Resource Conservation Manager (PM-06)

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Assessment accommodation

📌 Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change):
▻ Isolated Post Allowances: approximately $ 25,000 / year to $ 45,000 / year
▻ Vacation Travel Assistance: provided twice per year for each eligible member of the household. (Approximately $2,243.85 every six months)

📢 We Also Offer:
▻ Housing: Federal government housing may be available for this position.
▻ Relocation Assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
▻ Training, Development & Education Opportunities: Multi-year career development plans which include opportunities for education assistance funding and training opportunities
▻ Pension & Benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html
▻ Flexible Work Arrangements: Relative to operational requirements, possibility of flexible hours and compressed work weeks

Duties

Some of your duties as Resource Conservation Manager III (PM06) include: Developing and delivering programs that align with the Agency’s vision and mandate for protection, conservation, and public education at Sirmilik National Park and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. You will manage the development, delivery, and integration of ecosystem-based management programs for these sites. This includes overseeing Ecological Integrity and Ecological Sustainability monitoring, applied science, and active management activities. Additionally, you will support the implementation of cross-functional risk management and incident response approaches for public safety and the management of on-site activities. The program and operational challenges you will address are characterized by high complexity and scope.

Work environment

Parks Canada Agency is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.

In Nunavut, Inuit and Parks Canada cooperatively manage five national parks, one national historic site and one national marine conservation area. They are: Auyuittuq National Park, Sirmilik National Park, Qausuittuq National Park, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ukkusiksalik National Park, the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. Long before these areas received federal protection, Inuit lived, harvested and travelled these lands and waters. Many staff have connections to these places through their families and ancestors. To this day, harvesting and use by Inuit remains a protected right under the Nunavut Agreement. As a Parks Canada team member in Nunavut, you will help protect, present and share these incredible places so they remain for generations, by implementing the Nunavut Agreement and Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.

Intent of the process

PM-06 Resource Conservation Manager:

To fill 1 (anticipatory) fulltime indeterminate position.

This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures including: indeterminate, acting, assignment, and specified period , full-time or part-time, with various security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of Nunavut and Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university in natural resource management or natural sciences or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience in developing, planning, managing and implementing natural & resource management programs (terrestrial and/or marine environment).
• Experience managing and developing staff, managing budgets and strategic work planning;
• Experience providing strategic advice to senior management and/or partner organizations;

Note: For PM-06 level opportunities, applicants must demonstrate that they have recent and significant experience in each of the above listed essential experiences.

*Recent & significant experience is defined as approximately “3 years’ experience within the last 10 years”.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE OF
• Knowledge of conservation priorities, issues, legislation, policies and programs of the Government of Canada and the Parks Canada Agency
•Knowledge of natural resource management issues, operations, challenges and opportunities in the NorthArctic
•Knowledge of the Nunavut Agreement
•Knowledge of Inuit culture, society and economy

ABILITY TO
• analyze and critically assess natural and cultural resource management issues; and work collaboratively with others to identify and implement solutions
• manage, develop and motivate teams of professional and technical staff
• communicate effectively orally and in writing to different audiences and provide strategic advice to senior managers and cooperative management partners
• lead and work effectively in multidisciplinary and cross-cultural settings involving a range of Inuit organizations, government, cooperative management bodies, partners and stakeholders

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Exercises sound judgment
• Communicates effectively
• Strives for excellence
• Demonstrates integrity

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

KNOWLEDGE (ASSET)
• Knowledge of Inuktut

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness and ability to perform physical labour and lift up to 50 lbs
• Willingness and ability to hike long distances including multi-day hikes
• Willingness and ability to live and work in a remote field camp setting with a small team for extended periods (up to approximately 3 months)
• Willingness to complete training provided by Parks Canada
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and prescribed protective equipment
• Willingness to fly in and work closely with both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
• Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain and weather conditions
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required
• Willingness to obtain certification in the operation of various forms of ground (e.g. all-terrain vehicles) and water (motorized and non-motorized vessels) transportation as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - • Obtain a pre-employment medical (and periodic medical assessments) as required
• Possession of a valid class 5 drivers licence

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act, and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their application.

Please submit your completed application, including all of the above-mentioned documentation. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.

In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.

Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application. Applicants are also asked to indicate if they prefer to use one of the Inuktut languages as their preferred language for correspondence and/or assessments in this process.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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