Senior Strategist, Government Relations

**Senior Strategist, Government Relations** =========================================== Government and Community Relations, University Relations Competition No. 26.11.283 **Category** **Salary** **Closing Date** Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week) MSU Band G (Steps 1-8): $41.674 - $60.619 per hour. $75,846 - $110,326 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week). November 22, 2026 **Category** Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week) **Salary** MSU Band G (Steps 1-8): $41.674 - $60.619 per hour. $75,846 - $110,326 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week). **Closing Date** November 22, 2026 **About Us** ------------ MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities. Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world. **Opportunity** --------------- Good government relations work happens when someone understands how government works, anticipates where policy and political priorities are heading, and recognizes where government interests and institutional ambitions might intersect. At MacEwan University, we're looking for a Senior Strategist, Government Relations who can do just that. Someone who brings curiosity and sound judgment to complex political and policy environments, builds trusted relationships, connects developments across jurisdictions, and has the initiative to turn emerging opportunities into meaningful outcomes. This is a role about helping MacEwan engage more strategically with government, contribute meaningfully to policy conversations, and identify opportunities to advance shared priorities. This full-time continuing position reports to the Director, Government Relations. You will independently manage assigned government relations and advocacy files, provide policy analysis and strategi