Regulatory Excellence Officer 1

Government of Alberta•Edmonton, AB

3d•CA$64,936 - CA$85,180•Onsite

About The Position

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is the government’s solution provider and supports the significant events in Albertans’ lives, like having a child, getting married, mourning the loss of a loved one, getting a driver’s license, or buying a home. Our ministry is responsible for protecting consumers in an increasingly complex economic environment; overseeing registry activities, like vehicle, business and land registrations; and cutting red tape by one-third to reduce costs, speed up approvals, and make life easier for hard-working Albertans and businesses. The Red Tape Reduction (RTR) Branch is responsible for leading and coordinating efforts to reduce red tape across the Government of Alberta (GOA), including supporting stakeholder engagement activities. The Branch's responsibilities include: Supporting the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction in fulfilling their mandate and portfolio responsibilities and reporting to Cabinet; Chairing the RTR Community of Practice responsible for diffusing expertise and best practices across government. Developing training tools and increasing the capacity of Red Tape Reduction Teams across government to deliver training in support of government's RTR objectives. Providing policy support to government ministries. Monitoring, tracking, and prioritizing RTR initiatives, both regulatory and administrative, across government. Measuring performance and impact of RTR initiatives. Managing RTR recommendations provided through the public website ([email protected]) and industry stakeholders. Creating communications tools, including the Red Tape Reduction Annual Report, demonstrating government's ongoing commitment to focus on reducing red tape, and improving service delivery to Albertans, which remains a top priority even after reaching our initial milestone of a one-third reduction. Managing RTR databases to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date to respond to potential Ministerial requests for information. For more information about the Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/service-alberta. Are you ready to step into a role where your ability to think critically, analyze complex information, and communicate with clarity truly makes an impact? As a regulatory excellence officer with Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, you’ll draw on your policy expertise and research methodology experience to uncover insights, evaluate evidence, and craft well‑reasoned recommendations that drive effective decision‑making. If you thrive on thoughtful analysis and turning complexity into actionable understanding, this role is built for you. Reporting to the Director, Strategic Policy, as the Regulatory Excellence Officer, you bring a solid understanding of policy, research, analysis, and data management to support and advance strategic priorities in relation to the Government of Alberta RTR mandate, along with key internal and external engagement activities. In this position, you will provide project management and outreach support to the Government of Alberta's regulatory excellence efforts and support cross-ministry efforts to track, measure, and reduce regulatory burden. This position requires a broad knowledge of project management, government decision-making processes, policy development, data management, and an understanding of stakeholder engagement principles and creative engagement strategies.

Requirements

A bachelors degree in Political Science, Public Administration, or Economics. Other related fields may be considered.
Equivalencies will be considered on a basis of one year of related experience for one year of education.
Theoretical knowledge of research methodologies, data analysis, and program development.
Work experience in program or policy research.
Experience with or knowledge of government structure and processes.
Experience with or knowledge of program delivery from inception to completion, including program evaluation.
Experience with or knowledge of research methodologies and techniques, statistics, economics, and project planning.
Work experience in project management.
Work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
Work experience in SharePoint and CRM (Dynamics).
Work experience summarizing and presenting a wide variety of data.
Agility and the ability to adapt and be flexible.
Excellent project management skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office with particular emphasis on Excel.
Ability to work with a wide variety of data, and summarize and present draft findings and reports.
Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
Good judgement.
Attention to detail.
Excellent organization and time management skills.
Ability to multi-task.
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
Ability to function pro-actively and independently while contributing effectively within a team.
Strong writing capability, on various platforms and the ability to write for multiple audiences.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Systems thinking – you consider interrelationships and emerging trends to attain goals.
Agility – you identify and manage required change and the associated risks.
Drive for results – you take and delegate responsibility for outcomes.
Creative problem solving – you engage the community and resources at hand to address issues.

Responsibilities

Supporting the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction in fulfilling their mandate and portfolio responsibilities and reporting to Cabinet; Chairing the RTR Community of Practice responsible for diffusing expertise and best practices across government.
Developing training tools and increasing the capacity of Red Tape Reduction Teams across government to deliver training in support of government's RTR objectives.
Providing policy support to government ministries.
Monitoring, tracking, and prioritizing RTR initiatives, both regulatory and administrative, across government.
Measuring performance and impact of RTR initiatives.
Managing RTR recommendations provided through the public website ([email protected]) and industry stakeholders.
Creating communications tools, including the Red Tape Reduction Annual Report, demonstrating government's ongoing commitment to focus on reducing red tape, and improving service delivery to Albertans, which remains a top priority even after reaching our initial milestone of a one-third reduction.
Managing RTR databases to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date to respond to potential Ministerial requests for information.
Drafting briefing notes, correspondence, and related written materials for multiple audiences, considering the audience's needs and level of knowledge.
Tracking departmental RTR initiatives.
Assisting with the development and management of tools to support the estimation and reduction of regulatory compliance costs.
Supporting the planning and development of RTR legislation.
Working across government to review, analyze and organize priority stakeholder submission data along with public form submissions and email correspondence.
Researching and applying cross-jurisdictional best practices in regulatory excellence.
Supporting projects and strategic programming related to government's RTR mandate, including permit decision times and implementation of the Automatic Yes policy and toolkit.
Reviewing documents with a creative and engagement lens.
Supporting strategic engagement with industry and other external stakeholders, through methods including roundtables.
Supporting a strong community of practice across the government of Alberta to facilitate implementation of RTR priorities.
Communicate with other government partners on regulatory burden tracking and actively promote a culture of regulatory excellence when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders.