JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 73271
Ministry: Education and Childcare
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 24, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment
Salary: $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561 - $90,011 annually)
The Ministry of Education and Childcare supports students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12. Through safe and caring schools for all students, Alberta’s government is making life better by investing in education - one of the most important investments we can make in our future. The Ministry has the following responsibilities: develop curriculum and set standards; evaluate curriculum and assess outcomes; teacher development and certification; support students with diverse learning needs; fund and support school boards; First Nations, Métis and Inuit and francophone education; and oversee basic education policy and regulations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency in French and English, with a strong ability to communicate, write, and work effectively and confidently in both languages.
• Knowledge of French language education in Alberta, including francophone education, French immersion programs and French as a second language courses.
• Strong analytical, critical and systems thinking skills to assess data needs, synthesize complex information from various sources, and develop well-informed solutions and recommendations with an understanding of broader impacts.
• Excellent interpersonal, consultation and relationship management skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Effective time management and organizational skills to coordinate multiple activities with concurrent and tight timelines, respond to a dynamic work environment, and adapt to shifting priorities.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Ministry of Education and Childcare has an exciting opportunity and is looking for a Stakeholder Relations Analyst to join the French Language Services Branch.
The French Language Services Branch provides support to the Minister, the ministry, and four francophone regional authorities (which oversee 46 schools) by providing a leadership role in supporting French language education as well as translation services for the department. The branch strives to ensure that francophone education is equitable and supports the rights and access to a francophone education for French first language students; it also supports French education as it relates to French immersion and French as a second language students.
Reporting directly to the French Language Services Manager, the Stakeholder Relations Analyst informs operational and strategic decisions of the branch, sector and department and contributes to identifying and resolving issues and queries in collaboration with francophone regional authorities. The Analyst conducts environmental scans, collects and analyzes data from a variety of internal and external information sources to identify trends, capacity issues, gaps and potential services to inform increased system effectiveness. The Analyst leads and supports various projects for operations and initiatives led by the branch, such as monitoring and analyzing the progress of francophone regional authorities in implementing provincial programs, priorities, and initiatives.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Le ministère de l’Éducation et de la Garde d’enfants est à la recherche d’un ou d’une analyste des relations avec les parties prenantes au sein de la Direction des services en français (French Language Services Branch – FLSB).
La Direction des services en français (DSF) apporte un soutien au ministre, au ministère et aux quatre autorités régionales francophones (qui gèrent un total de 46 écoles) en assumant un rôle de premier plan en matière d’éducation en français et en fournissant des services de traduction au ministère. La DSF veille à ce que l’éducation francophone soit équitable, appuie les droits et l’accès à une éducation francophone pour les élèves de français langue première, tout en soutenant les programmes d’immersion française et de français langue seconde.
Relevant directement du ou de la gestionnaire des services en français, l’analyste des relations avec les parties prenantes aide la DSF, le secteur et le ministère à prendre des décisions opérationnelles et stratégiques éclairées, à cerner et résoudre les problèmes, à traiter les demandes et à répondre aux questions, tout en collaborant avec les autorités régionales francophones. L’analyste effectue des analyses de l’environnement, ainsi que la collecte et l’analyse de données provenant de diverses sources d’information internes et externes afin de dégager des tendances et de cerner les problèmes de capacité, les lacunes et les possibilités de services en vue d’améliorer l’efficacité du système. L’analyste dirige et appuie différents projets opérationnels et initiatives de la DSF, incluant le suivi et l’analyse des progrès de la mise en œuvre des initiatives, des priorités et des programmes provinciaux par les autorités régionales francophones.