Senior Consultant

Recovery Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Recovery Alberta in Edmonton is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead and support provincial addiction and mental health initiatives. Reporting to Addiction Services leadership, you will coordinate with senior leaders, government partners, clinicians, operational teams, and external stakeholders to advance program delivery and service improvement.

The role requires strong project management, change management, and stakeholder engagement across ministries.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a health-related field.
• PM certification from an accredited institution.
• Specialized expertise in planning, quality improvement, PM, and change management.
• Experience coordinating planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; AMH clinical understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support complex provincial initiatives in Addiction Services.
• Coordinate planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of programs.
• Provide project oversight and liaise with government partners and clinicians.
• Develop governance processes, briefing materials and reports.
• Foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder liaison

Change management

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Master's degree in health-related field

PM certification (e.g., PMP)

Prosci certified

Lean or Six Sigma certified

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing Addiction Services across Alberta. As the Senior Consultant, you will lead and support complex, provincial initiatives that have a direct impact on addiction and mental health care. Reporting to Addiction Services Leadership through the Executive Director, the Senior Consultant supports the project management, planning, development, and coordination with senior leaders, government partners, clinicians, operational teams, and external stakeholders.

Description:

The Senior Consultant is a professional position responsible for supporting and leading complex provincial initiatives and projects sponsored by Addiction Services, including providing project oversight and implementation coordination for Compassionate Intervention and other strategic Addiction and Mental Health (AMH) priorities. Working with a high degree of independence, the incumbent leads, consults, coordinates, and organizes activities related to the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of provincial programs, services, and initiatives. The position is accountable for advancing multiple interconnected workstreams and coordinating stakeholders across operational, clinical, policy, legal, digital health, communications, education, and evaluation functions. The Senior Consultant serves as a key liaison among Addiction Services, Recovery Alberta, Health Shared Services, Government of Alberta ministries, operational leaders, physicians, and external partners. The role requires strong relationship management, facilitation, and influencing skills to build consensus, support cross-ministerial collaboration, and resolve complex issues across organizations with diverse priorities. The position develops and supports implementation plans, governance processes, briefing materials, reports, and recommendations that advance provincial program delivery and service improvement. The role requires demonstrated expertise in business analysis, project management, change management, and systems thinking. The incumbent must be able to work autonomously, navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results within tight timelines while supporting complex initiatives that span multiple stakeholders, sectors, and jurisdictions.

• Classification: Senior Project Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Addiction Services
• Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 29-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 08-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 29-NOV-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Senior Project Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Addiction Services
• Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 29-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 08-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 29-NOV-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree, or equivalent of training and experience, in a health-related field. Relevant project management specific education, training, or certification in project management from an accredited institution. The incumbent will possess a record of accomplishment in the following areas: Specialized expertise in planning methodologies, including quality improvement, project management and change management. Coordination experience in project planning, execution, reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Significant experience in problem solving, risk mitigation, concerns resolution, conflict resolution and negotiation. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with leading a team, making decisions, coaching and teaching, and inspiring and building confidence in others. Demonstrated ability to engage and foster relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Effective communicator with strong organizational skills, influencing skills, interpersonal skills, client-focused orientation and commitment to providing quality services. A robust understanding of the AMH clinical practice environment is required.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Certification/education in: Project management. Change management. Quality improvement. Business or Healthcare Administration. Professional designation in Project Management (e.g. Project Management Professional designation). Prosci certified. AIW, Lean or Six Sigma certified. Health professional designation and registration with the appropriate college if applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.

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