Issues Coordinator

Role Responsibilities

If you have a degree in natural resource management with an interest in supporting leadership with both your writing and editorial skills, we encourage you to apply for the Issues Coordinator position.

The Strategy, Policy, and Economic (SPE) and the Forest Management and Wildfire Mitigation (FMWM) branches manage forest management policy and provincial program development and implementation, from product market development, forest tenure issuance, timber scaling, timber royalty management, trade disputes, environmental reputation, inter-governmental affairs, and wildfire mitigation programs. The Branches supports the Forestry Division’s wildfire mitigation and policy needs, including legislation, operational and internal policy development.

The timely and accurate issues management is a critical and foundational function to manage risk and deliver branch and departmental mandates. You will be supporting both the SPE and FMWM in meeting ADM, DM, and Ministerial issues management needs, you will be a core resource to support the branch Executive Directors.

Your core roles as the Branch Issue Coordinator (IC) will be oversight, writing and editorial responsibilities of Action Request Tracking System (ARTS). Development and maintenance of issues tracker and ensuring awareness both branches regarding internal-to-department issues, cross ministry, and federal-provincial-territorial issues to support the leaderships of both branches (Directors and Executive Directors).

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
1. Review and or develop various documents (action requests, branch meeting agendas and minutes, media releases, key message documents, etc.) resulting in appropriate communication, understanding of issues, and recommended actions.
2. Management of stakeholder (forest companies, special interest groups) critical issues and stakeholder communications.
3. Issue tracker to support Ministerial/Deputy as well as Division and Branch to ensure holistic and timely resolution.
4. Development and maintenance of close working relationship with sister ministry (e.g., Environment and Protected Areas, Indigenous Relations) issues managers.

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.

• Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes. Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards, acknowledges even indirect responsibility, commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted, reaches goals consistent with APS direction.
• Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues: Engages perspective to seek root causes, finds ways to improve complex systems, employs resources from other areas to solve problems, engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.
• Agility: Proactively incorporates change into processes, creates opportunities for improvement, is aware of and adapts to changing priorities. Remains objective under pressure and supports others to manage their emotions. Proactively explains impact of change on roles and integrates change in existing work. Readily adapts plans and practices.
• Develop Netoworks: Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative: creates impactful relationships with the right people, ensures needs of varying groups are represented, goes beyond to meet stakeholder needs and ensures all needs are heard and understood.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor’s Degree (4 years) with a major focus on natural resource management, plus 4 years of progressively responsible experience in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Equivalency:
Directly related experience or education considered based on:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:

• Experience in Natural resource management (e.g., forestry, land management) is a highly desirable asset supporting the successful candidate’s ability to interact with technical and subject matter experts.
• Excellence in concise written communications, with a focus on executive level audience communications. As well as interpersonal skills that enhance the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.

Notes

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

Some travel may be required within the area and throughout the province as part of your responsibilities to coordinate with ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, clients 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 include a 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, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week)
• Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview
  
  

What the GoA has to offer:

• 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.