AVP Policy & Engagement

Safetycodes; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Vacation + personal days

Health and dental premiums

Job summary

Safety Codes Council in Edmonton, Alberta, is seeking an Associate Vice President, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement. This permanent, full-time role reports to the VP, Regulatory Affairs and leads policy, engagement, and decision-support for Alberta’s safety codes system.

The AVP provides evidence-informed advice, guides stakeholder engagement, and strengthens public safety outcomes. The role requires strategic leadership in a highly regulated environment and collaboration with partners.

Qualifications

• Senior policy, engagement, regulatory, governance leadership experience.
• Ability to distill complex issues into practical options and decisions.
• Experience advising senior decision-makers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal policy stewardship including governance, operational, and safety policies.
• Provide expert policy advice aligning with mandate and statutory obligations.
• Monitor and analyze safety system issues using evidence and risk assessments.
• Prepare briefing notes, options, and recommendations for senior leaders.

Skills

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence-based advice

Education

University degree in Political Science/Economics/Arts/Business/Law/Public Administration

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

POSITION PROFILE

Organization: Safety Codes Council
Location: Edmonton, Alberta — Hybrid
Position Title: Associate Vice President, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement
Reports to: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Position Type: Permanent, Full-time
Number of Positions: One (1)
Salary Range: $135,000–$212,400
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Closing Date: August 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST, or until a suitable candidate is selected, with interviews conducted on a rolling basis.

REWARDING CAREERS ARE BUILT HERE

At the Safety Codes Council, our work supports public safety and confidence in Alberta’s safety codes system. We are an independent, self-funded regulatory organization that provides oversight of technical disciplines and Alberta’s safety codes system through education, guidance, support, services, and collaboration with industry professionals and partners.

What sets us apart is not only what we do, but how we do it. Our people are trusted professionals who value sound judgment, learning, integrity, collaboration, and meaningful impact. We are committed to supporting career growth and well-being by providing the tools, opportunities, and environment people need to succeed, develop, and thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Safety Codes Council is seeking an Associate Vice President, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement to lead the Council’s policy and engagement function and team. Reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, this senior leadership role serves as a primary source of policy expertise for the Council and supports work connected to the Minister’s public policy objectives for Alberta’s safety codes system.

This role brings together public policy leadership, stakeholder engagement, decision support, and people leadership. The AVP will provide evidence-informed advice, guide engagement that supports sound decisions, and strengthen the Council’s ability to deliver public safety and system value for Albertans, customers, partners, and the safety codes system.

The successful candidate will operate in a highly technical and regulated environment shaped by legislation, regulations, codes, and bylaws. They will bring the judgment, clarity, curiosity, and relationship skill needed to translate complex issues into practical options, advice, and decisions that support public safety and system value.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead policy stewardship, policy advice, and decision support

• Lead the Council’s internal policy stewardship function, including governance, corporate, operational, and safety system policies.


• Provide expert advice so policies support the Council’s mandate, strategic goals, legislative obligations, decision‑making needs, and safety codes system priorities.


• Monitor, research, and analyze emerging safety system issues using evidence such as jurisdictional scans, environmental scans, engagement findings, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, and risk assessments.


• Prepare briefing notes, options, recommendations, presentations, and supporting analysis for senior decision‑makers.


• Clarify implications, trade‑offs, risks, decision points, and recommended paths forward so leaders can make informed and transparent decisions.

Lead stakeholder engagement that informs policy and recommendations

• Provide strategic advice on engagement design, planning, execution, and evaluation to inform Council policy and recommendations on safety codes system matters.


• Lead or facilitate engagement processes on behalf of Council Executive or Council teams, including in‑person engagement where required.


• Design engagement approaches that are purposeful, inclusive, respectful, transparent, and appropriate to the policy issue or decision.


• Listen actively, value input, create space for creative ideas and meaningful feedback, and provide clarity about how input will be considered.

Lead people, priorities, and team success

• Lead the Policy and Engagement team with balanced accountability for technical excellence, people leadership, and organizational outcomes.


• Set priorities, provide clarity and direction, remove barriers, and help team members understand how their work contributes to Council strategy, customer value, public safety, and the safety codes system.


• Coach and develop people by building capability, strengthening judgment and confidence, and creating opportunities for growth, learning, and broader contribution.


• Foster a calm, supportive, and accountable environment where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement can thrive.


• Create the conditions for people and teams to do meaningful work, grow professionally, and succeed together.

Build enterprise, governance, and system‑level impact

• Contribute to enterprise‑level decision‑making by providing clear policy advice, practical recommendations, strategic options, and risk‑informed analysis.


• Lead or participate in working groups with partners, industry representatives, provincial regulators, provincial and municipal government staff, and other contributors.


• Provide briefings, updates, advice, and recommendations to the Executive Team, including the President and CEO, on issues and priorities.


• Engage sub‑councils by delivering presentations, collecting input and feedback, supporting working groups, and helping ensure governance processes and expectations are followed.


• Support sub‑council membership activities, including appointments, reappointments, retirements, succession planning, and related Board briefing materials.

WHAT YOU BRING

Education

You bring a university degree in Political Science, Economics, Arts, Business, Law, Public Administration, or a related field. Equivalent combinations of education and directly related senior policy, engagement, regulatory, government, governance, or enterprise leadership experience may be considered where they demonstrate the required knowledge, judgment, and capability for the role.

Education, coursework, or exposure related to product management, service design, lean, agile, customer experience, value measurement, continuous improvement, innovation methods, governance, or public administration is considered an asset.

Experience and expertise

You bring senior‑level experience and credibility in areas such as:

• Public policy development, implementation, evaluation, and governance, including complex issues, multiple perspectives, senior decision‑makers, and system‑level implications.


• Policy reviews, policy initiatives, engagement processes, contributor alignment, reporting, evaluation, implementation support, and risk assessment.


• Providing advice to senior decision‑makers, including recommendations that identify risks, trade‑offs, implications, and practical paths forward.


• Designing, leading, implementing, or evaluating engagement activities with internal and external contributors.


• Leading teams and people, including coaching, feedback, development, prioritization, and accountability.


• Working across functions and with government, regulators, industry, Council bodies, nominating organizations, internal leaders, and system partners to build alignment and deliver outcomes.

Knowledge and capabilities

You bring strong knowledge of public policy principles, engagement and consultation practices, facilitation, engagement evaluation, government operating contexts, and Alberta’s safety codes system — or the ability to rapidly demonstrate that knowledge in role.

You are comfortable working with complex technical, legislative, regulatory, governance, and system information, and can distill that complexity into clear insights, practical recommendations, and decision‑ready communication.

You are digitally fluent and confident using Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools, with sound judgment around the responsible use of data, automation, and emerging technologies such as AI to improve decision‑making, efficiency, and outcomes.

LEADERSHIP PROFILE

You are a senior leader who can balance policy, stakeholder trust, enterprise influence, and people leadership. You lead with clarity, sound judgment, courage, care, and accountability.

You create belonging and develop people. You invest in the growth, development, and success of others while maintaining the accountability and focus needed to deliver strong outcomes.

You are comfortable leading through ambiguity, change, complexity, and competing interests. You can challenge assumptions, surface risks and trade‑offs, communicate clearly with executive and technical audiences, and build alignment.

You understand that how work is done matters. You use evidence, feedback, experimentation, learning, and reflection to improve policy, engagement, service, team practices, and outcomes over time.

WHY SAFETY CODES COUNCIL?

You’ll find meaningful work in a collaborative, service‑oriented environment where your leadership will strengthen policy quality, stakeholder engagement, public safety, system relationships, and outcomes for Albertans.

Along with purpose‑driven work, we offer a competitive total rewards package that supports wellbeing, growth, and balance, including:

• Competitive salary, commensurate with education and demonstrated experience.


• Starting four weeks of vacation, plus personal days.


• 100% employer‑paid health and dental premiums.


• A health and lifestyle spending account.


• A flexible, employer‑matched retirement savings plan.


• A hybrid work model that supports focus, collaboration, and flexibility.


• A full‑time work week of 36.25 hours, Monday to Friday.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

This opportunity will remain open until August 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST or until a suitable candidate is selected. Applications may be reviewed and interviews may be conducted on a rolling basis.

This position is subject to pre-employment background screening.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.