Provincial Rangeland Programs and Issues Lead

Job Information
Job Title: Provincial Rangeland Programs and Issues Lead
Job Requisition ID: 57963
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Existing rangelands office in the province of Alberta
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Classification: Agrologist 3
Salary: $ 2,971.53 to $ 3,915.04 bi-weekly ($77,259.78 to $101,791.04 / year)

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Role Responsibilities

The Rangeland Stewardship and Land Use Policy Section is currently seeking a Provincial Rangeland Programs and Issues Lead. As a prospective incumbent for this role, you will provide provincial leadership and coordination of the Provincial Rangeland Programs and Issues Unit.

Reporting to the Manager, Rangeland Stewardship and Programs, the Provincial Rangeland Programs and Issues Lead develops and operationally delivers provincial consistency of Rangeland Programs and related issues. This position plays a key role in liaison and engagement with key stakeholders to successfully deliver rangeland programs including recreational access on agricultural leases, feral horse knowledge and management, terrestrial invasive species and Provincial Grazing Reserves.

The position provides leadership and expertise to leverage results through collaborative partnerships with cross- ministry and industry stakeholders, municipalities and non-government environmental organizations.

As an integral part of the team, you will have strong creative problem-solving skills to ensure that challenging multi-stakeholder issues can be resolved. As the lead, you will drive for results by proactively delivering outcomes and results in an effective and timely manner to meet public and stakeholder expectations. You will take a strategic systems thinking approach to determine how best to stage solutions to complex issues. As the incumbent, you must address risk, adjust approaches based on broader initiatives and utilize practice area socialization of solutions to ensure effective staging and implementation occurs.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

How Competencies will apply to this role:

SYSTEMS THINKING: Considers and plans for how policies, processes, and methods might be affected in the short, medium and long term by broader trends. Integrates in-depth knowledge of underlaying issues, the political environment and potential risks when considering possible opportunities or actions. Creates strategy that support the government's vision and the departments' goals. Identifies system behaviors that challenge progress and creates plants to address them.

DEVELOP NETWORKS: Identifies people that have significant potential for contribution and finds ways to make personal connections. Connects with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and ensures their needs are represented in decision-making. Gives service beyond stakeholder's expectations by seeking information about underlying needs, providing insights and recommending action to address these needs. Invests effort in ensuring colleague, client and stakeholder needs are heard and that there is a shared understanding of context.

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING: Gets to the root issue and generate deep understanding and new ways of thinking about an issue. Ensures that the right questions are being asked about the right problem. Eliminates barriers that stifle creativity and innovation. Actively encourages a culture of innovation and imaginative thinking. Challenges self and other to expand their thinking.

DRIVE FOR RESULTS: Forecasts potential challenges with the project implementation and negotiates major issues in advance. Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes. Holds true to principles and confronts problems directly and takes steps to rectify problem situations. Factors in the complexity of issues, and strategically aligns decisions and plans based on the values, outcomes and broader organization's needs.

BUILD COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS: Involves key stakeholders in the diagnosis of problems and in developing solutions to effectively transfer knowledge. Proactively shares resource with other groups. Promotes positive conflict resolution by identifying issues and facilitating discussion and coaching others to constructively resolve conflict. Uses own enthusiasm and commitment to higher level goals to motivate and guide others to achieve results. Acknowledges diverse perspectives and helps people work together to focus on outcomes.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University Degree in: Rangeland Management, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or a related degree with appropriate specialization.
• Minimum of 7 years directly related advanced experience in rangeland management, or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency:

Master's degree in Range Management, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, or a related Master's degree with appropriate specialization, plus a minimum of four years related experience in the field of rangeland management.

• Please note that candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification level and salary.

Assets:

• Knowledge of rangeland management and agricultural practices.
• Candidates must have or be eligible for a Professional Agrologist membership with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists with the ability to work in the rangeland and pasture management practice area.
• Experience and understanding of livestock grazing industry specifically rangeland program development and the integration with policy.
• Experience with spatial data management, ecology, and landscape processes and function.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related legislation, regulations, policies, and the decision-making processes.
• Well developed knowledge of extension and information packaging.
• Familiarity with ministry strategic plans, objectives, and mandates.
• Capacity to build and maintain productive relationships with various stakeholders within and outside the GoA.
• Leadership in managing diverse, multi-disciplinary projects and processes.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex issues and synthesize actionable recommendations.
• Independence in task execution with general direction, coupled with agility to handle broader initiatives as assigned.
• Exceptional organizational management skills to balance competing demands and tight timelines.

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Notes

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Some travel will be required (about 25% of time)

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the candidate's responsibility. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

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• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

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It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)( ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ( ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Ali Tarrabain at . #J-18808-Ljbffr

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