JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 61322
Ministry: Primary and Preventative Health Services
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: August 21, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $2,757.39 to $ 3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)
The Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services is building a more resilient and sustainable health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to system-wide health challenges, improving health outcomes, and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry supports Albertans’ health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness; coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services; planning capital infrastructure; supporting innovative information management and technologies; regulating health care; and funding the health system.
The Corporate Planning and Reporting Unit (CPR) provides corporate services support to the Ministries of Primary and Preventative Health Services and Hospital and Surgical Health Services. As a shared corporate services provider, the Unit leads corporate processes and deliverables relating to business planning, performance reporting; enterprise risk management; and provincial health agencies planning and performance reporting accountability requirements. The unit relies on cross-department input and feedback to complete corporate planning and reporting deliverables and briefing materials for Deputy Minister and/or Minister approval.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION IN CORPORATE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUSINESS PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING.

The Corporate Planning and Reporting team is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Planning and Reporting Advisor to join the Corporate and Capital Planning branch. This role, reporting to the Manager, Planning and Reporting, provides expertise and support in all phases of provincial health agencies’ planning and performance reporting processes and products, including, health plans, business plans, operational plans, bi-annual performance reports, and annual reports. This position works within established frameworks, standards, and timelines to ensure an integrated approach within Primary and Preventative Health Services and consistency of information to meet legislated and policy requirements.
The Planning and Reporting Advisor uses strategic planning and project management expertise to coordinate and complete projects involving the Minister, Deputy Minister, Senior/Executive Management Team members, and other senior department staff. The Advisor leads in developing a variety of written materials to support decision making, as well as preparing recommendations for the approval of planning and reporting documents via briefings and written responses through Action Requests.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

University graduation in a related field (e.g., public administration, business, economics, communication, etc.) plus four (4) years progressively responsible related experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Some of the responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the development of planning and performance reporting accountability frameworks for provincial health agencies for which the Ministers of Primary and Preventative Health Services and Hospital and Surgical Health Services are responsible.
• Lead departmental reviews of planning and reporting deliverables of the provincial health agencies.
• Lead or support collaborative development of standards and guides to communicate Ministry guidelines on planning and reporting products to provincial health agencies.
• Conduct evaluation of accountability frameworks, planning and performance reporting products, and processes to support continual improvement of the strategic planning process.
• Support the development of the Ministries’ Senior Executive Members performance agreements that reflect relevant government priorities and expectations.
• Support the development of Ministries’ corporate planning and reporting deliverables and enterprise risk management reports.
• Lead the development of a variety of briefings and reports to provide advice to senior management and support decision making.
• Support the CPR unit’s management team to accomplish operational objectives and goals.

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