Contract Specialist

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Job Title : Contract Specialist

Job Requisition ID : 77755

Ministry : Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

Location : Edmonton

Full or Part-Time : Full Time

Hours of Work : 36.25hours per week

Permanent / Temporary : Permanent

Scope : Open Competition

Closing Date : February 3, 2026

Classification : Finance 2

Salary : $2,487.97 to $3,263.63bi-weekly ($64,936 - $85,181 / year)

The Alberta Public Service (APS) is taking a One Finance approach to the delivery of financial services. Financial services include the delivery of financial planning, reporting and operations, as well as ongoing engagement with policy and program areas to provide strategic decision-making support. There are three top leadership priorities that support this One Finance approach : proactively supporting our talent across the finance community; providing collaborative and responsive services to our business partners; and actively engaging in continuous improvement of the way we support each other and do business within our teams and across the entire finance community. To learn more about the Government of Alberta finance community and how you can make a positive difference in the lives of Albertans, we encourage you to visit our Finance Career Hub for more information.

Role Responsibilities

The Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is looking for a Contract Specialist.

The Contract Specialist is responsible for reviewing all procurement and contracting activities. This includes assessing whether these activities comply with established processes, guidelines and applicable trade agreements. The Contract Specialist also conducts audits, investigations and prepares comprehensive reports to support management decision-making.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Reviewing contract documentation submitted by Ministry program areas.
• Continuously evaluate, recommend, and implement updates to the Ministry's contracting policies, including the Contract for Services policy and 1GX standardization processes.
• Identify contracts that may contravene with the Ministry's and / or Government of Alberta's contracting policies and processes.
• Accurate and timely preparation of contract reporting for the Ministry.
• Support the transfer of contracting activities in and out of the Ministry due to organizational restructuring.
• Respond to Office of the Auditor General and Corporate Internal Audit Service inquiries.
• Work together with Manager and Contract Management Unit team members to ensure workloads are evenly distributed.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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.

Creative Problem Solving – Works in open teams to share ideas and process issues, uses wide range of techniques to break down problems, allows others to think creatively and voice ideas, brings the right people together to solve issues and identifies new solutions for the organization.

Drive for Results – Aligns different groups to achieve goals and realize broader outcomes, defines work mission to achieve APS goals and integrate projects, provides bold advice to stakeholders and proactively improves overall performance, measured through metrics.

Develop Networks – Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative, creates impactful relationships with the right people, ensures needs of varying groups are represented, goes beyond to meet stakeholder needs and ensures all needs are heard and understood.

Build Collaborative Environments – Creates an open environment of communication, promotes sharing of expertise, initiates strategic communication systems, anticipates and addresses potential conflict areas, inspires with a bold, complete and shared vision and leads cross-functional collaboration.

Equivalency : Related diploma plus 3 years directly related experience.

Assets :

A cover letter must accompany your application and should indicate how your previous work experience aligns to the qualifications and competencies required. Please provide clear examples of how you meet the criteria and skills required in your cover letter. Failure to provide a cover letter will lead to the application being screened out. Cover letter will be one of the ways to assess communication skills of candidates.

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.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

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.

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 for a job online. Please visit https : / / www.alberta.ca / job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles , 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)( https : / / www.alberta.ca / international-qualifications-assessment.aspx ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https : / / canalliance.org / en / default.html ).

It is 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. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact PSC.FTA@gov.ab.ca .

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