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Alberta Municipal Affairs
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Job Title: Director, Planning & Dispute
Resolution
Job Classification: Senior Manager
Salary Range: $77,352
TO $118,296 per annum
Closing Date: April 18, 2008.
Open Competition - Number: 047924
Municipal Affairs, Edmonton - Are you passionate about ensuring good government
in Alberta? Are you a leader with skills you want to use to support
better community planning and enhanced inter-municipal relationships?
If the answer to these questions is yes, this is an opportunity
you don't want to miss.
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Municipal Services Branch,
you will lead a team that carries out research and recommendations
on municipal and regional planning issues, provides advice to municipalities
on local and regional planning matters, and offers tools to assist
municipalities in developing local solutions to local disputes.
Your knowledge of Alberta's municipal sector, the principles of
sound community planning, and effective dispute resolution techniques
and approaches, will be major factors in ensuring the success of
the Planning and Dispute Resolution team. You will be expected
to apply your skills and knowledge in a complex and evolving environment,
working with staff, peers, and key stakeholders, to collect and
analyze information, to make policy recommendations, and to assist
in developing and implementing new policies and initiatives.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, exceptional written
and oral communication skills and strong personal organization
and project management skills are needed to ensure success in this
role.
Qualifications: A Degree in Public
Administration, Business Administration, Political
Science or another related discipline, is required;
a Master's degree is an asset, as is certification in a planning
discipline and/or dispute resolution. Extensive directly
related government experience, provincial or municipal,
in policy development, strategic planning or project
management is desirable. Equivalencies will be considered.
Note: This competition may be used to fill future vacancies within
the Government of Alberta. Final candidates for this position will
be asked to undergo a security screening.
Online applications are preferred. If you are unable to submit
an electronic version of your resume, please submit your resume, quoting the
competition number, to: Alberta Municipal Affairs, Human Resource Services,
18th Floor, 10155 -102 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4L4, Fax #: (780) 422-0214.
Please ensure you quote the competition number.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only individuals
selected for an interview will be contacted. |
