Executive Director, Education Workforce
About The Position
Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister of System Excellence, the Executive Director, Education Workforce provides strategic leadership to a team of policy professionals, while promoting a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and results. This position leads a key priority area for the department, with responsibility for guiding a high-performing team in advancing strategic policy and stakeholder engagement initiatives that align with government priorities and contribute to the long-term strength of Alberta’s K–12 education system. In this role, you will lead a team that works closely with school authorities, professional associations, post-secondary institutions, government partners, and other education stakeholders to develop workforce solutions. Success in this position requires strong political acumen and the ability to navigate a complex and evolving environment while providing sound advice to senior leadership and elected officials. The Executive Director also supports the department and cross-ministry partners in matters related to labour negotiations. The position would be responsible for coordinating, advancing, and operationalizing priority education policy workforce initiatives that cut across certification, recruitment pathways, workforce planning, research, and system partnerships. The Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Teaching Registrar and the Teaching and Leadership Excellence sector as well as other cross-ministry partners to advance priorities.
Requirements
- Extensive senior leadership experience.
- Credibility to inspire confidence, foster trust, and uphold the highest standards of integrity.
- Strategic and collaborative leadership skills.
- Ability to lead, influence, coordinate, and advance education workforce policy by working effectively with subject matter experts across the department and with executive-level partners across government and Alberta’s education system.
- Demonstrated success developing and maintaining effective relationships with large, diverse, and complex stakeholder groups.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to foster collaboration, build strategic partnerships, and navigate sensitive issues with sound judgment.
- Advanced systems thinking, reasoning, judgment, and problem-solving skills to develop practical, evidence-informed solutions in a complex and politically sensitive environment.
- A related degree is required.
Nice To Haves
- A master’s degree is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership to a team of policy professionals.
- Promotes a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and results.
- Leads a key priority area for the department, guiding a high-performing team in advancing strategic policy and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
- Leads a team that works closely with school authorities, professional associations, post-secondary institutions, government partners, and other education stakeholders to develop workforce solutions.
- Provides sound advice to senior leadership and elected officials.
- Supports the department and cross-ministry partners in matters related to labour negotiations.
- Coordinates, advances, and operationalizes priority education policy workforce initiatives that cut across certification, recruitment pathways, workforce planning, research, and system partnerships.
- Works in close partnership with the Teaching Registrar and the Teaching and Leadership Excellence sector as well as other cross-ministry partners to advance priorities.
Benefits
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
