Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Child Care Supports and Grant Administration, and as a member of the Management Team within Child Care Administration, the Manager, Grants and Contracts is accountable for the strategic oversight of procurement, grant, and contract activities across multiple programs.

This position ensures that all processes and activities comply with legislation, policy, and ministry directives, while supporting the Division's mandate to deliver accessible, affordable, and high-quality childcare across Alberta.

The Manager oversees the development, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of grants and contracts, ensures program compliance, and provides evidence-informed analysis and reporting to support leadership decision-making. While staff lead operational implementation, this role is accountable for quality assurance, risk management, and endorsement of recommendations. The Manager also builds staff capacity to work with guided autonomy within a structured framework.

Responsibilities include:

1. Oversight of Grant and Program Administration: Oversee the planning, development, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of multiple grant programs to enhance affordability, access, inclusion, and quality within Alberta's childcare system under the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
2. Oversight of Strategic Procurement: Oversee targeted procurement initiatives, including negotiation and execution of agreements, ensuring alignment with program objectives and cost-effectiveness.
3. Compliance, Monitoring, and Performance Oversight: Ensure performance data and program results are collected, analyzed, reported, and linked to ministry frameworks, operational plans, and business plans.
4. Staff Development and Capacity-Building: Lead a team of contract and grant specialists, providing oversight, feedback, guidance, and mentoring to support professional growth, autonomy, and purpose.
5. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Represent Child Care Administration to key stakeholders, including advocacy bodies, service providers, and federal/provincial counterparts.
   Resource and Budget Oversight: Accountable for effective and equitable allocation of human and financial resources across multiple programs and portfolios.
6. Data, Analysis and Reporting Accountability: Oversee collection, validation, and analysis of program and procurement data across multiple grants and contracts.

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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: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Systems Thinking – Understands and manages complex systems across multiple programs.
• Agility - Responds effectively to evolving priorities and policy directions.
• Drive for Results - Ensures oversight achieves high-quality, policy-aligned outcomes.
• Build Collaborative Environments - Fosters teamwork and guided autonomy within a structured oversight framework.
• Creative Problem Solving - Identifies solutions while maintaining compliance and accountability.

Qualifications

University graduation in a field related to the position (Business Management, Procurement, Contact/Asset Management etc.), supplemented by four years related experience.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis. Depending on the applicable statutory or unique requirements of the position, specific qualifications may apply.

Applicants are required to include a cover letter detailing their leadership capabilities, as well as their experience in grant program administration. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Broad knowledge of Alberta's Child Care Delivery system, related programming, and intergovernmental agreements.
• Comprehensive understanding of Ministry strategic directions, legislation, and procurement policy.
• Knowledge of grant and contract administration, human resource management, fiscal management, and public consultation techniques.
• Understanding of risk management and governance principles in public sector funding and procurement.
• Oversight of grant and/or contract management.
• Managing large budgets and diverse teams.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring operational plans.
• Collaborating with diverse stakeholders and community groups.
• Supervising and developing staff in multi-program or multi-contract environments.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a full-time permanent position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This position is based at any Government of Alberta office across the province.

Final candidates will be required to undergo reference checks, academic verification as well as provide a satisfactory security screening.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

What we offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.