Industry Liaison Field Officer

Role Responsibilities

The Industry Liaison Field Officer (ILFO) is the primary link between AEMA and industry partners including critical infrastructure stakeholders. The ILFO provides these stakeholders with expert advice and guidance within all phases of the emergency management continuum. The ILFO will be the advocate that will support the alignment with universal incident management standards such as the Incident Command System (ICS) which is mandated to Local Authorities and should be understood by industry and critical infrastructure partners. The ILFO should also be seen as an expert in the understanding of the Alberta Incident Management System (AIMS) and be an advocate in supporting and adopting its use, including the need for unified command when applicable.

Responsibilities Include:

• Responding and deploying to emergency and disaster incidents, providing expert advice and support to local authorities and industry stakeholders. This will normally involve attendance at a community or regional Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) but could in some circumstances require attendance at the actual incident site or the Incident Command Post (ICP).
• Facilitating and supporting the continuation and, if necessary, resumption of critical infrastructure in areas under state of local emergency (SOLE) or state of emergency (SOE). This will require strong relationships with industry stakeholders in the field, Regional Field Officers working with local authorities, and the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre (PECC) critical infrastructure (CI) desk officer.  
• Supporting impacted local authorities and First Nations through the sourcing and integration of industry capability in support of local authority and First Nations response. 
• Understanding industry vulnerability to the hazards present in Alberta, as well as the mitigation, preparedness, and response methods to counter these vulnerabilities.
• Supporting the Critical Infrastructure Analysist, the Regional Field Operations team and the Manager, First Nations Field Operations, and the Manager, Training, Certification, & Standards to achieve the goals of the units and inform planning and reporting.
• Monitoring, liaising and providing advice on emergency plans to sustain a consistent standard of public safety system preparedness in alignment with legislated requirements and best practices

The Industry Liaison Field Officer works with a high degree of independence across the province in accordance with unit and AEMA plans and priorities, existing legislation and standards, and the needs of specific stakeholders across the assigned region. The ILFO has the ability to determine how best to engage and work with communities and industry stakeholders on their specific needs and resolves operational problems independently. The must have strong working knowledge of industrial regulations and legislation and how it applies to the local authorities. 

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
 

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.

Creative Problem Solving: Is open to new ideas and breaks problems down to identify solutions.  Breaks down problems into small parts. Constructively questions and challenges the norm. Open to other’s perspectives and aware of own. Contributes ideas for improving processes and adapts existing practice to address problems.

Systems Thinking: Observes and understands larger impact of role. Sees impact of work on organization; anticipates change in own area based on activities in other areas. Considers how own work impacts others and vice versa. Ask questions to understand broader goals. Aware of how organization adds value for clients and stakeholders.

Develop Networks: Maintains collegial internal relationships and understands external network. Seeks to understand perspectives and needs of others. Follows through, has integrity and respect for others. Helps and follows through. Keeps key stakeholders informed; is professional and respectful.

Build Collaborative Environments:  Works in an open honest manner with colleagues. Creates sharing opportunities. Actively shares, accepts, and listens to others. Recognizes conflict, respects, and discusses opinions openly. Supports group even to learn from mistakes. Recognizes differing interpretations.
 

Qualifications

Required: University degree in Public Administration, Emergency  Management or related, PLUS 4 years related experience or equivalent as described

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of 1 year of education for 1 year of experience, or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

For Example: 
Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 7 years of experience
Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 6 years of experience
Related minimum 8 years of experience Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

The successful candidate MUST also have: 

• Demonstrated experience influencing other professionals or teams of professionals outside of direct line of control.
• Experience functioning with little supervision and/or within a geographically dispersed staff desirable.
• Ability to travel with short notice for extended periods of time (i.e. be deployed to  support an incident). Additionally, you must be able to work non-standard hours with  short notice for extended periods of time (i.e. weekends, evenings, nights, holidays etc. at time of incident).
• Ability to maintain a valid Class 5 Drivers license and a clear driver abstract.

Assets: 

• Experience dealing with the public, local authorities and news media emergency responders (police/fire/EMS) and senior level officers in the public, private, volunteer, and NGO sectors is desirable.
• ICS training with TtT as an additional asset. Certified Emergency Manager from IAEM

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

Term of Employment: Permanent Full-Time x 2

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Location: Across Alberta

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 have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• 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
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs