Ministry: Justice

Full or Part-Time:Full Time

Permanent/Temporary:Permanent The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. The Ministry of Alberta Justice helps ensure that all Albertans can live in safe and resilient communities while having access to a fair and innovative justice system.

The Alberta

Court of Justice will recognize the importance of working collaboratively with First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities, and have a working knowledge around the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action. They also understand the importance of child and family involvement, connection, and collaboration to a large array of other cultures and communities.

The Alberta Court of Justice has an exciting current opportunity within the Office of the Chief Justice! Reporting to the Director, as the Manager, Workforce Development, you will lead the people and talent strategy that powers Alberta’s Court of Justice (ACOJ). You are the strategic force behind workforce development across the province.

You will be a crucial point of contact within the Alberta Court of Justice, linking managers, personnel, human resources and the public to facilitate external recruitment, and operational opportunities to meet personnel resources, operational, and strategic requirements.

Establishing and leading a workforce development strategy

Lead and implement a strategic workforce development framework aligned with GoA competencies and organizational priorities.

Developing and maintaining a framework for ACOJ that supports management in workforce development planning and strategic decision-making.

Support recruitment, retention, employee engagement, career development, succession planning, and onboarding.

Analyze workforce and recruitment data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

Lead orientation, training, job-shadowing, practicum, and career development programs.

Represent the Alberta Court of Justice (ACJ) on workforce development committees and initiatives.

Providing leadership and support in the areas of planning, implementation, and coordination of strategic initiatives to ensure that business areas are supported and implementation work is completed.





Expansion of specialized and indigenous courts; Ensuring that corporate activities are centralized and coordinated with appropriate planning, reporting, coordination, consultation, delivery and communication support.

Assignment and allocation of resources in delivering ad hoc special projects and initiatives.

Providing leadership, monitoring, and advice to staff and operational areas with respect to ad hoc special projects and initiatives.

Liaising with corporate partners, stakeholders and subject matter experts to facilitate successful delivery of project outcomes.

Providing expertise into common performance goals for groups that align with business plan goals and strategies. Lead projects that support communication and engagement in the performance management process.

Leading, coaching and development of staff Motivate and encourage direct reports and project team members to help them achieve success and exceed expectations while supporting employee learning needs and development opportunities.

Mentor, coach and provide constructive feedback to direct reports and project team members through informal and formal performance assessments.

Actively involve staff in the development of unit/branch operational plans.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

Systems Thinking: Ability to create innovative and sustainable solutions that meet the short-term and long-term needs of the Alberta Court of Justice and the GoA as an employer. You will need to establish and lead a workforce development strategy that provides a framework to facilitate strategic decision-making on recruitment, retention, engagement, and development.

Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders in the branch, division, department, judiciary and GOA to maintain statistical information respecting ACOJ's workforce.

Foster superior collaboration, liaising with corporate partners,



stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure the successful delivery of strategic initiatives, such as the expansion of specialized courts and judicial support positions. Quickly adapt policies and practices in response to changes in legislation (e.g., Manage a variety of workforce development and judicial appointment activities in a rapidly evolving environment.

You will motivate and encourage direct reports and project team members to help them achieve success and exceed expectations. Lead strategic projects, monitor progress against timelines, and adjust priorities as necessary to achieve workforce development, judicial appointment, and court service expansion goals.

The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and will be evaluated for spelling, grammar, clarity, and overall editing quality. Chat GPT, CoPilot, artificial intelligence tools, search engines, etc.).

University Graduation in a related field (Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Justice Studies) to the position assignment, supplemented by four years related experience in areas including but not limited to organizational development or human resources. May require travel between judicial facilities across the province.

Assets include

4–5 years of progressive experience in workforce development, organizational development, talent acquisition, judicial administration, human resources or public sector management.

Experience working in a legal/government setting.

Experience providing analytical or advisory support to senior leaders (e.g., Director) in a public-sector environment or Judicial environment is preferred.

CPHR, SHRM-CP, or CHRL) to support recruitment and workforce planning.

This is a permanent position, full-time, working Monday to Friday 8:15AM - 4:30PM, 36.25 hours a week.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

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

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time).

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