Policy and Issues Analyst

Job Information
Job Title: Policy and Issues Analyst
Job Requisition ID: 88182
Ministry: Mental Health and Addiction
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: October 16, 2026
Classification: Program Services 3
Salary: $2,935.39 to $3,850.29 bi-weekly ($76,613.68- $100,492.57/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 Mental Health and Addiction is transforming Alberta’s health system to the Alberta Recovery Model, which adopts a recovery-oriented approach for addiction and mental health. (for more information see: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-recovery-oriented-system-of-care)
A recovery-oriented system of care is a coordinated network of personalized, community-based services for people at risk of or experiencing addiction and mental health challenges. It provides access to a full continuum of services and supports, from prevention and intervention to treatment and recovery. The vision is for every Albertan to have the opportunity to pursue recovery and live a healthy and productive life.
The Ministry also liaises with the Office of the Alberta Health Advocates and Recovery Alberta. Please review Alberta Mental Health and Addiction to learn more and what it has to offer.

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about shaping policy, solving complex system challenges, and contributing to the transformation of Alberta's mental health and addiction system? Join our team and help advance initiatives that support meaningful outcomes for Albertans.

Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Projects and Planning, the Policy and Issues Analyst provides policy research and issue analysis and resolution support to advance system transformation and integration in Alberta's mental health and addiction sector. The role works across policy, operational, governance and service-delivery boundaries and provides flexible research, issues-management and project capacity across the System Transformation and Agency Oversight unit. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting focused policy research, jurisdictional reviews, environmental scans and evidence synthesis on mental health and addiction system priorities.
• Assessing how broader health system initiatives, decisions and structures may affect mental health and addiction mandates, services, accountabilities and outcomes.
• Investigating complex, longstanding or emerging issues and developing practical resolution pathways that identify options, risks, trade-offs, sequencing and matters requiring management direction.
• Gathering and reconciling information from ministry areas, Recovery Alberta, health system organizations, other ministries, agencies and sector partners.
• Preparing concise, executive-ready briefing notes, decision documents, presentations, speaking points, issue summaries and correspondence.
• Translating complex system information into clear analysis that supports executive participation in cross-ministry and health system discussions.
• Coordinating input from subject-matter experts and partners, validating facts, tracking decisions and dependencies, and escalating issues when additional direction is required.
• Providing flexible policy, research, project coordination and issues-management support in response to changing priorities and workload pressures.

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: identifies relationships among organizations, mandates, initiatives and service-delivery functions and considers broader system impacts.
• Creative Problem Solving: brings together evidence and perspectives to define issues and develop practical options and resolution pathways.
• Drive for Results: produces accurate, decision-useful deliverables and follows through on assigned issues, actions and timelines.
• Agility: shifts between planned work and emerging priorities and provides flexible support across the unit when required.
• Develop Networks: builds effective relationships to obtain information, coordinate analysis and support issue resolution across the health system.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field such as public administration, public policy, social sciences or law, plus a minimum of two years of progressively responsible related experience.

Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of one year of directly related education for one year of directly related experience, or one year of directly related experience for one year of education.

Required Experience

• Experience conducting policy research and analysis, including jurisdictional reviews, environmental scans, evidence synthesis and the development of options or recommendations.
• Experience synthesizing complex information and preparing concise briefing notes, decision-support materials, presentations, correspondence or other products for management or executive audiences.
• Experience analyzing complex or cross-organizational issues, identifying risks and interdependencies, and supporting practical issue-resolution pathways.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or organizations, including gathering and validating information, engaging stakeholders and managing competing priorities or emerging requests.

 

Assets

• Knowledge of Alberta's health system and the mental health and addiction sector.
• Experience working with government ministries, provincial agencies, health-system organizations or other public-sector partners.
• Experience supporting system transformation, service integration, agency oversight, governance or accountability initiatives.
• Experience managing issue trackers, project deliverables, implementation dependencies or cross-functional work plans.

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

Notes

There is one permanent full-time position.

Location: 9942 108 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 2J5

Hours of Work:

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

 

A cover letter is required and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the qualifications of the role.

 

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.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) .
• 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.
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 Krista Lammie at Krista.Lammie@gov.ab.ca.