Regional Resource Development Planning Coordinator

**Regional Resource Development Planning Coordinator**:
**Job ID**:

- 232917

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Natural Resources

**Division**:

- Regional Operations Division / Northwest Region and Northeast Region

**City**:

- Atikokan, Blind River, Chapleau, Cochrane, Dryden, Fort Frances, Hearst, Ignace, Kapuskasing, Kenora, Nipigon, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, South Porcupine, Thunder Bay, Wawa

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 2 Temporary - up to 18 months

**Job code**:

- 5A008 - ProgPlanEval05

**Salary**:

- $76,231.00 - $109,842.00 Per year
- Can you provide strategic guidance and advice, leverage relationships and contribute to solving complex problems? If so, consider this exciting opportunity to provide leadership in support of resource management and development programs and projects with the ministry.

**The Northwest Region** spans over half a million square kilometers, with more than 90% Crown land, vast forests, and extensive waterways. It includes diverse communities, with a strong Indigenous presence across four treaty areas. The region supports resource-based industries, including forestry, mining, renewable energy, and tourism, and experiences the majority of Ontario's wildfires. With significant land use planning, permitting, and resource management responsibilities, the Northwest plays a vital role in Ontario's economic and environmental landscape.

**The Northeast Region** has a complex planning environment, with diverse natural resources and significant development pressures, covering both a Crown and privately-owned landscape. It covers four Ecoregions and the shores of two Great Lakes (Lake Huron and Lake Superior). It has a strong Indigenous presence including seven treaty areas and it contains multiple urban centres and rural communities. The unique mix of resource-based industry, recreational use, and Indigenous interests makes the Northeast Region an exciting environment for resource management in Ontario.

**About the job**: In this job, you will:

- Provide strategic guidance, advice and leadership in the implementation of the Ministry's resource management, resource development and renewable energy priorities
- Lead project teams and coordinate the review of complex resource management/development and renewable energy proposals
- Provide advice and interpretation of, and training related to, resource management/development and renewable energy policies and guidance to Ministry staff
- Advise senior managers and Ministry staff on resource management/development issues and strategies
- Build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, industry and stakeholders
- Consult and liaise with industry and stakeholders on initiatives related to resource management/development, renewable energy and planning
- Coordinate the provision of regional input into the development of provincial program, policy, legislative and procedural guidance initiatives
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of regional implementation of resource management/development and energy-related policies, procedures and activities.

**Note: Occasional travel across the Northwest or Northeast Region is required.**

**What you bring to the team**:
**Leadership and Project Coordination Skills**: You have:

- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams in the delivery of resource management and development initiatives/ projects
- Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and direction to staff to lead the transfer, interpretation and implementation of resource management/development priorities and projects in the region
- Proven ability to coordinate complex projects, including the development of project plans and delivering within timelines

**Analytical and Strategic Thinking Skills**: You have:

- Demonstrated ability to identify trends, needs and opportunities, and to develop and implement strategic approaches to address them
- The ability to analyze information to identify potential issues and implications, develop viable options and recommend appropriate courses of action
- The ability to consider client, stakeholder, Indigenous community and public interests when recommending strategies and tactics to advance ministry objectives

**Interpersonal and Relationship Management Skills**: You have:

- Demonstrated ability to employ facilitation and conflict resolution techniques to encourage constructive sharing of diverse perspectives and enable effective resolution of issues and problem solving
- The ability to employ tact and discretion, and to motivate others to achieve positive outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships (e.g. with colleagues, clients, other ministries)

**Communication Skills**: You have:

- Proven ability to communicate complex ideas, exchange information and promote open communication with a broad range of audiences (e.g., stakeholders, clients, collea