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Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Job Information Job Title: Legislative Advisor-Edmonton Job Requisition ID: 78381 Ministry: Municipal Affairs Location: Edmonton Full or Part-Time: Full Time Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week Permanent/Temporary: Permanent Scope: Open Competition Closing Date: March 30, 2026 Classification: Program Services 4 Salary: $3,056.50 - $4,006.62 / Biweekly ($79,774 - $104,572/yearly) The Ministry of Municipal Affairs assists municipalities in providing well-managed, collaborative, and accountable local government to Albertans. Our main responsibilities are: - Delivering advisory and capacity-building supports. - Overseeing the safety codes system as well as protections for new home buyers and required licensing for home builders. - Province-wide support for access to public library services for Albertans. - Management of about 2.6 million acres of public land in the province's three Special Areas. - The ministry fosters stronger, safer communities across the province, and enables local governments to facilitate Albertas economic prosperity. Are you passionate about strong public policy, effective legislation, and meaningful engagement with Albertas municipal sector? Do you thrive in an environment where your analytical skills, legislative expertise, and strategic thinking help shape the laws that guide communities across the province? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact. We are seeking a Legislative Advisor to join our team. In this role, you will monitor, review, and develop legislation that affects municipalities across Alberta. Youll work closely with internal teams, senior leadership, Legislative Counsel Office and a range of external stakeholders to ensure the legislative framework remains current, clear, and responsive to emerging issues. Key Responsibilities - Review and update legislation such as the Municipal Government Act, the Local Authorities Election Act and the Safety Codes Act, including preparing drafting instructions and working closely with Legislative Counsel Office, completing legislation charts for Legislative Review Committee and supporting the legislation through approvals and the legislature. - Preparation of Ministerial Orders as well as decision documents and other materials with extensive analysis, options development and recommendations. - Provide communication and stakeholder support through briefings, correspondence, presentations, and participation on committees and cross government project teams. - Conduct policy analysis by researching issues, identifying risks or non legislative solutions, and preparing reports and options that align with Ministry priorities. - Monitor municipal trends and emerging issues to advise leadership on potential legislative or regulatory impacts. 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. Some of the competencies critical for this position are: - Systems Thinking: Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals. Seeks insight on implications of different options. Analyzes long-term outcomes, focus on goals and values. Identifies unintended consequences. - Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. Engages perspective to seek root causes. Finds ways to improve complex systems. Employs resources from other areas to solve problems. Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks. - Agility: Proactively incorporates change into processes. Creates opportunities for improvement. Is aware of and adapts to changing priorities. Remains objective under pressure and supports others to manage their emotions. Proactively explains impact of change on roles and integrates change in existing work. Readily adapts plans and practices. - Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders. Qualifications Requirements: - University graduation in a related field such as Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Science, Business, Economics, Management. - 4 years of related experience in program and policy research, analysis, legislative planning and implementation. Equivalencies: 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. Assets: - Extensive knowledge of and experience with the legislative process and policy development steps. - Knowledge of provincial and municipal issues, trends and priorities. - Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly become familiar with, municipal governance, operations and legislation. - Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, facilitate and coordinate working groups. - Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to resolve complex problems, formulate strategies and identify impacts. - Detail oriented with excellent writing skills. Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards. Term of Employment: Permanent full-time position Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week / Monday to Friday Location: Edmonton Final candidates may be required to undergo security screening. Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. As well, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. Applicants are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information and https://www.alberta.ca/recruitment-principles for more information. 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) (https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator. Please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html). It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application. 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 Dawn Bradbury at [email protected]. #J-18808-Ljbffr