Issues Manager – Government Executive Office

David Aplin Recruiting; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

David Aplin Recruiting is seeking an experienced Issues Manager to support the Government of Alberta's executive office in downtown Edmonton. This fast-paced, highly visible role requires strong briefing note preparation, stakeholder coordination, and meticulous attention to detail under tight timelines.

The position is a 3-month contract, offering exposure to senior leadership and cross-branch collaboration to ensure timely deliverables and well-coordinated materials.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting an executive office or senior government leadership
• Strong issues management and executive coordination skills
• Proven ability to prepare briefing notes and decision materials
• Proficient with SharePoint and 1GX

Responsibilities

• Track high-priority action requests and deadlines
• Prepare briefing notes, decision documents, and presentations
• Review executive materials for accuracy before leadership
• Coordinate information from multiple branches for executive review
• Manage executive meetings, agendas, and action items
• Maintain tracking systems and SharePoint documentation

Skills

Issues management

Executive coordination

Briefing notes

Stakeholder management

SharePoint

Written communication

Tools

SharePoint

1GX

Reporting tools

Job description

We’re recruiting an experienced Issues Manager to support an executive officewithin the Government of Alberta.

This is a fast-paced, highly visible role for someone who understands how government executive offices operate and can confidently manage competing priorities, emerging issues, and time-sensitive requests. You’ll work closely with senior leadership to ensure briefing materials, correspondence, action requests, and key deliverables are accurate, well coordinated, and completed on time.

This is a 3-month contract located downtown Edmonton.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Track high-priority action requests, commitments, deadlines and follow-ups
• Prepare and coordinate briefing notes, decision documents, correspondence, reports and presentations
• Review executive materials for accuracy, completeness and quality before they reach senior leadership
• Gather information from multiple branches and turn it into clear, concise materials for executive review
• Identify emerging issues, risks and gaps and ensure they are escalated appropriately
• Coordinate responses to requests from senior leadership, Ministerial offices, central agencies and other government stakeholders
• Manage executive meetings, agendas, action items and follow-up requirements
• Maintain effective tracking systems and documentation
• Manage and organize documents and information within SharePoint
• Use 1GX for applicable reporting, approvals, tracking and administrative/financial processes
• Support business planning, reporting and financial tracking as required
• Work across branches to obtain information and keep time-sensitive deliverables moving
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tracking and information flow within the ADM Office
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

What We’re Looking For

• Previous Government of Alberta experience is strongly preferred
• Experience supporting an executive office or senior government leadership team
• Strong issues management, executive coordination or program/operational management experience
• Demonstrated experience preparing briefing notes, executive correspondence, reports and decision materials
• Hands-on experience with 1GX
• Strong SharePoint experience
• Excellent written communication and ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely
• Ability to manage multiple urgent and competing priorities without losing attention to detail
• Strong relationship-building skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers.Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.