Director, Resource Policy Innovation

Job Information
Job Title: Director, Resource Policy Innovation

Job Requisition ID: 88761
Ministry: Energy and Minerals
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 28, 2026
Classification: Senior Manager, Zone 2
Salary: $5,139.30 - $6,526.16 bi-weekly ($134,135 - $170,332/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 Energy and Minerals is responsible for sustaining the interests of Albertans through the stewardship and responsible development of energy and mineral resource systems. For more information on the work of our Ministry, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/energy-and-minerals 

The Energy Policy division is responsible for energy, mines, and minerals policy development and program design as well as energy economics and analysis. It engages with a wide variety of resource development partners including various levels of government, industry, and a wide spectrum of Alberta communities and Indigenous Peoples.

The Resource Development Policy Division provides strategic policy leadership on resource development issues affecting Alberta's energy and mineral sectors. The division addresses complex policy challenges, advances innovative approaches to resource management, and supports evidence-based decision-making that contributes to long-term prosperity for Albertans.

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, Resource Development Policy, the Director, Resource Policy Innovation leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for developing and advancing strategic policy initiatives that support responsible resource development across Alberta's energy and mineral sectors. This role plays a key leadership function within the ministry, contributing to policy development, stakeholder engagement, and cross-government collaboration.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading the development, evaluation, and implementation of strategic policy initiatives, such as the Mature Asset Strategy, affecting Alberta's energy and mineral sectors.
• Providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives and ministry leadership, on complex and often sensitive policy issues.
• Lead the development of comprehensive policy advice, recommendations, and legislation within the Energy Policy Division, including strategic approaches that respond to changing priorities.
• Leading the preparation and coordination of briefing materials, policy documents, reports, presentations, legislative initiatives, and Cabinet decision-making processes.
• Directing issues management activities and providing leadership in responding to emerging policy, stakeholder, and operational challenges.
• Build and strengthen collaborative relationships across government and with external stakeholders, bringing together diverse expertise and perspectives to advance complex files and ministry objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and staff, fostering collaboration, leadership development, knowledge transfer, and an adaptable environment that supports professional success.
• Manage fiscal and human resources and represent the Executive Director on external boards and committees and the Division on departmental committees, as required.

This position requires strong strategic thinking, exceptional judgment, political acuity, and the ability to achieve results in a dynamic environment characterized by complex issues, competing priorities, and evolving stakeholder interests.

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.

• Systems Thinking: Integrates the broader social, economic, environmental, political and organizational context into planning and policy development, anticipates implications, and aligns work with government priorities.
• Agility: Adapts plans and practices as priorities and information evolve, remains effective under pressure, and supports the team through change and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Identifies and removes barriers to achieving outcomes, anticipates challenges, upholds principles, and aligns solutions with the broader organizational mission.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Builds trust, facilitates communication and collaboration across organizational boundaries, and anticipates and addresses barriers or conflict.
• Develop Networks: Builds and sustains productive relationships with the people and organizations needed to advance priorities, ensuring diverse needs and perspectives are heard and understood.

Qualifications

Required

A university degree in public policy, public administration, political science, economics, business, law, environmental studies, engineering, natural resources management, or a related discipline, plus a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience.

Related education combined with directly relevant experience may be considered on a one-for-one basis.

Assets

• Experience related to Alberta's energy, minerals, mining, electricity, or broader natural resource sectors.
• Significant leadership experience in policy development, strategic planning, program management, or a related field.
• Experience leading teams and managing organizational performance in a complex environment.
• Experience providing strategic advice to senior executives and decision-makers.
• Experience working collaboratively across organizations and building productive stakeholder relationships.

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

Notes

For application consideration, you must attach a cover letter outlining your qualification and suitability for this role. Please clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with this position.

Term of Employment: This is a full-time permanent position.

Hours of Work:

• Monday to Friday, 8:15am – 4:30pm
• 36.25 hours per week

Location: 9945 108 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 2G6

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

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.

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.

Links and information on what we have to offer: 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service. 
• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP). 
• 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.

All applicants must include a cover letter outlining your qualifications and suitability for this role. Please clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with this position.

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 Jane McEwen at Jane.Mcewen@gov.ab.ca.