Team Lead, Contracts and Grants

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 70324
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 5, 2025
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment
Salary: $2,757.3+ to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,+67 - $+4,068/year)

We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources. We support environmental conservation and protection, sustainable economic prosperity and quality of life.

Finance Division:
The Financial Services Branch delivers timely guidance and expertise in financial planning, contracting, reporting, operations, performance planning, and administrative services, all while managing the ministry’s fiscal resources.

The Contracts and Procurement Unit ensures strong internal controls and compliance with Contract and Grants Policies across the ministry. This unit provides essential support and guidance to program areas in preparing contracts, procurements, and grants. Additionally, Contracts and Procurement serves as the primary liaison with the Office of the Auditor General and Corporate Internal Audit Services for Contract and Grant audits.

Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, Financial Operations, the Team Lead of the Contracts and Procurement Unit will manage, lead, and mentor a dedicated team, ensuring alignment with the Ministry’s contracting and grant policies and processes. This role is crucial in supporting the Ministry’s vast program areas and service delivery regions, overseeing an annual procurement portfolio of approximately $600 million in contracted services and more than $100 million in community program funding through grants.

Operating with a high degree of independence, the Team Lead provides strategic expertise, guiding the adaptation, implementation, and integration of corporate contract and grant policies, procedures, and best practices within both the Ministry and the Government of Alberta (GoA). Additionally, this role maintains clear communication channels with government contracting and grant staff, ensuring consistent updates on policies and processes and facilitating informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership and Advisory: Offer high-level expertise, guidance, and direction in developing Ministry contract, procurement, and grant strategies and policies.
Compliance Review: Oversee procurements, contracts and grants, ensuring alignment with Ministry and GoA policies, legislation, and trade agreements at the regional, national, and international levels.
Operational Support: Act as a central operational support, coordinating and reporting contracting activities to the Contract Review and Grant Selection Committee (CRGSC).
Project Management: Coordinate cross-divisional or GoA procurement, contract and grant initiatives, providing direction and ensuring best practices.
Process Improvement: Recommend improvements to procurement, contract and grant processes, reinforcing best practices across the Ministry.
Stakeholder Education: Deliver ongoing training and support to Ministry stakeholders on procurement, contract and grant processes, building awareness of business requirements.

This role upholds consistency, accountability, and integrity across all Ministry divisions, promoting the core objective of achieving the best value for money. Operating within the Government of Alberta Procurement Accountability Framework, the Team Lead ensures full compliance with all relevant trade agreements, legislation, and policies.

Additional Responsibilities:
Clear Documentation: Prepare timely, coherent materials (letters, briefing notes, reports, presentations, etc.) for senior officials and the executive team, even under short timelines.
Collaboration: Liaise with other Ministries, decision-makers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared understanding on key issues.
Policy Development: Identify and resolve policy issues, developing well-founded recommendations for actions and solutions.

Please
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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Please be advised that we will be conducting a competency based interview for this competition. The behavioral competencies that have been deemed as critical for this role include:

Agility: You have the ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities when overseeing day-to-day operations.

Creative Problem Solving: You will have the ability to assess, evaluate and make recommendations to enhance operations and programming.

Develop Self and Others: You have the desire and drive to mentor and assist staff to understand their roles in the bigger picture of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas as well as provide training so that they have the tools for effective program delivery.

Build Collaborative Environments: You will lead and support staff to meet the Ministry’s Contract, Procurement and Grant outcomes.

Develop Networks: You will proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

Other Relevant Attributes: Capability for public speaking; ability to navigate high-volume, fast-paced workloads; capacity to manage tight and coinciding timelines.

Qualifications
Required:
A completed university degree in a related field, preferably in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or Commerce.
A minimum of four (4) years of directly related experience in procurement, contract, and grant management.

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

Assets:
Experience in a supervisory or leadership role within procurement or contract management.
Certification in CPPB (Certified Public Procurement Buyer), SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional), Project Management, or CPA/CA/CMA/CGA.
Knowledge of government-wide and departmental policies, best practices, and financial implications related to procurement and grant management.
Familiarity with grant management software, data analysis, and reporting tools, including the ability to effectively conduct year-end and quarterly reporting activities.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to
Notes
This full-time, permanent position is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Remote work from outside Edmonton or alternative locations are not available for this role.
The work schedule is Monday to Friday, from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM, totaling 36.25 hours per week.

Please submit your cover letter and updated resume, including clear and concise specific examples that demonstrate how your qualifications meet the advertised requirements and competencies.


Resume Guidelines:

Employment Experience:
Indicate the duration of employment (month, year).
Specify the employment status (e.g., casual, part-time, or full-time).
Example: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 200+, Part-time (three 8-hour shifts/week).

Post-Secondary Education:
Specify your major and the length of the program.
Indicate the year of graduation.
Example: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017).

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.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.
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.
Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
Leadership and mentorship programs.
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.

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 Jane McEwen, TAS Administrator via email at Jane.Mcewen@gov.ab.ca.