Crop Assurance Specialist

6 days ago

Peace River, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 58592
Ministry: Agriculture and Irrigation
Location: Peace River
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: June 17, 2024
Classification: Opted Out & Excluded Agrologist Level 2 (522AGA)

**Salary**: $2,594.83 to $3,558.35 bi-weekly ($67,725- $ 92,872/year)

The **Crop Assurance Programming Section **deals with a wide range of diverse and rapidly evolving issues, projects, and programs that directly impact Alberta's agriculture and food sectors.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Crop Assurance Specialist will lead and provide technical expertise for Alberta's regulatory partners in the Peace Region on crop health and assurance programs, policies, and legislation. With considerable scope for independent action, the specialist will:

- Develop and conduct interdisciplinary regulatory and policy research.
- Engage stakeholders and provide recommendations for changes to crop legislation and policies.
- Ensure awareness and updates on crop and bee health initiatives.
- Create and present concepts for crop health assurance strategies.
- Develop and deliver presentations, reports, articles, and fact sheets.
- Provide professional advisory services in crop health.
- Maintain awareness of current legislation, regulations, policies, and best practices for the agriculture and food sectors.

**Work Environment**:
You will work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with various stakeholders including provincial, municipal, and national government agencies, agriculture service boards, agricultural research associations, plant/crop commodity groups, industry group representatives, and staff from other sectors of Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) and GoA departments. You will have the potential opportunity to impact Alberta’s agricultural policies and programs.

**Please**

**Qualifications**:

- **University graduation **(Agriculture, Biology, or related), plus **three years of related experience**; or equivalent.
- Eligibility for membership with the AIA or ASPB is required.

**Further Requirements for the Role**:

- Eligible for Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.) or Professional Biologist (P.Biol.) designation.
- Valid driver’s license and experience traveling in rural Alberta.

**Assets**:

- Relevant professional experience in government program policy planning and delivery.
- Extensive knowledge of Western Canadian cropping systems.
- Strong communication skills including technical writing, plain language writing, and presentations.
- Knowledge in strategic planning, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and policy development processes.
- Strong project management skills and an ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Understanding of Ministry Business/Strategic Plans and political acumen.
- Extensive experience in developing presentations and speaking to large groups.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviours 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:

- **Systems Thinking**:Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives, anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, and works towards actions aligned with APS values.
- **Drive for Results**:Uses a variety of resources to monitor performance standards, commits to what is good for Albertans, and reaches goals consistent with APS direction.
- **Creative Problem Solving**:Works in open teams to share ideas, uses a wide range of techniques to break down problems, and brings the right people together to solve issues.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**:Involves stakeholders and shares resources, positively resolves conflict, and acknowledges and works with diverse perspectives to achieve outcomes.
- **Develop Self and Others**:Encourages the development of emerging methods, shapes group learning for team development, and works with individuals to develop personal development plans.

**Notes**:
This is a full-time position **based in Peace River, Alberta.** As part of the Northern Alberta employee programs, eligible Government of Alberta (GoA) employees living and working between the 55th and 57th parallels, including Peace River, receive the following benefits:

- **Retention Allowance**: An annual retention bonus of $6,000 (minus deductions) for eligible employees, which is non-pensionable compensation.
- **Northern Leave**: Five days of paid leave for permanent, temporary salaried, or Wage 2850 employees to help manage the isolation associated with living and working in remote northern communities.

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