Field Services Manager

Job Information
Job Title: Field Services Manager
Job Requisition ID: 59670
Ministry: 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: July 02, 2024.
Classification: Manager Zone 2
Salary: $3,147.32 to $4,235.37 bi-weekly ($82,145 - $110,543/year)

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Alberta Education supports students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12. Share your talent, your leadership and your success as you shape the future of education in Alberta. The Ministry provides funding to over 300 provincial school authorities for ECS to Grade 12, within the Financial Services and Capital Planning Division.

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Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Indigenous and North Services Branch, the Field Services Manager leads a team in supporting the department, Minister of Education and several Kindergarten to Grade 12 First Nations, provincial education, charter and independent school authorities across a broad geographic area of the province. Within the context of legislation, regulations and policies, the Field Services Manager promotes innovation and system.

The Field Services Manager promotes innovation and system effectiveness; monitors and provides direction to First Nations and provincial education authorities for compliance on planning, reporting and accountability/assurance requirements; and is accountable for ensuring First Nations and provincial education authority compliance. The Field Services Manager also collaborates with other Field Services Managers to ensure that public, separate, Francophone, charter and independent school authorities and schools in a large geographic area of the province meet requirements related to improving assurance for First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success and ensuring that all Alberta students are knowledgeable, understanding and respectful of First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples - their cultures, languages, histories, Treaties, and the legacy of Residential Schools.

The Field Services Manager also supports First Nations and provincial education, charter and independent school authorities with issues management and fosters continuous improvement.

• Contributes significantly to the department's mandate to provide standards and program implementation direction and supports to First Nations and provincial education authorities.
• Strengthens connections between ministry priorities and First Nations and provincial education authority work in the service of several hundred thousand provincial and approximately 11,000 Kindergarten to Grade 12 First Nations students on reserve across the province of Alberta.
• Oversee and monitor 10 to15 First Nations and provincial education authorities, charter and independent school within a broad geographic area of the province grounded by government and ministry legislation, regulations, policies, directives and procedures to ensure their effective management and operations so that students succeed in learning.
• Leads the annual evaluation and approval of Public, Separate, Charter, Private (Independent) and Francophone school authority Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.
• Leads the review of annual Private School operating plans as per the Private Schools Regulation.
• Ensures provincial school authority compliance and accountability when issues arise, including requiring a school authority to develop an improvement plan and holding the school authority accountable for compliance.
• Gather, synthesize and share system intelligence to keep senior department officials and the Minister apprised of current and emerging opportunities and issues in the field. The department and Minister rely on this position to have significant and in-depth knowledge of 35 First Nations education authorities.
  

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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:

• Systems Thinking - Considers the impact of strategies and changes on the work of clients, stakeholders, and team members and support organization vision and goals through strategic planning of tasks and considering relationships between different work approaches and their impact on different programs, divisions and ministries.
• Creative Problem Solving - Facilitate the creation of a work environment for generating and finding newer ideas to solve existing and potential problems.
• Build Collaborative Environments – Strong track record in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive for Results - Designs and manages projects to achieve intended outcomes and deliverables within allotted timeframes and budget.
• Develop Self and Others – Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within an organization.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• University graduation in a field related to the position assignment, supplemented by three years related experience.
• Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.
• An active Alberta Teaching Certificate is required.
  

Assets:

• Master’s Degree is an asset.
• Leadership experience at the school and or school authority level.
• Comprehensive knowledge of government strategic priorities, policy directions, and ministry business plan goals.
• Overall operations of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system, including the management of numerous school authorities and schools.
• Knowledge of MS Officer Products primarily MS Word and Excel.
• Experience/training in First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit education.
• Good understanding of Indigenous knowledge, traditions and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and applicable provincial legislation and regulations.
• Facilitation, mediation and consensus building skills in complex and conflicting circumstances involving multiple people or organizations.
  

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Notes

There is (1) permanent, full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This position is based in Edmonton. We require you to attach a Cover Letter with your application explaining your qualification and suitability for this role.

The final candidate will be required to undergo a security screening.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) -
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) -
• 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.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please visit 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) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information

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.

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