JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 72190
Ministry: Advanced Education
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 8, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjust
Salary: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly $71,967 - $94,068/year

MINISTRY OF ADVANCED EDUCATION

The Ministry of Advanced Education is responsible for an adult learning system that provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality education for Albertans. The Ministry prepares Albertans for lifelong success through education by approving programs of study; funding public post-secondary institutions and other adult learning providers; providing financial aid for learners; registering and certifying apprentices; supporting academic research and innovation.
Our programs and services are driven by 3 outcomes: Adult learning opportunities are accessible and affordable for all Albertans; High-quality education, skills development and research make a positive contribution to Alberta’s economy, society, culture and environment; and the adult learning system is accountable and coordinated.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, supplemented by a minimum of four years of related progressively responsible experience is required. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one-for-one basis.

Equivalency: 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.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

We have exciting full time permanent opportunity within the Ministry of Advanced Education.
The Legislative Analyst plays a key role in the planning, development and implementation of legislation, regulations, and other legal instruments in Advanced Education. This position is required to work closely with department staff and officials including central agencies such as Executive Council, Legislative Counsel Office, Legal Services, and Treasury Board and Finance. The Legislative Analyst provides corporate legislative services for all bills, regulations, Orders in Council, Ministerial Orders and Board Orders within the legal framework of Advanced Education. While operating under the direction of the Director, Legislative Services, this position carries out functions with a high level of independence. This position transforms policy into legislation and contributes to the development and execution of both the department’s legislative and regulatory agenda in order to accomplish government priorities. The Legislative Analyst position and learned experience of incumbents is key to the succession planning of other legislative staff in this specialized field.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Legislative planning, development, review, and implementation.

• Produce, review, and contribute to elements of legislative approval packages or other briefing materials including briefing notes, memos, Legislation Charts, speaking notes, Cabinet policy documents, and bills, regulations, Orders in Council, Ministerial Order and Board Orders.
• Support members of the Legislative Services team in shepherding legislative projects through the government decision-making and Legislative Assembly process to approval.
• Work in partnership with program areas, Legislative Services staff, Legal Services and Legislative Counsel in the planning and development of legislative projects.
• Contribute to the legislative and regulatory planning processes to set agendas for the departments.
• Advise department staff in the review of Acts, regulations, or policies that have a legislative impact and participate in any internal working groups required to complete the review.
• Provide technical legislative advice and guidance on legislation, policy, governance, or legislative projects to staff and department officials.
• Support the development of bills, and new and amending regulations including activities related to project management of the development and approval processes and providing drafting instructions to Legislative Counsel.
• Support the development and drafting of Recommendations for Orders in Council, Ministerial Orders and Board Orders working with Legislative Services staff, Legal Services and Legislative Counsel.
• Review proposed strategic and operational policies of the department in order to identify any legislative issues or problems and recommend solutions.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTINUED)

1. Research, analysis, monitoring, reporting, and building capacity.

• Provide legislative-related research and analysis including inter-jurisdictional legislative analysis of statutes and regulations on various policy topics.
• Foresight activities including the monitoring of legislative developments in Canadian jurisdictions to identify trends that may affect Alberta legislation and analysis of impacts.
• Monitor and analyze the Alberta Hansard during each legislative session to identify issues relating to the department and anticipate and advise on responsive actions where required.
• Monitor all department Action Requests related to legislation to provide advice and recommend intervention where necessary.
• Provide responses to legislative-related Action Requests as required.
• Maintain all internal tracking and reporting activities for the Legislative Services team and facilitate any legislative reporting required by the department, Minister, Executive Council or the Legislative Assembly.
• Act as a liaison to divisional policy coordination staff in reviewing the Initiative Tracking System and any other tracking or reporting related to legislation.
• Build and maintain a network of trust relationships with department staff, Alberta Justice and Executive Council in order to identify strategies to manage department legislation.
• Monitor regulatory expiry dates and any other legislative deadlines as required.
• Create documents, and provide support and advice related to the development of legislative-related training or resource material for department staff.
• Manage the Corporate Registry function of the department to maintain and secure all original signed non-regulatory Ministerial Order and Board Order records.
• Facilitate the publication of Ministerial Orders on the Queen’s Printer.
• Participate in the work of the GoA Legislative Planners Network and serve in an acting position for another member of the Legislative Services team as required.

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