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The Resource Conservation Manager III position is based in Skidegate, BC on Haida Gwaii. There are no remote work options available for this position and the successful candidate is expected to relocate to Haida Gwaii.
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✔️We also offer
• Isolated Post Allowances: Approximately $10,314 per year to $17,189 per year
• Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $1,776.44 per year for each eligible member of the household
• Housing: Federal government housing may be available
• Relocation Assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
• Training, Development & Education Opportunities: Multi-year career development plans which include opportunities for education assistance funding and training opportunities
• Pension & Benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html
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Gwaii Haanas is seeking a motivated Resource Conservation Manager who is committed to the principles and practice of cooperative management of protected places. The manager will lead a diverse group of professionals responsible for cultural and ecological programs in Gwaii Haanas. The manager will work closely with and under the guidance of the Archipelago Management Board, supporting a well-established cooperative governance framework based on Haida principles and a consensus decision making model. While working to sustain the cooperative governance approach, the manager will also shape the future by developing and implementing agreements and programs with other levels of government and organizations.
Additionally, they will work with Haida partners, stakeholders, and individuals in a cooperative management and collaborative context; provide strategic advice to senior managers and partner organizations; plan and implement culturally informed resource management in terrestrial and marine environments; and be responsible for hiring, performance management and training/development of team members.
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Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s outstanding natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.
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Gwaii Haanas is a place of thriving Haida culture evident throughout the middens, village sites and welcoming smiles of the Haida Gwaii Watchmen. Located on the southern third of Haida Gwaii and accessible only by boat or air, Gwaii Haanas is a place of ancient forests and intact ecosystems, protected from the mountaintops to the ocean floor.
The Gwaii Haanas team continues to build on 30 years of cooperative management, founded on an equal partnership between the governments of Canada and the Haida Nation. The team is guided by the Archipelago Management Board (AMB), with members representing the Haida Nation, Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The cooperative governance framework is based on Haida principles and emulated worldwide.
The Gwaii Haanas team office is in Skidegate, on the remote and stunning archipelago of Haida Gwaii, about 600 kilometers north of Vancouver Island and a roughly eight-hour ferry ride (depending on the wind and seas!) from Prince Rupert. Short-haul flights run from Vancouver International Airport to both Sandspit and Masset.
We’re a team of about 40 people year-round, and about 60 in the operating season. Marine and terrestrial conservation and protection work, as well as operations and maintenance support work, is typically done in multi-day field shifts, primarily in the spring and summer.
Are you interested in joining our team?
We are currently hiring for a two-year term position with the possibility of extension and/or indeterminate.
This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic profiles in same or other parts of the country.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
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EDUCATION
An acceptable combination of experience, training and education such as traditional knowledge acquired from time spent on the land, and/or the teachings of elders;
and/or
graduation with a degree from a recognized university in natural resources conservation, ecosystem management or natural or environmental sciences (biology, ecology, forestry, soil science, geology and geography).
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EXPERIENCE
EX1: *Recent & significant experience in planning, managing, and implementing ecological and cultural resource management in terrestrial and/or marine environments.
EX2: *Recent and significant experience providing strategic advice to senior managers and/or partner organizations.
EX3: Experience in identifying, implementing, and reviewing resource management priorities and strategies in line with policy and program direction.
EX4: Experience in working with Indigenous partners in a cooperative management and/or collaborative context, including developing and maintaining relationships.
EX5: Experience in human and financial resources management.
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*Recent and significant is defined by a minimum of 3 years within the last 5 years
English essential
Information on language requirements
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KNOWLEDGE
K1: Knowledge of the principles and practices of natural and cultural resource management, ecologically sustainable use, conservation biology, and public participation;
K2: Knowledge of the principles and co-management structure of Gwaii Haanas and the Gwaii Haanas Agreement/Gwaii Haanas Marine Agreement and its objectives.
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ABILITIES
A1. Ability to critically analyse conservation-oriented programs and/or management issues concerning natural and cultural resources
A2. Ability to uphold and incorporate Indigenous traditional knowledge in natural and cultural resource management
A3. Ability to provide timely and strategic advice to senior managers and cooperative management partners, and participate in the cooperative management governance structure
A4. Ability to communicate orally and in writing, with the goal of engaging and influencing a range of stakeholders regarding resource management issues, practices and programs
A5. Ability to manage, mentor and develop staff through authentic leadership
A6. Ability to manage financial resources including risk-management, reporting and accountability
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LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES
LA1: Shares our vision;
LA2: Exercises sound judgment;
LA3: Strives for excellence;
LA4: Personally connects with people;
LA5: Makes things happen;
LA6: Takes responsibility;
LA7: Demonstrates integrity.
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OPORATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform when required;
Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required;
Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation.
Secret security clearance
Pre-employment screening by Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management Board;
Must undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks (when position is located in an area classed as isolated and remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependants may be required)
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
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We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.
All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
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- 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.
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- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.
To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.
Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.
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Please submit your completed application, including all of the above-mentioned documentation. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.
Résumés will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and/or experience described in the screening questions.
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Tips for applicants
-Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.;
-Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided;
Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.
Applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
Proof of education and references information must be submitted at the interview.
A written exam may be administered.
Interviews and reference checks will be conducted.
Successful candidates must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Please note that for this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.
Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority Policy and Guidelines will be considered first.
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The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act, and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their application.
Persons who have received pay in lieu of unfulfilled surplus period, a Transition Support Measure (TSM) or an Educational Allowance and are re-appointed to the Parks Canada Agency are required to reimburse an amount corresponding to the period from the effective date of such reappointment or hiring, to the end of the original period for which the TSM and education allowance was paid. Please contact your Human Resources Manager if you are one of these individuals to find out how this applies to your particular situation.
Persons who are in receipt of a Canadian Government Public Service pension and are considering this employment opportunity with the Parks Canada Agency, should contact the PWGSC Public Service Pension Centre (1-800-561-7930) in order to determine the impact of an appointment on their pension benefit entitlements.
In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
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We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.