Forest Tenure Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that has a direct impact on small operators within the forest industry and uses all your education and experience?

Reporting to the Forest Systems Advisor, the Forest Tenure Specialist is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of timber permit systems, with a particular focus on operational policy development, the interpretation of legislation and policy, and stakeholder relations. The position is responsible for the overall delivery of Alberta's timber permit programs with guidance from the Forest Systems Advisor and the Director of Forest Tenure, Trade and Economics.

In this role, you will primarily be working in an office setting. You will have regular, on-going contact with the Forest Systems Advisor, department staff, the forest industry, and other government organizations in operational implementation of timber dispositions, data collection, interpretation and research & analysis.

Your responsibilities will include and are not limited to:
•    Implementating and maintaining of Alberta's multiple timber permit programs for local sale and use.
•    Implementating and maintaining of Alberta's timber permit programs for commercial volume supply to the provincial log market.
•    Developing and evaluating operational policy. Contributing to strategic policy and tenure reference documents to enable effective forest tenure systems.

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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: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

The following competencies will help you succeed in this role: 

•    Systems Thinking: Understands how work contributes to the achievement of department goals and considers the changing environment, recognizing the work impacting a vast network of stakeholders.

•    Build Collaborative Environments: Takes a collaborative approach with your work to foster open communication and leverage team skills.

•    Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders. 

•    Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to inform decision making in order to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Resource Economics, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in forest planning, forest harvest operations, tenure rights, or silviculture.

Equivalency: Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Other Requirements:
•    Membership or eligibility for membership as a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) or Registered Professional Forest Technician (RPFT).
•    A Valid Class 5 Driver’s License (or equivalent).    

Assets

•    Knowledge of Alberta’s legislative and regulatory frameworks, including the Forests Act and its regulations, and the Public Lands Act and its regulations.
•    Proficiency in relationship development and technical writing.
•    Proficiency in stakeholder relations, facilitation, and negotiation.
•    Experience in policy development.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday.

In-person meetings in Edmonton are a requirement of this position, however, remote working arrangements may be considered within other forest area office locations within Alberta as approved. Find forest area offices here.

Limited travel throughout the province will be required as part of your responsibilities to coordinate with Ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, regulated parties, and other external stakeholders.

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.

Application Information:
•    In your application, please a include cover page detailing your interest, and role related experience
•    In your resume include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example January 15, 2016 - June 25, 2019: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week)
•    Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information – https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development – https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs