Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Industry Development Officer!
This position supports the Supply Chain, Logistics, and Construction team and undertakes research, analysis and project coordination activities to inform strategic decision-making by senior leadership and affected stakeholders related to economic policy and strategy development.
Reporting to the Manager, the Senior Industry Development Officer provides strategic analysis, research, and advice to support evidence-based decision-making related to economic policy, industry development, and ministry priorities. The incumbent gathers, evaluates, and synthesizes information from a wide range of sources to identify trends, issues, risks, and opportunities that may impact Alberta's economy and priority sectors.
The role requires strong analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills to assess complex issues, develop recommendations, and provide timely information to senior leadership and stakeholders. The position is responsible for conducting research, environmental scanning, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and the development, collection, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of economic, industry, and business climate information. The incumbent supports policy, strategy, and program development by providing objective, substantiated, and reliable analysis on emerging issues and opportunities.
In your role as a Senior Industry Development Officer, you will:

Research, analyze and prepare reports, position papers and recommendations for decision-makers on issues with industry development implications to inform policy, strategy and program development in the Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration, and in other Government of Alberta ministries whose policies impact industry development.
Identify and assess emerging issues, risks and opportunities through analysis of quantitative data, industry intelligence and stakeholder feedback, and develop recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Conduct ongoing environmental scans and jurisdictional research to identify emerging trends, policy developments, opportunities, and risks relevant to ministry priorities.
Identify significant economic shifts, emerging issues and identify those that may have an impact on Alberta's economy and priority sectors.
Coordinate with government partners and monitor cross-ministry initiatives to identify opportunities, risks and potential impacts on industry development priorities and stakeholder relationships
Analyze and communicate jurisdictional best practices, policy approaches and industry development trends to support continuous improvement and evidence-based policy and program development.
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. Exercises due diligence, good judgment while thinking critically and strategically when engaging stakeholder clients, strives for continuous improvement in industry intelligence acquisitions efforts.
Drive for Results: The incumbent will be expected to proactively conduct research and environmental scanning to build awareness of industry trends and issues at the provincial, national and international level.
Develop Networks: Build and maintain industry and organizational relationship networks to support collaborative approaches with key stakeholders in completing assigned tasks and outreach initiatives.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Arts, Public Administration, Political Science or other related fields plus 4 years progressively related experience.
The following knowledge or experiences are considered as assets:
Research, analysis and critical thinking skills to assess economic and industry issues.
Strong writing skills to prepare briefings, action requests, reports and recommendations.
Effective stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship-building abilities.
Project coordination and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources.
Ability to conduct environmental scans and identify emerging trends and risks.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Assets:

Strong ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and develop evidence-based recommendations.
Experience in analysis and analysis of complex ecosystems in inputs, industry development, understanding economic policy, strategic planning or stakeholder relations.
Experience preparing executive briefings, ministerial correspondence or strategic reports for Senior Management.
Experience in supply chain and logistics, and construction assets.
There is one permanent, full-time position, working for 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
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