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Conservation Planner

2 months ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Government of Nova Scotia Full time
About Our Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Conservation Planner to join our team at the Government of Nova Scotia. As a key member of our conservation team, you will play a critical role in implementing various elements of a two-year, multi-million-dollar, partner-based conservation project.

Primary Accountabilities
  • Contribute to biodiversity conservation by continuing Crown land protection, accelerating the protection of private land, restoring connectivity, and supporting Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq in advancing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.
  • Enhance conservation stewardship, facilitate collaborative conservation planning and action, undertake targeted ecological inventory, analysis, and prioritization of specific conservation themes, and address pre-existing rights, uses, and threats in new and existing protected areas.
  • Work in a team environment with staff from this and other provincial departments, municipalities, Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq representatives, lands trust partners, and various contractors and conservation groups.
  • Interact with industry and non-government partners, community groups, conservation and recreation organizations, and others to advance project goals.
  • Be involved in stakeholder and public partnerships and consultations, developing public communication materials, preparing reports, and negotiating and overseeing various contracts.
Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have a bachelor's degree in a related field such as Environmental Management, Ecology, Land Conservation, or Natural Resources and 2 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

You will have demonstrated competency and experience in land conservation or protected areas planning and have a practical understanding of current issues and best practice approaches in protected areas establishment and management.

You will be experienced in collaborative planning, working with partners and stakeholder groups, and facilitating partnerships. You will be self-directed, have excellent problem-solving and organizational skills, sound judgment, and critical thinking skills that are necessary to resolve complex and sensitive issues.

Demonstrated project management experience skills are essential. You must also be highly proficient with computer word processing and spreadsheet software.

What We Offer
  • Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
  • Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
  • Countless career paths.
  • Department-specific flexible working schedules.

We offer a competitive salary range of $52,000 - $83,000 bi-weekly, depending on experience and qualifications.