Forest Research Projects Leader (STREAM A), Senior Forester (STREAM B)

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Assessment accommodation

**Amendment to Closing Date**

**Eligible veterans and CAF members may apply.** 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.

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

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff two FO-03 positions, one English Essential (Corner Brook, Newfoundland) and one bilingual (CBC/CBC) (Fredericton, New Brunswick). Consideration may be given to staffing the position located in Fredericton on a non-imperative basis, if there are no qualified, bilingual (CBC/CBC) candidates.

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.)), various security requirements, various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education (Stream A & B):
Graduation with a degree in forestry or wood science from a recognized post-secondary institution or;
Graduation with a degree in a related science from a recognized post-secondary institution combined with acceptable experience in forest management

Degree equivalency

Experience (Stream A & B):
Providing strategic written and verbal advice to senior management (Directors/Director Generals) on forest management and research
Planning, developing and mobilizing resources for projects on forest related research or forest management
Promoting awareness and knowledge transfer of the organization’s forest research activities to province, industry and other forest sector practitioners
Managing relevant human, financial, technical and real property resources

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

Various language requirements
English Essential (Stream A)
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC (Stream B)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge (Stream A & B):
Of roles and responsibilities of the various levels of government and industry in the forest sector of Canada
Of the principles and practice of forest science, forest management and/or forest policy

Abilities (Stream A & B):
Plan and conduct applied research projects that emphasizes knowledge sharing and technology transfer to key clients and partners (e.g. industry, Indigenous Peoples, provinces, other government departments)

In support of senior management, establish priorities and manage multi-disciplinary services for research teams

Personal Suitability (Stream A & B):
Leadership
Adaptability
Team player
Persuasiveness
Integrity

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

Occupational Certification (Stream A & B):
Registered Professional Forester (RPF)

Asset Experiences (Stream B only):
Experience with conservation of seed from woody plants or shrubs
Experience in nursery or greenhouse production practices
Experience in implementing or managing joint programs with Indigenous communities or other stakeholders (e.g. other government, non-governmental organizations) on forestry or conservation projects

Organizational needs (Stream A & B):
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, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Operational Requirements (Stream A & B):
Willing and able to travel within Canada (and abroad), including travel by car, rail and air
Willing and able to work overtime as required and to adopt flexible work hours as per operational requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Valid driver’s licence
Medical clearance in accordance with Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standards for field work

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 job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the name given below.

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down or random selection at various steps in the process to determine the number of candidates who will be assessed or continue in the process.

In order for your application to be considered, all screening questions must be answered. You must provide concrete examples to demonstrate how you meet each qualification, including where and how you obtained the experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s) (MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY).

Proof of education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process.
Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicdi.ca/. You may use CICIC’s on-line form at http://cicic.ca/691/ask-us-a-question.canada

Depending on the requirements of the position or positions being filled, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be considered at any time during this process. These criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Therefore, it is important that you answer each of the questions related to these requirements.

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.