This posting is for one (1) full-time Temporary position ending on or before December 31, 2026The Strategic Planning Advisor will work to connect strategy to operations and help Bureaus across the service leverage their expertise to meet EPS's strategic goals. Embedded within the Recruiting & Promotion Branch, this position provides independent analytical, evaluation, and advisory support to leadership to ensure promotion processes are effective, fair, defensible, and continuously improving.
The position complements operational and administrative functions by focusing on why processes work, how they can be improved, and how evidence can be used to inform leadership decision-making, rather than on scheduling or delivery of individual promotion activities. Through research, performance measurement, and project support, the Specialist helps the Section anticipate future needs, respond to oversight and organizational priorities, and take promotion processes to the next level in alignment with Service-wide strategic goals.
The position will:
- Provide strategic analysis, evaluation advice, and recommendations to leadership to support promotion-related decision-making.
- Translate organizational priorities, risks, and long-term objectives into actionable plans and evaluation strategies.
- Design, implement, and maintain evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and fairness of promotion processes.
- Conduct research and environmental scans to identify best practices in policing, public sector promotions, and assessment methodologies.
- Analyze promotion data, performance metrics, and trends to support strategic planning and operational decision-making.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), outcome measures, and performance reporting frameworks.
- Maintain and enhance data management systems, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, governance, and quality assurance.
- Prepare defensible reports, audits, business cases, and evidence-based recommendations using reliable data and analysis.
- Develop, review, and update policies, business rules, procedures, evaluation frameworks, and related promotion documentation.
- Lead or support promotion-related projects, process improvement initiatives, and complex multi-stakeholder programs.
- Apply project and change management principles to manage timelines, risks, implementation, dependencies, and post-implementation evaluations.
- Support the design, review, validation, and continuous improvement of promotion examinations and assessment processes.
- Prepare presentations, reports, findings, and recommendations for senior leadership, executive committees, and oversight bodies.
- Respond to executive, legislative, and oversight inquiries regarding promotion processes, outcomes, and evaluation results.
Qualifications:- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a combination of: strategic and operational business planning, working with corporate performance measures and budgets; business case development. Leadership and project management experience within a public sector environment would be beneficial.
- University Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Planning, Public Administration, Criminology, Social Sciences, or a related field.
- Training, experience, or certification in project management, business analytics, or change management.
- Ability to synthesize complex data, identify systemic issues, and develop practical, forward-looking solutions
- Able to take initiative and thrive on ownership and responsibility.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills with an ability to break down complex concepts and communicate without prejudice, while forming collaborative partnerships that engage various levels within the organization.
- Proven ability to manage multiple, complex projects with competing timelines and stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills, with experience navigating cross-functional environments.
- Degree of professionalism, discretion, and ethical responsibility when working with confidential information.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and respond quickly to emerging issues.
- Commitment to equity, diversity, reconciliation, and inclusion in evaluation design and decision-making.
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative research methods, performance measurement, and analytic techniques.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including experience with graphing and the use of Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel.
Hours of Work: 33.75 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Hours of work may be subject to the terms and conditions of a variable hours of work program.
Salary Range: 21M, Salary Grade: 030, $51.61- $65.21 (Hourly); $3,483.70- $4,402.20 (Bi-Weekly): $90,925.68 - $114,897.81 (Annually). The rates quoted are in accordance with a collective agreement between the Union and the City of Edmonton.
General:- The City of Edmonton thanks applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Candidates considered for the position will be contacted.
- Please include a current resume and cover letter with your online application.
- Applicants may be tested and/or required to provide samples of work.
