Senior Manager 1
Alberta Culture and Tourism, Edmonton. Do you have a passion for leading great teams and get energized by work that supports Alberta's vibrant cultural industries sector? Are you interested in applying your skills in a dynamic, fast-paced and exciting role? If so, the Cultural Industries Branch of the Creative and Community Development Division is seeking your talent, leadership, and industry knowledge to support the initiatives of the Policy and Industry Relations team.
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Has your career touched a variety of initiatives across various cultural industry sectors? Can you see yourself utilizing your network of government, national and international work relationships to support and grow Alberta's dynamic cultural sector? If so, the Cultural Industries Branch of the Creative and Community Development Division is seeking your talent, leadership, and business know-how to support the exciting initiatives of the Policy and Industry Relations team.
As the Director, Policy and Industry Relations, you would lead a team of professional level staff performing diverse activities contributing to the growth, sustainability, and competitiveness of Alberta's cultural industries, along with policy and communications support for the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria. Alberta's cultural industries include film, television and digital media production, book and magazine publishing, as well as sound recording. In this position you would report to the Executive Director and Commissioner of the Cultural Industries branch.
In this position you would have the opportunity to oversee cultural industry stakeholder relations and branch policy activities, including the development key policy position papers and the execution of related strategies. You will be one of the senior management liaisons with industry, representing government to senior levels of Alberta's cultural industries. You would promote awareness of government strategies to support the cultural industries, helping ensure impacted businesses have flexible, responsive, timely, and fiscally responsible support mechanisms.
Some key responsibilities of the role are:
- Proactively establish networks and build relationships to create investment attraction, expansion opportunities, and develop cross sector collaboration.
- Lead branch research, policy, and planning processes ensuring alignment with Ministry and Government strategies and plans.
- Provide leadership and direction for cultural industries stakeholder relations strategies and activities.
To ensure that you are successful in this role, you must be able to demonstrate the following competencies:
Systems Thinking: Your work is part of a larger integrated and interrelated environment. You must take a holistic and long-term view of challenges and opportunities and make considerations for how work will be impacted in the short, medium, and long term by broader trends. You consider impacts by seeking to understand a range of stakeholder perspectives and how they interrelate.
Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connect, and build trusting relationships with different stakeholders. You must build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders (at all levels, internal and external to Government), to ensure buy in and support for initiatives within the Cultural Industries Branch.
Agility: You have the ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment. In this role you must be able to anticipate change and adapt in order to facilitate multiple requests and manage a variety of different projects at any time.
Salary: $3,352.75- $4,574.56 (~$87, 506 - $119,396 annually). Closing Date: March 5, 2019. Job ID #1053496
Qualifications: University graduation in a related field such as Arts, Social Sciences, or Business, supplemented by six years progressively responsible experience is required. Candidates with Master's Degree in a related field such as Business are preferred. Experience in developing and leading a diverse team of professionals in a demanding, fast paced environment is required. Experience in working with a wide variety of stakeholders while managing a wide variety expectations and interests, is also required.
Assets:
- Experience with developing and implementing government strategic policy and exposure to planning, research and analysis in the government context is an asset.
- Experience working with Alberta's cultural industries and knowledge of the related opportunities and challenges of this sector is an asset.
- Candidates with developed existing national and international networks in the cultural industries with an understanding of key players are most desirable.
Notes
This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies across government.
The final candidate will be required to undergo a security screening.
The Alberta Public Service is currently utilizing competency evaluation in the recruitment process. Competencies are behaviours 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. For more information on the APS Competency Model and how it is used, please visit the PSC Competency page: http://www.psc.alberta.ca/Practitioners/?file=learning/apscompetencies/t...
Online applications are preferred via www.jobs.alberta.ca . If you apply online, please ensure your cover letter and resume are submitted as one file. Ensure you quote the competition number and save using the naming convention of your first then last name (Joe Smith_competition number). Applicants who apply online will be able to track the status of this competition.
If you are unable to submit an electronic version of your resume, please submit your resume, quoting the Job ID, to Human Resources, Culture and Tourism, 7th Floor Standard Life Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J4R7. Fax: (780) 422-3142. If you require any further information on this job posting, please contact Stephanie Fonseca-Gallo, Human Resource Consultant at Stephanie.fonseca-gallo@gov.ab.ca
Position Profile
Please see attached position profile for a detailed list of responsibilities: https://www.alberta.ca/jobs/pprofile/pp1053496.htm
We thank all candidates for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' education and experience best meets the needs of the position. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS): https://www.alberta.ca/iqas-overview.aspx . It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
