Manager, Data Collections
About The Position
The Ministry of Advanced Education 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, and supporting academic research and innovation. The Data Management and Governance (DMG) unit aims to improve the ministry’s data maturity by collecting and providing oversight of key administrative data from the advanced learning system, and developing, implementing, and evolving stewardship of the Department's major administrative datasets and enterprise-wide data management and governance. As the Data Collections Manager, you will lead core post‑secondary data collections for Advanced Education, ensuring the Department and advanced learning system have high‑quality, reliable enrolment, application, financial, and tuition data for analytics, accountability, and policy development. In this role, you will build strong stakeholder relationships, balancing business requirements with red tape reduction, and supporting post-secondary institution contacts to submit and access learning system data. You will play a critical role in making data accessible, reliable, and usable for government, post-secondary institutions, and the public. To do this work, you will apply key legislation including the Tuition and Fees Regulation, the Protection of Privacy Act, and the Post‑Secondary Learning Act.
Requirements
- University graduation in Library Science, Data Science, Arts, Public Administration, and Economics or in a field related to the position assignment, supplemented by four years related experience. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.
- Leading healthy, innovative teams
- Managing stakeholder relationships
- Implementing continuous improvement in data management and governance, including standard data documentation (data dictionaries, business glossaries, data models, etc.)
- Communicating complex data to an executive audience
- Analyzing data, especially descriptive statistics
- Familiarity with concepts related to post-secondary learning delivery, measurement, and credentials such as full-load equivalent, work-integrated learning, etc.
- Experience working with databases and data warehouses, including writing and automating queries in SQL, Python, etc.
Nice To Haves
- Experience applying artificial intelligence tools to data management and governance in a public sector context
- Experience bringing a data lens to IT system builds
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Protection of Privacy Act and the Tuition and Fees Regulation.
- Knowledge of Alberta's advanced learning system (providers, sectors, governance)
Responsibilities
- Lead core post‑secondary data collections for Advanced Education, ensuring the Department and advanced learning system have high‑quality, reliable enrolment, application, financial, and tuition data for analytics, accountability, and policy development.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships, balancing business requirements with red tape reduction, and supporting post-secondary institution contacts to submit and access learning system data.
- Play a critical role in making data accessible, reliable, and usable for government, post-secondary institutions, and the public.
- Apply key legislation including the Tuition and Fees Regulation, the Protection of Privacy Act, and the Post‑Secondary Learning Act.
Benefits
- Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Leadership and mentorship programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
