Director Fish

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 62959
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Lethbridge
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Classification: Senior Manager, Zone 2

**Salary**: $4,274.26 to $5,427.68 bi-weekly ($111,558 - $141,662/year)

The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas is dedicated to preserving Alberta’s natural environment through proactive stewardship, sustainable resource management, and the protection of air, water, land, and biodiversity. Our mission is to lead environmental policy and program development that ensures a healthy environment for present and future generations.

The Fish and Wildlife Stewardship Branch provides leadership for programming related to; species and population assessment and reporting; fish and wildlife habitat policy and stewardship programming; contributing to land use approvals systems and decisions; fish, wildlife and species at risk management and conservation; fish and wildlife disease; and aquatic invasive species. The Branch builds meaningful partnerships to gather and share data and information to take management and stewardship action.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Fish and Wildlife - South Region, will lead the strategic delivery and implementation of fish, wildlife and species at risk conservation and management, and related habitat programs across southern Alberta, and contribute to provincial-scale policies and initiatives. You will also influence provincial, regional, and subregional environmental and natural resource plans, objectives, thresholds, and actions.

The Director supports and contributes to effective delivery of Ministry, Divisional and Branch business and operational plans. This is accomplished by:

- Identifying and delivering operational and policy requirements supporting regional and provincial fish, wildlife, species at risk and habitat conservation and management goals and outcomes.
- Proactively collaborating across Ministries, with regional and provincial program leads, and external partners to strategically leverage and integrate resources.
- Ensuring the development of science-based information, and the conveyance of that information to decision makers within and outside of government.
- Incorporating results-based budgeting in reviewing and ensuring budget expenditures are utilized in a cost-effective manner.
- Providing briefing materials and analyses of issues and providing recommended solutions and alternatives.

You will foster an engaging, respectful, and professional work environment, with focus on the conservation and management of fish and wildlife resources and founded on the Alberta Public Service (APS) values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Excellence. You will provide leadership for south region Senior Managers and professional, technical and scientific staff, as well as provide tools, processes, and training to enable them to effectively meet the challenges of delivering on the department's mandate in relation to fish, wildlife, species at risk and habitat conservation, management, assessment and reporting.

Please**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:
**Agility**: The ability to effectively prioritize and manage programs and workloads, demonstrating adaptability and flexibility in responding to shifting priorities, emerging issues, and changing directions, while consistently meeting deadlines and organizational objectives.

**Building Collaborative Environments**: The capacity to foster collaboration and partnerships across diverse stakeholders, including internal divisions, government entities, Indigenous communities, fish and wildlife user groups, conservation organizations, academia, research organizations and industry groups. This competency requires balancing conflicting stakeholder interests and providing science-informed, evidence-based advice and decisions that align with organizational mandates and fiscal constraints.

**Developing Networks**: The skill to establish, engage, and maintain strong relationships within government and with various stakeholders, organizations, and communities. This involves sharing information, discussing concerns, and collaborating to meet the department's goals and mandates, thereby building a robust support system for achieving strategic objectives.

**Qualifications**:
**Required**:

- A bachelor’s degree in conservation biology, ecology, environmental sciences, biological sciences, or a closely related natural resource management field.
- A minimum of 6 years of