Manager, National Forest Inventory in British Columbia AND Science Advisor at various locations

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Assessment accommodation

Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Applicants must use the education and experience factors as headers and write up to two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet each factor, using concrete examples. Resumes will be used only as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your cover letter how you meet the essential and asset screening criteria (Education and Experience) will result in the rejection of your application. Applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information. Your cover letter will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Please provide your resume, covering letter and contact information for 3 references (ideally, a supervisor, a colleague (peer) and an employee (direct report)). Candidates may provide references from an Elder or a competency evaluation such as a 360 feedback.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is firstly to recruit a new Manager for Canada’s National Forest Inventory, which is headquartered at the Canadian Forest Service’s Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC.

Secondly, this process may also be used to identify fully qualified candidates for Science Advisor positions in the Canadian Forest Service’s Canadian Wood Fibre Centre in Victoria, Edmonton, Ottawa, Sault Ste-Marie, Québec, Corner Brook, or Fredericton.

In addition, this process will also serve to create a pool of fully qualified candidates for Science Coordinator positions at various locations, tenures (determinate period or permanent), 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), and various conditions of employment.

Manager, National Forest Inventory

The Canadian Forest Service is recruiting a new Manager for the National Forest Inventory (NFI). This is a unique opportunity to lead the multi-agency partnership and multi-disciplinary team of professionals that is responsible for monitoring the state of Canada’s forests.

Canada’s NFI is a federal/provincial/territorial government program (https://nfi.nfis.org). The NFI Project Office headquarters are located at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. The NFI program is delivered collaboratively by partners across Canada. Canada’s NFI is at an especially exciting point in its history, with data from the first re-measurement cycle (2008-2017) having recently been compiled and report production under way. Second re-measurement cycle (2018-2027) data collection is also under way, including field sampling, aerial survey and satellite remote sensing.

The new Manager will be challenged to meet evolving data and information needs while providing Canada with a long-term monitoring data legacy to inform sustainable forest management policy and advance forest science. The NFI Manager will be called upon to represent Canada at national and international meetings, and ensure that complex findings and issues are communicated effectively to decision-makers.

The language profile for the Manager, NFI is English Essential.

NFI partners, team members and colleagues look forward to working with the successful candidate.

Please note that first consideration will be given to members of Employment Equity Groups that self-declare.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 words (maximum)

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

Education:
Graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of the natural sciences related to the duties of the position, or the employer-approved alternative for the SE classification (See Note 1.).
Note:
1. The employer-approved alternative for the SE classification is an acceptable master's or bachelor’s degree coupled with acceptable research, training and experience. The degree must be from a recognized post-secondary institution and in scientific fields and specialties related to the duties of the position. The training and experience must clearly demonstrate the ability to do personal research of doctoral degree calibre).

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• (EX1) Experience in planning, implementing and leading science-based collaborative projects.
• (EX2) Experience in consulting with, liaising, advising and presenting information to departmental and external groups on science or technology issues.
• (EX3) Experience providing strategic advice to senior management on complex forest science, forest inventory, forest monitoring or forest assessment issues
• (EX4) Experience managing human resources

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• (K1) Knowledge of current issues in the Canadian forest sector

Skills and Abilities:
• (A1) Ability to communicate effectively orally
• (A2) Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• (A3) Ability to synthesize the results of research and provide authoritative advice and recommendations on these research results to senior managers.

Personal Suitability:
• (PS1) Effective interpersonal relationships
• (PS2) Vision and strategic thinking
• (PS3) Flexibility
• (PS4) Result-driven
• (PS5) Collaborative
• (PS6) Uphold integrity and respect

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
• (EX5) Experience managing financial resources*
• (EX6) Recent experience managing an operational government program related to forest inventory, forest monitoring or forest assessment

*Applicants must show evidence of managing and being accountable for a budget, including responsibility for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates who self-identify as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous, visible minorities, persons with a disability and women.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada and internationally
- Willingness and ability to work overtime as required

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

All applications must be submitted online through the GC Jobs website. DO NOT email, fax or mail in applications, as these will NOT be accepted..

Acknowledgment of receipts of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful applicants when the screening process has been completed.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants are required to meet the Essential Qualifications. Asset Qualifications MAY be applied at any point in the assessment process. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application. Applicants do not need to meet any/all of the Asset Qualifications for consideration, however, possessing any/all of the Asset Qualifications may increase the likelihood of being considered for an appointment.

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.

An interview may be sought.

A written test may be administered.

A situational exercise may/will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
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.