Indigenous Recruitment - Natural Resources Specialist (ANTICIPATORY)

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

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar permanent and/or temporary vacancies with various tenures in Vancouver (BC).

Pool could be used for acting appointments under exceptional circumstances to protect employee’s indeterminate status.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER. As a candidate, it is your responsibility to clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the Essential and Asset screening criteria (Education and Experience). Please note that it is not only sufficient to state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must provide concrete and convincing examples and dates as to when and how these experiences were gained. PLEASE APPLY THE FOLLOWING APPROACH: use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.""

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 in a related science from a recognized post-secondary institution combined with acceptable experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Extensive, recent experience* in forest land management and harvesting activities in British Columbia
("Extensive, recent experience" is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of the various complex activities related to this position and which are normally acquired over a 5 year period or greater, within the past 7 years.)
- Experience in natural resources management

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of federal and provincial forestry and environmental legislation and regulations
- Knowledge of forest management practices

Abilities:
- Ability to research, analyse and recommend
- Ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Ability to conduct field investigations and site visits in difficult terrain

Personal Suitability:
- Client Service Orientation
- Strong organizational skills
- Initiative
- Creative problem solver
- Team Player

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

Experience:
- Experience working with First Nation communities
- Experience in issuing natural resource permits
- Experience in procurement or managing contracts
- Experience in providing regulatory, consultative or advisory services in the areas of forestry and/or sand and gravel extraction
- Experience in capacity building
- Experience in managing environmental impact assessments

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the gravel and quarry industry

Organizational Needs:
- Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).

Operational Requirements:
- Must work irregular hours and overtime.
- Willingness and ability to travel in a variety of conditions and modes of transportation

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Possession of a valid driver’s license or personal mobility to the degree normally associated with possession of a valid driver’s license within the limits of Treasury Board’s Travel Policy

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

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A test will be administered.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Candidate resumes and cover letters will be assessed, and used as part of the assessment of their ability to communicate effectively in writing.

The essential qualifications that are listed in the statement of merit criteria are mandatory. A pass mark will be established for each. Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. An applicant may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. In the event that there are as many applicants who meet the essential qualifications as there are vacancies, the manager may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials and proof of citizenship at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

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

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or jobs.gc.ca site 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 e-mail 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 e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire that are only available when applying on-line. 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."

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.