Knowledge Exchange and Outreach Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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.

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.

Duties

We are seeking a candidate with expertise in knowledge exchange and outreach related to forestry to join the Canadian Forest Service’s Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton. The Knowledge Exchange and Outreach Officer plans, coordinates and organizes knowledge exchange and outreach activities for the Northern Forestry Center to promote the dissemination of research data and information. The successful candidate will use innovative and creative mechanisms to engage with various stakeholders including forestry professionals, academics, Indigenous communities and organizations as well as the public.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, we encourage developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

The Northern Forestry Centre is located in Treaty 6 territory, a gathering place and traveling route for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Haudenosaunee, Dene, Anishinaabe, Inuit and many others. In acknowledging this traditional territory, the Northern Forestry Centre also recognises the significance of the land to the Indigenous people who lived and continue to live here and the relationship they have had with forests since time immemorial.

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 FO-02 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various 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), 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 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
· Using knowledge exchange and outreach techniques and mechanisms
· Preparing and delivering presentations
· Collecting and analysing data related to forest research
· Experience working with diverse multi-stakeholder groups.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
· Knowledge of current forest research programs and relevant scientific advancements.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
· Demonstrating integrity and respect
· Thinking things through
· Working effectively with others
· Showing initiative and being action-oriented
· To produce high quality written documents within short time frames
· To develop, implement and evaluate outreach programs and projects

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
· Creativity
· Enthusiasm
· Innovation

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

EXPERIENCE:
· Experience analyzing policy documents from a variety of sources (academia, government research, public policy, media, etc…)
· Experience working with Indigenous communities and/or organizations
· Experience coordinating projects

KNOWLEDGE:
· Knowledge of government policy for the development and dissemination of information in a timely manner

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
· 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 women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
· Willing and able to travel within Canada 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
· The work requires long periods of sustained attention to a computer screen
· COVID-19 proof of vaccination or exemption

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Valid driver’s licence.
• All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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.

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.

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

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 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.