Senior Program Coordinator

Job Information

Job Title : Senior Program Coordinator

Job Requisition ID : 78222

Ministry : Advanced Education

Location : Edmonton

Full or Part-Time : Full Time

Hours of Work : 36.25 hours per week

Permanent / Temporary : Permanent

Scope : Open Competition

Closing Date : January 7, 2026

Classification : Program Services 4 (024PSA)

Salary : $3,056.50 to $4,006.62 bi-weekly ($79,774- $94,068 / year)

The Ministry of Advanced Education is responsible for an adult learning system that provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality education for Albertans. Within Advanced Education, the Skilled Trades and Partnerships (STP) division delivers programs and services to ensure Alberta remains a destination of choice for professionals and a leader in apprenticeship and skilled trades education. The division is responsible for providing apprenticeship education, skilled trades certification, and foundational learning programs to Albertans to ensure our province has a skilled workforce to support a thriving and diverse economy.

For more information on the Ministry of Advanced Education, please visit : https : / / www.alberta.ca / advanced-education

The Ministry of Advanced Education has an exciting opportunity and is looking for a Senior Program Coordinator to join our team!

Reporting to the Manager, Program Implementation, this position leads multiple large and complex program development and implementation projects, which are focused on supporting Alberta’s economic growth and future skill development needs. You will maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote collaboration and ensure coordinated information sharing and integrated decision‑ to support Alberta’s strategic priorities for apprenticeship education and skilled trades programming.

You will play a lead role in delivery of Advanced Education’s Industry Pathways initiative, which involves collaborating with industry stakeholders to develop and implement new apprenticeship education programs, industry training programs, and designated trades in Alberta.

Required Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Advanced project management and process development knowledge and skills to realize grants, contracts and educational programs and services.
• Experienced in leading the design and redesign of programs and services through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience with educational program development, implementation and management principles and methods, change management and approaches, stakeholder engagement, and workforce development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively build relationships, consult and work with program areas on a variety of projects, and to provide advice to business units on program development and implementation.
• Well-developed critical thinking and analytical skills to actively assess challenges, opportunities, impacts and risks presented in projects and provide input and recommendations to the Manager and Director related to the ongoing enhancement of the Division's policies and operational programs and processes.
• Strong ability to develop clear / concise written reports, briefings, letters, executive summaries, action requests, presentations, etc.
• Organization and prioritization skills to balance multiple ongoing projects at one time and able to meet tight timelines.
• A demonstrated growth mindset with ability to collaborate effectively and integrate ongoing feedback to iteratively refine deliverables, programs, and processes.
• Agility to adapt quickly to changing direction and priorities across multiple subject matters simultaneously.
• Acts as a coach to junior colleagues in the development of their project management documents.
• Serve as Acting Manager as needed.

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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies : https : / / www.alberta.ca / system / files / custom_downloaded_images / psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf .

In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies :

Qualifications

Requirements :

Equivalency : Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of :

Assets Included :

This is (1) permanent position.

Position is located in Edmonton and works 36.25 hours per week, 8 : 15am – 4 : 30pm, Monday through Friday.

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

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.

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 Annie Ostopovich at Annie.Ostopovich@gov.ab.ca.

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