Manager, Carbon Accounting and Reporting

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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 for each factor demonstrating how they meet the 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.

Duties

1. Plan and lead the development, compilation, analysis and reporting of Canada’s forest carbon estimation and reporting, as specified by the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), for the annual National Inventory Report (NIR) on Forest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, the annual Emissions Trend Reporting and; support implementation of the Planting 2 Billion Trees Program (i.e., reporting actual and counterfactual baselines) and other aspects of the Natural Climate Solutions Fund, in close cooperation with ECCC (collectively, this work is referred to as “the Project”)
2. In collaboration with Carbon Accounting Team research scientists, facilitate the development and intake of scientific research to advance operational improvements consistent with the GHG Improvement Plan using forest carbon modelling tools, following quality assurance and quality control procedures for GHG inventories. Tools include the CFS Carbon Budget model (CBM-CFS3), the spatially-explicit Generic Carbon Budget Model (GCBM), the National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System (NFCMARS and updates), and tools for the estimation of Harvested Wood Products carbon dynamics.
3. Manage the human, financial and technical resources allocated to the Project
4. To deliver the Project operations, liaise with other government departments (federal, provincial and territorial) and industry; develop partnerships with government departments and external agencies, and; coordinate with partner agencies, including negotiation of agreements and exchanges of resources, data, and products between governments
5. Develop external support and partnerships for the enhancement of the Project to meet emerging data and information demands
6. Manage client relationships and provincial, territorial and other agencies’ data (i.e., through data sharing agreements)
7. Advance integration of the Project with other activities within the organization to support operational requirements.
8. Lead analysis and communication of Project results to national and international stakeholders
9. Support the development and annual maintenance of the GHG Improvement Plan and protocol, working closely with ECCC partners, to produce the annual National Inventory Report.
10. Provide scientific advice to program managers and senior managers in NRCan and other government departments on forest carbon estimation and reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
11. Represent NRCan-CFS on national and international committees (e.g., ECCC-NRCan working group, CCFM, IPCC, UNFCCC, etc.), and act as a federal liaison with other federal and international jurisdictions on matters related to forest mitigation.
12. Initiate and manage contracting processes, as required

Work environment

This is a unique opportunity to lead the multi-agency partnership and multi-disciplinary team of professionals that is responsible for reporting forest-related greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates for Canada, including for the 2 Billion Trees (2BT) federal government program delivered collaboratively by partners across Canada. The 2BT Program is one component of the Natural Climate Solutions Fund (NCSF) that also involves Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). The Manager will be challenged with evolving forest carbon mitigation science, data and information needs while providing Canada with a long-term monitoring data legacy to inform climate change mitigation policy involving forests, forestry and the forest products sector and advance forest carbon science in Canada.

The 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.

CFS Carbon Accounting and Reporting partners, team members and colleagues look forward to working with the successful candidate.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to recruit a new Manager – Carbon Accounting and Reporting at the Canadian Forest Service’s Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC.

This process will also serve to create a pool of fully qualified candidates for similar manager 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.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "Applicants must use the education and experience factors as headers and write up to two paragraphs for each factor demonstrating how they meet the factor, using concrete examples."

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 an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of 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 and managing collaborative scientific-technical projects that involve large (regional to national scale) natural resource or environmental data sets with multiple data layers.
(EX2) Experience in the application of computer models that simulate forest carbon cycling.
(EX3) Experience working with and presenting information or advice to government (e.g., provincial/territorial/federal) resource management agencies, external groups, or senior management on forestry activities, inventory, assessment, or scientific/technical issues.
(EX4) Experience managing human resources

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

(AEX1) Experience managing financial resources*
*Applicants must show evidence of managing and being accountable for a budget, including responsibility for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting.
(AEX2) Experience in negotiating and managing agreements (i.e., contracts, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), data sharing, etc.), with information on the nature and value of the agreement(s).
(AEX3) Recent experience managing an operational government program related to forest GHG emissions, inventory, forest monitoring or forest assessment
(AEX4) Experience in the development and implementation of software systems required for forest management or GHG estimation and reporting.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
(K1): Knowledge of the forest-related greenhouse gas (GHG) estimation and reporting guidelines specified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(K2): Knowledge of the GHG reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
(K3): Knowledge of the national forest carbon modeling and reporting system (NFCMARS) which includes the models CBM-CFS3 and the generic carbon balance model (GCBM), databases and supporting scripts and tools for data processing, including estimation of harvested wood products carbon dynamics and display
(K4): Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control procedures for GHG inventories

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 including non experts.

Competencies
(PS1) Effective interpersonal relationships
(PS2) Vision and strategic thinking
(PS3) Flexibility
(PS4) Results-driven
(PS5) Collaborative
(PS6) Uphold integrity and respect

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

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 members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.