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Manager, Natural Resources Information Section
Organization:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Division:
Provincial Services Division
City:
Peterborough, Sault Ste Marie
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
XSMC1 - Senior Mgmt Group 1
Salary:
$99,005.00 - $113,156.00 Per Year
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking a strategic, innovative and results-oriented leader. The Manager, Natural Resources Information Section will play a key role in the delivery of an information management system and development of analysis services to support the government/ministry strategic objective to protect and sustain Ontario's forests, fish and wildlife populations, biodiversity and habitats and provincial natural heritage sites.
The Science and Research Branch is responsible for providing science as a service to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. This is done by leading, coordinating and delivering the ministry's applied research and provincial inventory, monitoring and reporting. The branch is comprised of staff who are located across the province and are dedicated to producing sound science to inform the ministry's resource management policy and decision making.
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this impactful role you will:
• Lead the development and delivery of provincial natural resources information inventory systems, provincial forest inventory program and Natural Heritage Information Centre.
• Ensure the establishment of effective statistical inventory design and field data collection methods.
• Manage the delivery of verification tools and techniques to validate the quality of forest resource inventory data.
• Lead the development of information management policies, quality control procedures, staff training programs and inventory guidelines and standards.
• Provide strategic advice, expertise and briefings to the Director, Assistant Deputy Minister, and offices of the Deputy Minister and Minister.
How do I qualify?
Strategic Leadership and Project Management
• You have proven experience leading a team of professional staff to deliver on program development and implementation.
• You have experience leading the planning and delivery of information monitoring, management and analysis.
• You have effectively managed and developed large operational and project budgets.
• You are an inclusive leader who values, supports and demonstrates a commitment to a culture of diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace.
Partner and Stakeholder Management and Communication Skills
• You have experience building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders in various sectors.
• You have effective communication skills to lead consultations with partners and stakeholders and respond to complex and sensitive issues.
• You have demonstrated success using collaborative techniques to cultivate and sustain effective relationships with Indigenous communities.
• You have demonstrated experience providing sound, strategic advice and delivering briefings to executives and senior management.
Knowledge
• You have knowledge of information management systems and data management methodologies.
• You have knowledge of a diverse range of scientific theories, methods and practices.
• You have knowledge of natural resources, forest, fish and wildlife, biodiversity and habitats and provincial natural heritage policies and programs.
• You have an understanding of government direction and ministry priorities for effective forest and natural resource management.
• You have procurement and acquisition experience, including best practices and procedures.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 300 Water St, Peterborough, East Region or Sault Ste Marie, North Region
Compensation Group:
Executive
Schedule:
Posted on:
Monday, July 31, 2017
Note:
- Please note that this position is under review as part of the Management Job Evaluation Plan (MJEP) Project. MJEP is a new job evaluation system for manager and non-bargaining specialist positions in the Ontario Public Service.
Implementation of the new system may impact the classification, salary range and terms and conditions of employment for this position. Employees will be notified of any impact prior to implementation.
• Please indicate your preferred work location: Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie or Both
• Interviews for this competition are anticipated to be September 13-14, 2017
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
