Senior Ecologist, Protected Areas

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Are you looking for an opportunity to develop policies and programs that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in provincial parks, conservation reserves and other protected areas in Ontario? Do you want to use ecological expertise and your past experience working with stakeholders and the public to shape the ecological sustainability and integrity of protected areas in Ontario?

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About the job

In this position, you will:

• provide leadership and professional ecological expertise to MECP staff and other internal and external stakeholders on the development of protected area policies and programs;
• provide expert ecological and policy advice on the development of management strategies and solutions;
• provide leadership on science, information and policy in support of biodiversity conservation in provincial parks, conservation reserves and other protected areas;
• develop, review and evaluate relevant legislation, policy, programs, standards and guidelines.

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What you bring to the team

Program knowledge and experience:

• expert knowledge of a wide range of ecological and biophysical subject areas, including ecosystem processes, ecosystem and landscape ecology, monitoring, protected area planning, ecological land classification, wetlands, and fish/wildlife management in protected areas
• demonstrated knowledge and experience with providing advice and input on program development, issues management and assessing the effectiveness of policies, programs, standards and management actions

Communication and interpersonal skills:

• well-developed communication, interpersonal, teamwork and relationship-building skills to explain current policies and programs and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• tact, sound judgment, political acuity, negotiation, consultation and consensus building skills to obtain input and develop recommendations that reflect overall organizational policy direction, programs and mandate
• written communication skills to prepare complex analyses, detailed strategies, briefing documents and executive correspondence

Research and analytical skills:

• demonstrated ability to apply policy research and analysis skills and professional judgement to develop and interpret legislation, policies, programs, standards and guidelines regarding protected areas

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Additional information:

Note:

• N-ET-166574/21

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.