AVP Policy & Engagement

Safety Codes Council•Edmonton, AB

6d•CA$135,000 - CA$212,400•Hybrid

About The Position

The Safety Codes Council is seeking an Associate Vice President, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement to lead the Council’s policy and engagement function and team. Reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, this senior leadership role serves as a primary source of policy expertise for the Council and supports work connected to the Minister’s public policy objectives for Alberta’s safety codes system. This role brings together public policy leadership, stakeholder engagement, decision support, and people leadership. The AVP will provide evidence-informed advice, guide engagement that supports sound decisions, and strengthen the Council’s ability to deliver public safety and system value for Albertans, customers, partners, and the safety codes system. The successful candidate will operate in a highly technical and regulated environment shaped by legislation, regulations, codes, and bylaws. They will bring the judgment, clarity, curiosity, and relationship skill needed to translate complex issues into practical options, advice, and decisions that support public safety and system value.

Requirements

University degree in Political Science, Economics, Arts, Business, Law, Public Administration, or a related field.
Equivalent combinations of education and directly related senior policy, engagement, regulatory, government, governance, or enterprise leadership experience may be considered where they demonstrate the required knowledge, judgment, and capability for the role.
Senior-level experience and credibility in areas such as: Public policy development, implementation, evaluation, and governance, including complex issues, multiple perspectives, senior decision-makers, and system-level implications.
Policy reviews, policy initiatives, engagement processes, contributor alignment, reporting, evaluation, implementation support, and risk assessment.
Providing advice to senior decision-makers, including recommendations that identify risks, trade-offs, implications, and practical paths forward.
Designing, leading, implementing, or evaluating engagement activities with internal and external contributors.
Leading teams and people, including coaching, feedback, development, prioritization, and accountability.
Working across functions and with government, regulators, industry, Council bodies, nominating organizations, internal leaders, and system partners to build alignment and deliver outcomes.
Strong knowledge of public policy principles, engagement and consultation practices, facilitation, engagement evaluation, government operating contexts, and Alberta’s safety codes system — or the ability to rapidly demonstrate that knowledge in role.
Comfortable working with complex technical, legislative, regulatory, governance, and system information, and can distill that complexity into clear insights, practical recommendations, and decision-ready communication.
Digitally fluent and confident using Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools, with sound judgment around the responsible use of data, automation, and emerging technologies such as AI to improve decision-making, efficiency, and outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Education, coursework, or exposure related to product management, service design, lean, agile, customer experience, value measurement, continuous improvement, innovation methods, governance, or public administration is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead policy stewardship, policy advice, and decision support
Lead the Council’s internal policy stewardship function, including governance, corporate, operational, and safety system policies.
Provide expert advice so policies support the Council’s mandate, strategic goals, legislative obligations, decision-making needs, and safety codes system priorities.
Monitor, research, and analyze emerging safety system issues using evidence such as jurisdictional scans, environmental scans, engagement findings, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, and risk assessments.
Prepare briefing notes, options, recommendations, presentations, and supporting analysis for senior decision-makers.
Clarify implications, trade-offs, risks, decision points, and recommended paths forward so leaders can make informed and transparent decisions.
Lead stakeholder engagement that informs policy and recommendations
Provide strategic advice on engagement design, planning, execution, and evaluation to inform Council policy and recommendations on safety codes system matters.
Lead or facilitate engagement processes on behalf of Council Executive or Council teams, including in-person engagement where required.
Design engagement approaches that are purposeful, inclusive, respectful, transparent, and appropriate to the policy issue or decision.
Listen actively, value input, create space for creative ideas and meaningful feedback, and provide clarity about how input will be considered.
Lead people, priorities, and team success
Lead the Policy and Engagement team with balanced accountability for technical excellence, people leadership, and organizational outcomes.
Set priorities, provide clarity and direction, remove barriers, and help team members understand how their work contributes to Council strategy, customer value, public safety, and the safety codes system.
Coach and develop people by building capability, strengthening judgment and confidence, and creating opportunities for growth, learning, and broader contribution.
Foster a calm, supportive, and accountable environment where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement can thrive.
Create the conditions for people and teams to do meaningful work, grow professionally, and succeed together.
Build enterprise, governance, and system-level impact
Contribute to enterprise-level decision-making by providing clear policy advice, practical recommendations, strategic options, and risk-informed analysis.
Lead or participate in working groups with partners, industry representatives, provincial regulators, provincial and municipal government staff, and other contributors.
Provide briefings, updates, advice, and recommendations to the Executive Team, including the President and CEO, on issues and priorities.
Engage sub-councils by delivering presentations, collecting input and feedback, supporting working groups, and helping ensure governance processes and expectations are followed.
Support sub-council membership activities, including appointments, reappointments, retirements, succession planning, and related Board briefing materials.