Senior Planner
About the role
Description:
Reporting to the Program Lead, Planning and Alignment division of the Planning and Quality Portfolio, within Primary Care Alberta, the Senior Planner is responsible for creating strategic, operational, and organizational plans that align with ministerial priorities. By applying standardized planning frameworks and tools, the Senior Planner ensures alignment and consistency across planning activities and provides key support for complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives in a dynamic and evolving health care landscape.
This role involves strong collaboration with internal teams across PCA, as well as with external stakeholders including Provincial Health Ministries, Provincial Health Agencies (PHAs), Regional Primary Health Care Networks (RPHCNs), professional associations, and community-based organizations.
- Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
- Classification: Senior Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Planning and Alignment, Planning and Quality
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 21-AUG-2025
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $37.82
- Maximum Salary: $64.86
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
A minimum of a Masters’ Degree in a health administration, public health or business administration or equivalent experience.
Additional Required Qualifications:
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in strategic or operational planning, preferably within a health system or government environment.
Demonstrated experience in leading and facilitating planning processes, including multi-stakeholder engagement and cross-sector collaboration.
Strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to translate complex ideas into practical action. Political acuity and a deep understanding of government policy processes and stakeholder dynamics.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence, collaborate, and build consensus.
High degree of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail in managing complex planning deliverables.
Comfort with ambiguity, change management, and iterative planning in a dynamic organizational environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting/leading corporate planning within a large healthcare organization is preferred.
Knowledge of Alberta’s health system and primary care transformation is a strong asset.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
Senior Planner
About the role
Description:
Reporting to the Program Lead, Planning and Alignment division of the Planning and Quality Portfolio, within Primary Care Alberta, the Senior Planner is responsible for creating strategic, operational, and organizational plans that align with ministerial priorities. By applying standardized planning frameworks and tools, the Senior Planner ensures alignment and consistency across planning activities and provides key support for complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives in a dynamic and evolving health care landscape.
This role involves strong collaboration with internal teams across PCA, as well as with external stakeholders including Provincial Health Ministries, Provincial Health Agencies (PHAs), Regional Primary Health Care Networks (RPHCNs), professional associations, and community-based organizations.
- Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
- Classification: Senior Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Planning and Alignment, Planning and Quality
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 21-AUG-2025
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $37.82
- Maximum Salary: $64.86
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
A minimum of a Masters’ Degree in a health administration, public health or business administration or equivalent experience.
Additional Required Qualifications:
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in strategic or operational planning, preferably within a health system or government environment.
Demonstrated experience in leading and facilitating planning processes, including multi-stakeholder engagement and cross-sector collaboration.
Strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to translate complex ideas into practical action. Political acuity and a deep understanding of government policy processes and stakeholder dynamics.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence, collaborate, and build consensus.
High degree of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail in managing complex planning deliverables.
Comfort with ambiguity, change management, and iterative planning in a dynamic organizational environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting/leading corporate planning within a large healthcare organization is preferred.
Knowledge of Alberta’s health system and primary care transformation is a strong asset.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.