Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person work at North Campus Edmonton.

The Office of Strategic Transformation and Delivery (OSTAD) is looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and help bring clarity and rigour to how the university's most important initiatives are tracked, prioritized, and resourced. In this role, you'll be the analytical backbone of portfolio management — maintaining accurate, up-to-date data on status, risk, budget, and dependencies, and turning that data into decision-ready dashboards and briefing materials for governance committees and senior leadership. You'll work closely with project teams and functional/resource managers across a large, matrixed institution to build an integrated view of resource demand and capacity, flag emerging constraints, and support scenario planning that helps leaders make sound sequencing and prioritization decisions.

Beyond the day-to-day reporting, you'll have real opportunity to shape how the portfolio operates — identifying trends, supporting post-initiative reviews, and helping refine governance processes and tools. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented analyst who enjoys translating complexity into clarity, and who wants to play a visible role in strategic transformation at one of Canada's leading research universities.

Responsibilities

- Maintain accurate, up-to-date portfolio data — status, budget, risk, milestones, and dependencies — and produce regular dashboards and executive-level reporting for governance committees and senior leadership
- Track and synthesize project health indicators, flag risks or delays requiring leadership attention, and support development of briefing materials, decision papers, and presentations
- Support intake, evaluation, and prioritization of proposed initiatives against strategic priorities and portfolio capacity, and coordinate agendas, materials, minutes, and action-item follow-up for governance meetings
- Consolidate resource demand and capacity data across the portfolio in coordination with functional/resource managers, flag emerging constraints, and support scenario planning on the resourcing implications of portfolio-level decisions
- Analyze portfolio-wide trends — including risk patterns, throughput, and resourcing — to inform governance decisions, and support post-initiative reviews comparing planned vs. actual scope, timeline, and resourcing
- Identify and help implement opportunities to streamline portfolio processes, including intake, reporting, prioritization, and resource planning

Qualifications





- Bachelor's degree in business, administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 2–4 years of experience in portfolio/PMO support, business analysis, or project coordination
- Strong data analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, decision-ready material
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities
- Working knowledge of project/portfolio management tools
- Familiarity with portfolio management frameworks (e.g., PMI, PMO governance models)
- Knowledge of resource capacity planning methodologies
- Experience in a higher education, public sector, or other complex institutional environment is preferred

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This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs and research stations are primarily located on the territory of Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people - from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates.



If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

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

All University employees have a responsibility to foster a workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms—physical, cultural, and psychological. This is achieved by promoting a protected environment, adhering to all safety laws, policies and procedures, completing all required safety training, identifying hazards and implementing controls, reporting incidents, and contributing to a culture of belonging and respect, while endeavoring to ensure that all colleagues feel valued and safe to express their thoughts, perspectives and concerns.

The University of Alberta is committed to creating a university community where everyone feels valued, barriers to success are removed, and thriving connections are fostered. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of visible minority groups, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

L’Université de l’Alberta s’engage à créer une communauté universitaire où chaque personne se sent valorisée, où les obstacles à la réussite sont éliminés et où des connexions enrichissantes peuvent se développer. Nous accueillons les demandes de toutes les personnes qualifiées. Nous encourageons les femmes; Premières nations, Métis et Inuits; membres des groupes minoritaires visibles; personnes handicapées; personnes de toute orientation sexuelle ou identité et expression de genre; et toutes les personnes qui peuvent contribuer à la diversification des idées et à l'université à postuler.

The Office of Strategic Transformation and Delivery (OSTAD) is the engine room for the organization’s most ambitious goals. We don’t just plan for the future; we build the roadmap to get there. Our mission is to bridge the gap between high-level vision and tangible results by driving large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that redefine how we operate.

We are a team of problem-solvers, dot-connectors, and catalysts. If you thrive in high-impact environments where "the status quo" is a challenge to be met, the OSTAD is where you’ll do your best work.

📌 Portfolio Analyst (Edmonton)
🏢 University of Alberta
📍 Edmonton