The Alberta Teachers’ Association
invites applications for the position of
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Competition: ESO4/26
Location: Edmonton
Commencement: November 1, 2026 (or on a mutually agreeable date)
Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Executive Secretary (who serves as the Association’s chief executive officer), the Associate Executive Secretary assists in providing strategic and operational leadership related to the general management of the affairs and programs of the Association. Some of the duties of this position are as follows:
- Planning and coordinating Association business
- Overseeing and directing various Association initiatives, events and activities
- Examining trends
- Attending and participating in Provincial Executive Council, Table Officers and other committee meetings as assigned and being responsible for Association representation
- Having general responsibility for matters related to the status of the teaching profession, political and legislative affairs, public relations and internal and external governance
- Having general responsibility for policy and bylaw development and implementation
- Acting as Coordinator, Operations, and overseeing and facilitating the work of Teacher Qualifications Service, Central Records/Archives and Building Services
- Acting on behalf of management in negotiations procedures with professional and support staff
Qualifications
Key requirements
- Extensive senior leadership experience in public education, a professional association or a comparably complex member-based organization
- Commitment to prioritizing and advancing the broader strategic and operational goals of the Association in an evolving political, economic and governance environment
- Strong capabilities in leadership and change management, with a commitment to equity, inclusion and respect for the diversity of the teaching profession
- Demonstrated success in developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships, including productive relationships with government, education partners and key stakeholders
- Awareness of where to find and apply legislation, policy and the Education Act
Additional competencies
- Problem solving and decision making
- Ability to analyze problems systematically, organize information, identify key factors, identify underlying causes and generate solutions
- Change agility
- Ability to embrace change and adapt effectively in response to it
- Commitment to continuing the evolution of the program areas within the Association
- Effective communication
- Commitment to regularly seeking feedback to understand other peoples’ perspectives and to integrating feedback into new behaviours and decisions
- Accountability and self-awareness
- Ability to manage professional relationships by performing work in a timely way while maintaining the quality that enables departmental success and advances the objectives of the organization
- Ability to manage personal stresses and work conflicts in respectful and tactful ways
- Commitment to collaboration
- Ability to foster effective working relationships and collaborative partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Commitment to contributing to team building and success
- Vision and direction setting
- Ability to embrace ambiguity, nuance and complexity
- Supporting people and results
- Commitment to managing with integrity and with an ongoing commitment to improving service to members
- Ability to mobilize and manage resources to deliver on the Association’s priorities, improve outcomes and add value
- Ability to manage performance and provide constructive and respectful feedback to encourage and enable excellence
In addition, the following are required:
- Must qualify for an Alberta teaching certificate and have a minimum of five years of successful teaching and/or management experience in public education
- Proven commitment to public education
- Ability to undertake travel and evening/weekend work
- Experience in school leadership is considered an asset
A demonstrated commitment to the Alberta Teachers’ Association (or another Canadian teachers’ organization) will be considered an asset, as will the ability to work in the French language. The Association is committed to reconciliation, and a candidate’s knowledge and experience of related issues and/or membership in an Indigenous community is considered an asset.
As an employer, the Association aims to reflect and respond to the diversity of our membership, our staff and the public. To help us better serve our members across the province, applicants who speak more than one language or offer diversity in other areas are encouraged to identify these assets in their application.
What This Position Offers
The successful candidate will be employed under a personal services contract, which includes an attractive compensation and benefits package. The initial location will be in Edmonton, but future assignments may be at any current or future Association office. Duties will commence on November 1, 2026, or on a mutually agreeable date.
In their application, applicants should quote position ESO4/26 and must include a cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae and a separate short professional biography not exceeding 150 words in addition to the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least two references who are not Association employees or elected officials of its provincial executive. Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Friday, September 18, 2026, and should be addressed to
Ms Kathryn Dick
Human Resources Director
The Alberta Teachers’ Association
11010 142 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5N 2R1
E-mail: careers@ata.ab.ca