Manager, Management and Systems Planning

Role Responsibilities

The Manager of Management and Systems Planning leads system and site-level planning to support the sustainable management of Alberta’s provincial parks system. Providing day-to-day management of staff, this position is accountable for systems planning, park management planning at multiple scales, and the development of planning frameworks, decision supports and tools. The position develops innovative solutions that address current pressures, provide long-term guidance, and enable a harmonized and effective park planning program. 

This position requires a collaborative and thoughtful approach to lead planning programs involving multiple clients and stakeholders including the public, Indigenous communities, local communities and other departmental staff at various levels. 

Responsibility highlights include: 
•    Create and maintain systems frameworks and analysis defining objectives for conservation, recreation, tourism, and education within the provincial parks system.
•    Conduct land analysis and park system monitoring to guide decisions on park designations, boundaries, and land securement.
•    Develop options and recommendations to inform and support integrated planning initiatives such as Land-use Framework regional and sub-regional planning. 
•    Oversee delivery of management plans, development plans, directives, and tools that direct a park's role, significance, visitor experience, appropriate facilities, and management objectives.
•    Drive continuous improvement in planning to enhance equitable park management and engage Indigenous Nations, communities, Albertans, visitors, and stakeholders.
•    Lead the development and implementation of planning frameworks to achieve park, recreation, and tourism outcomes for holistic park system management.
•    Develop a suite of planning solutions that guide a cohesive and harmonized planning program and provincial and site-specific scales. 
•    Coordinate input across the division, explore best practices, and test innovative solutions to ensure efficient and practical deliverables.
•    Lead and supervise a diverse team, ensuring performance standards and supporting staff development.
•    Foster a team culture based on APS values of excellence, respect, integrity, and accountability.
 

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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.

Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view of the organization's objectives, considering challenges and opportunities holistically, anticipating outcomes and potential impacts, seeking stakeholder perspectives, and aligning actions and plans with APS values while collaborating with others to identify areas for teamwork.

Develop Self and Others: Encourages the development and integration of emerging methods by shaping group learning for team growth, applying new approaches to achieve goals, fostering a shared learning environment, and working with individuals to create personal development plans.

Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and available resources to address issues by seeking diverse perspectives to identify root causes, improving complex systems, leveraging resources from other areas to solve problems, and encouraging debate and idea generation to find solutions while managing risks.

Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict by encouraging broad thinking on projects, eliminating barriers to progress, facilitating communication, anticipating and reducing conflict early, recognizing others' contributions, and promoting collaboration and commitment.

Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes by using various resources to monitor performance standards, acknowledging even indirect responsibility, committing to what benefits Albertans even if not immediately accepted, and achieving goals aligned with APS direction.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree in a related field (planning, park or natural resource management, conservation, human geography, recreation, tourism), with 6 years of experience and direct experience managing or supervising others.

Equivalencies will be considered for 1 year of related education for 1 year of experience and vice versa.

Additional Requirements:
•    Class 5 Driver’s License with 3-year driver’s abstract.
•    Extensive experience in park, recreation, and/or conservation planning.
•    Extensive experience fostering relationships with stakeholders, communities, and various departments will be essential.
•    The ability to analyze information from a variety of sources and perspectives, forecast trends, and synthesize information as the basis for recommending long-term planning approaches.
•    Comfortable working in remote locations outdoors, including in inclement weather, and are able to be away from home from time to time to travel around the province for meetings or site visits.

Assets:
•    Knowledge of compliance with legislation, regulations, and policies.
•    Experience with or knowledge in GIS mapping and spatial analysis.

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

A cover letter is required.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain a Criminal Record check.

For your resume:
Include date ranges (month and year) associated with all education and work experience.
Indicate whether your work experience was casual, part time (PT) or full time (FT).
Example: Maintenance Foreman: Jan 2016 – June 2019 (PT, 3 eight hour shifts per week).

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. 

What the GoA has to offer:

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.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.
•    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.