Direct Us to New Heights

Imagine where your skills, experience and talent could lead the City of Edmonton. Take a position as a Leader with us and join a high-caliber team of people who have spirit, vision, motivational skills and a drive to succeed. Together, we'll strive to enhance the City of Edmonton's reputation as an internationally recognized and award-winning municipality.

Leading Opportunities with a Leading City

With all the challenging and diverse opportunities we have to offer, the City of Edmonton possesses incredible advantages you won't find in other organizations. You will have:

  • The ability to shape the services and programs we offer.
  • Excellent mentorship opportunities: share your skills while increasing your own knowledge.
  • Vast educational opportunities, including the Leadership Development Program, Leadership Speaker Series, Harvard ManageMentor 10 and more.
  • The ability to advance your career within an environment where work/life balance is not only possible but encouraged.

Leadership Expectation

A leader with the City of Edmonton is a visionary, credible and trusted role model who aspires and challenges others to achieve their full potential Our Leaders at all levels are expected to be visionary and strategic thinkers, leading in their efforts to be accountable and trustworthy, while demonstrating these 5 Principles:

WE ARE ONE CITY

• Shared vision
• Collaborative
• Integrated
• Communicate
• Share Information
• Transparent
• Many voices make the whole

WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE THE PUBLIC

• Noble, honourable work
• Respect
• Professionalism
• Strive for excellence
• Responsive
• Accountable

AS STEWARDS WE LEAD

• Position of trust
• Responsible for the future
• Create environment for good decisions
• Innovation
• Higher standard
• Build reputation

WE DO AS WE SAY

• Lead by example
• Walk the talk
• Accountability
• Worthy of trust
• Integrity
• Honesty

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY

• Leadership begins with me
• Stay engaged
• Individuals make a difference
• No matter where we are in the organization