Manager, Information & Forest Knowledge Management

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Please note that the screening/text questions will be used to assess the Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

In order to have your application considered, all screening/text questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES WHICH DEMONSTRATE, how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application. Résumés will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and/or experience described in the screening questions.

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

Do you want to be at the forefront of forest science? Join the dynamic team of the Laurentian Forestry Center (LFC). With some 125 employees, including 27 researchers, LFC is one of five research centers of the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada. The LFC is located on the campus of Laval University, in Quebec City, near green spaces, restaurants and shops. Social life at LFC is active and friendly. The Manager, Information & Forest Knowledge Management, and its team provide data management and application development solutions that meet the scientific needs of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) as part of the Government of Canada's Open Science Policy. Stimulating challenges and an excellent work environment await you.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-04 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent etc.), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in forestry, biology, geography, computer science, physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
- Experience in planning and managing complex projects* or programs supporting scientific activities.
- Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management (director and supervisor levels) or clients.
- Experience in maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of an organization (such as a department, research institute, or other organization).
- Experience in managing human and financial resources.

* By "complex project" we mean, a project (1) where the problems to solve are open, involve a great novelty and generate inevitable paradoxes, (2) where the entries are numerous, interact with each other and create difficultly predictable dynamics, and (3) where there is a high degree of social interactions.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
- Ability to establish and manage priorities to achieve results.
- Ability to work in an environment with multiple stakeholders, multiple simultaneous demands and short deadlines.
- Ability to convince various stakeholders to adhere to the proposed solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL QUALITIES:
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Attention to details
- Reliability

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:
Holds a master's degree or doctorate from a recognized post-secondary institution in a relevant field of study with acceptable experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
- Experience in creating and / or managing scientific databases.
- Experience in technology management related to scientific information and data manipulation methods / techniques.
- Experience in supervising consultants during projects.
- Experience in developing strategic directions for data management.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This need of the organization can be taken into account in the appointment decision. In such cases, the application of a qualified person declaring to be a member of a visible minority, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a woman (for non-traditional occupations) may be considered on a priority basis.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willing and able to work overtime.
Willing and able to travel frequently.

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

Please put the following under the header “Important Information”:

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Under the header “other notes”
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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