Senior Analyst

Job Information
Job Title: Senior Analyst
Job Requisition ID: 88448
Ministry: Energy and Minerals
Location: Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 13, 2026
Classification: Program Services 4
Salary: $3,148.20 - $4,126.82 bi-weekly ($82,168 - $107,710/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding career opportunities.

The Ministry of Energy and Minerals is responsible for sustaining the interests of Albertans through the stewardship and responsible development of energy and mineral resource and pore space systems.

Please review Energy and Minerals to learn more and what it has to offer.

The Strategy and Market Access Division is responsible for leading the department’s strategic priorities such as market access, stakeholder engagement, strategic foresight, and economic analysis.

The division consists of three branches:

1. Energy Futures,

2. Market Intelligence, and

3. Engagement and Partnerships.

The Engagement and Partnerships Branch provide strategy and advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister, and the division’s Assistant Deputy Minister on internal and external stakeholder engagement opportunities. The branch builds and maintains networks across the energy eco-system and supports policy leadership in methane management, advancing infrastructure partnerships, and supporting the Government of Alberta's participation in key negotiations with the federal government, other provinces, and industry. The International Advocacy and Engagement unit leads Energy and Minerals’ strategic engagement with international and national stakeholders to advance and protect market access, investment confidence, and jurisdictional positioning. The team implements the delivery of international engagement through missions, major events, and strategic forum as key delivery mechanisms.

Role Responsibilities

Join the International Advocacy and Engagement team, Energy and Minerals, to help deliver high-profile initiatives that advance Alberta's energy and minerals interests through strategic domestic and international engagement. The team leads high-profile advocacy initiatives, ministerial missions, stakeholder engagement activities, and market development efforts that support Alberta's position as a responsible, reliable, and globally competitive energy and minerals supplier.

The Senior Analyst plays a key role in developing and implementing international and national advocacy and engagement strategies that support Alberta's energy and minerals priorities. The position leads complex files with minimal supervision and proactively identifies opportunities to advance government priorities through targeted engagement with domestic and international stakeholders.

Reporting to the Manager, the Senior Analyst operates with a high degree of independence and strategic thinking, navigating complex policy, geopolitical, and market considerations. The role requires strong relationship management, project leadership, and the ability to deliver results in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement domestic and international advocacy and engagement strategies that advance Alberta's energy and minerals priorities and support departmental objectives.
• Translates government and department priorities into targeted advocacy and engagement strategies, identifying priority audiences, desired outcomes, key messages, engagement mechanisms, and opportunities for sustained relationship development.
• Leads the development and execution of strategic advocacy and engagement initiatives, including ministerial missions, major international and domestic engagements, conferences, and other high-profile opportunities.
• Independently manages complex engagement files and projects, requiring minimal supervision and a high degree of initiative, judgment, and accountability.
• Conducts jurisdictional scanning, market intelligence gathering, stakeholder analysis, and policy research to identify emerging opportunities and risks and recommend targeted advocacy and engagement responses.
• Proactively builds and maintains collaborative relationships across the Strategy and Market Access Division, the department, and other Government of Alberta ministries to identify opportunities for coordination, advance shared priorities, and support cross-government advocacy and engagement initiatives.
• Develops strategic advice, briefing materials, correspondence, and recommendations for consideration by the Minister, Deputy Minister, Executive Leadership Team, and senior officials.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Systems Thinking: Considers connections across ministries, governments, industry, and international markets when developing advocacy and engagement strategies and recommendations.
• Build Collaborative Networks: Builds trusted relationships across the Government of Alberta and with international and domestic stakeholders to gather intelligence, identify opportunities, coordinate efforts, and advance shared priorities.
• Creative Problem Solving: Assesses complex and ambiguous issues and develops practical approaches, identifying emerging opportunities and adapting engagement plans as priorities shift.
• Agility: adjusts plans and advice while maintaining focus on key outcomes.

Qualifications

University degree in a related field, plus a minimum of four (4) years of related experience.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

• Advanced knowledge of Alberta Energy and Minerals’ business goals and objectives.
• Familiarity with government process and procedures.
• Knowledge of Alberta’s energy industry and the global energy landscape, including key challenges and opportunities for Alberta.
• Knowledge and application of United States political and energy landscape.
• Experience leading and managing major international engagements from planning through delivery.
• Experience in communications or related field.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This is a full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, 8:15am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

The position is based in Edmonton or Calgary.

A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the position and qualifications is required.

A written assessment may be used as part of the screening/selection process.

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the ownership of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) .
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

It is also recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Jane McEwen at [email protected].