Digital Content Coordinator

Job Information

Job Title: Digital Content Coordinator

Job Requisition ID: 69095

Ministry: Education

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: April 10, 2025

Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

Salary: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly $71,967 - $94,068/ year

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Ministry of Education

Through safe and caring schools for all students, Alberta’s government is making life better by investing in education – one of the most important investments we can make in our future. The Ministry is responsible for: developing and evaluating curriculum; teacher development and certification; supporting students with diverse learning needs; funding and supporting school boards; First Nations, Métis and Inuit and Francophone education; and overseeing basic education policy and regulations.

Curriculum & Career Education Division

The Curriculum and Career Education Division provides strategic leadership in establishing provincial standards and guidelines for curriculum for all subjects and grades Kindergarten to Grade 12. As part of the ministry’s ongoing focus on student learning, the division reviews, revises and maintains provincial programs of study, and learning and teaching resources in English and French, and integrates First Nations, Métis and Inuit education.

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Resource Management in Resource Strategy & Management Branch, the Digital Content Coordinator supports the integration and operationalization of learning and teaching resources for Grades K-12 from all subject areas within Education's curriculum application.

This work involves applying theoretical knowledge in the areas of content management, technology enhanced learning, the utilization of learning and teaching resources, the resource review processes, maintaining up-to-date resource records within a meta-data management system, licensing and copyright, and the curriculum development cycle.

The Digital Content Coordinator ensures that all identified learning and teaching resources are appropriately integrated into the application. Once resources are integrated into the system, this position is responsible for the ongoing operational activities (including but not limited to currency, relevancy and accuracy).

The Digital Content Coordinator provides advice to internal and external education stakeholders in the integration of resources into the curriculum application. This position is the identified conduit to all inquiries in regard to the documentation and record keeping supporting the integration of resources supporting K-12 curriculum.

Responsibilities

1. Assess programs and consults with unit and branch staff, departmental consultants and provincial curriculum committees, departmental staff, and consultants as well as with the publishers for the integration of learning and teaching resources into the curriculum application. Position is accountable for the records management of all K-12 curriculum resources including integration into the application.
2. Contribute to the development of innovative new features on our digital content delivery platforms.
3. Ensures that service delivery and customer satisfaction exceed published service levels and coordinates escalation of issues as required.
4. Participating in the development of schedules, priorities, and determination of timelines.
5. Analyzing existing services and utilization to inform recommendations for improved approaches to enhance the learning and teaching resource collection.
6. Ensuring the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is adhered to with respect to dissemination of information.
7. Providing support and input to development of policies and standards relating to resource delivery.

Role Responsibilities Continued

1. Foster effective collaboration across Branches, Sectors, and Divisions to facilitate an integrated approach to curriculum development.
2. Ensure decision makers and key stakeholders have the information they require to make informed decisions regarding resource utilizing data analysis to support informed decision making.
3. Contribute to development and delivery processes and planning enabled by expertise in the use of teaching and learning resources utilization in the K-12 classroom.
4. Develop analyses and briefing notes to assist decision-making processes as required.
5. Develop and manage project plans using appropriate project management processes.
6. Coordinate complex teaching and learning resource analysis projects with internal colleagues, accomplishing this through the design, development and deployment of workflows and processes that connect the work of external and internal resource development stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient follow through of the resource strategy in accordance with branch, sector, and division workflow and processes.
7. Respond to Action Requests.
8. Understand the nature and intricacies of the action request.
9. Research issues.
10. Decide upon recommendations informed by a depth of understanding gained through direct experience of how resources are leveraged in the K-12 classroom.
11. Prepare a department response, including briefing materials and correspondence that reflect experience and expertise of how resources impact the K-12 learning experience in the classroom.
12. Connect with leaders in the education community to stay informed of issues and educational requirements.
13. Oversee and coordinate the records required to support Learning and Teaching Resources.
14. Lead the creation and maintenance of all resource records required for the integration and delivery of learning and teaching resources for the K-12 curriculum.
15. Provide recommendations in regard to the sustainment and scalability of the resource library.
16. Engage with colleagues on the strategy to develop an accurate, iterative and high-quality resource collection that supports the needs of a diverse audience.

APS Competencies

1. Build Collaborative Environments - This Coordinator is required to build and work in collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders in the areas of content management and digital resource delivery.
2. Agility - Demonstrated ability to manage and adapt to change.
3. Drive for Results - This Coordinator will be accountable for the integration of teaching and learning resources.
4. System Thinking - This position will need to research, recommend and implement a system to support the delivery of teaching and learning resources.
5. Creative Problem Solving - The position will need to work on workflows that will enable the successful integration and sustainment of resources.

Qualifications
Requirements:
Education
A University degree in Information Technology, Education, Arts or a related field supplemented by 4 years related experience. Alternatively, 1 year of education for 1 year of experience.
Related Experience Must Include

1. Previous experience leveraging organizational and coordination skills.
2. Previous experience developing requirements with subject matter experts or stakeholders.
3. Previous experience proposing and presenting recommendations to business and technical leaders.

Knowledge and/or experience of the following are considered assets for this position:

1. Ability to prioritize and organize a large complex workload.
2. Excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills.
3. Strong organizational and time management skills.
4. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
5. Detail oriented and strong typographical skills.

Notes
This is a permanent, full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.
Work location is 8th floor, 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 - 108 St. NW, Edmonton.
Candidates are required to submit a resume and cover letter that succinctly demonstrate their qualifications against the job requirements.

1. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Resumes must include precise employment dates (month and year).
The final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo an academic check, references and may be asked to complete a written exercise and/or assessment.
Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening.
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. For more information, please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before .
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Rashi Vaktania at Rashi.Vaktania@gov.ab.ca .