Job Title:Senior Talent Management Consultant

Ministry:Public Service Commission

Full or Part-Time:Full Time

Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent The Alberta Public Service Help Shape Leadership Across the Alberta Public Service

If you're passionate about leadership, curious about people potential, and energized by helping organizations make thoughtful talent decisions, this role offers a unique prospect to influence leadership across the Alberta Public Service (APS).

The Leadership and Talent Management Branch is building a stronger, more integrated approach to executive talent management across the APS. We partner with senior leaders to strengthen leadership pipelines, improve succession readiness, and support thoughtful talent decisions that help organizations meet current and future priorities.

As a Senior Talent Management Consultant, you will work with Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers, Executive Directors, HR leaders, and executive search partners to help identify, develop, and mobilize leadership talent across government. Your work will influence succession planning, leadership development, executive movement, and enterprise talent strategies that strengthen leadership capacity across the APS.

This role combines strategic advising, talent management, analytics, program design, and organizational consulting. If you enjoy helping leaders navigate complex talent decisions and are energized by enterprise-wide impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Provide advice to senior leaders on executive talent management, succession planning, leadership readiness, and talent mobility.

Partner with ministries to identify leadership risks, opportunities, and succession priorities.

Design and enhance talent management frameworks, programs, tools, and practices.

Facilitate talent discussions that help leaders make informed decisions about current and future leadership needs.

Use talent data, analytics, and insights to support evidence-informed decision-making.

Collaborate with internal and external partners to advance innovative approaches to leadership and talent management.

Contribute to the ongoing modernization of executive talent management within the APS.

This is more than a traditional HR consulting role.

You will work at the enterprise level, helping shape how leadership talent is identified, developed, and mobilized across government.



Your work will directly inform discussions with senior executives and contribute to decisions that affect leadership continuity, succession strength, and organizational performance across the public service.

You’ll also have the opportunity to leverage talent intelligence, analytics, and emerging approaches to support the evolving future of talent management in government.

In this role, you’ll help ensure the Alberta Public Service has the leadership capacity, succession strength, and talent insights needed to meet current challenges and future priorities. We’re looking for a trusted advisor who can build trusted relationships, navigate complexity, and help senior leaders make informed talent decisions.

Talent management.

Succession planning.

Leadership development.

Organizational development.

Workforce planning.

Strategic HR consulting.

Advising senior leaders and executives.

Strong consulting and relationship management skills.

Sound judgment and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.

The ability to translate information, data, and insights into practical recommendations.

A commitment to collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Are comfortable engaging with senior leaders and executives.

- Like balancing strategic thinking with practical implementation.
- Are passionate about developing strong leaders and building organizational capacity.

A degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related discipline is typically required. Work directly with Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers, HR Portfolio Directors, Executive Search partners, and senior executives on high-impact leadership and talent decisions.

Help establish the approaches, tools, and practices that guide leadership talent management across the APS.

Take on complex, meaningful work with visible impact on succession, leadership readiness, and the future executive pipeline.

Grow professionally through exposure to enterprise strategy, executive decision-making,



talent intelligence, and public sector leadership transformation.

Join a team that is helping shape the future of leadership in the Alberta Public Service. Whether you're facilitating strategic talent conversations, designing innovative approaches to leadership development, or helping identify future leaders, your work will have a lasting impact across government and on the services provided to Albertans.

If you're looking for meaningful work, enterprise-level influence, and the opportunity to help leaders succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

Creative Problem Solving: Minimum Recruitment Standard :

University Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.

Experience: 4-years of related experience in enterprise‑level Talent Management, leading the design, modernization, and integration of enterprise‑wide systems and programs, such as, succession frameworks, leadership development, workforce planning, or organizational effectiveness initiatives.

Talent management and succession planning.

Leadership development and organizational development.

Workforce planning and talent analytics.

Executive talent management, assessment and leadership readiness processes.

Designing and implementing talent management programs, frameworks, tools, or systems.

Experience providing advice and recommendations to senior leaders.

Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills.

Experience in designing and enhancing talent management frameworks, programs, tools, and practices.

Assets include

Experience working within the Government of Alberta or broader public sector environment.

Knowledge of APS executive talent management, leadership development, and succession planning practices.

Experience using workforce, talent, or leadership-related data to inform decision-making.

Familiarity with APS corporate systems and processes.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Hours of Work : 36.25 Hours per week, Monday to Friday onsite.

This is a permanent full-time position.

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

📌 Senior Talent Management Consultant (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton