Wildfire Information Assistant

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Information Specialist, this role involves regular monitoring of various information sources, coordinating updates from key personnel, and compiling internal reports on Alberta Wildfire’s operations and predictive services during wildfire season.

The primary role is to route, compile and ensure the consistency of urgent information from multiple sources, while keeping to tight timelines amidst evolving crises.

The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in communication, as well as basic information collection and data interpretation, to inform internal reporting.

This role requires a general understanding of wildfire management, prevention, and operations, along with strong skills in communication.

Work will be performed in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and guidelines set out by Forestry and Parks and the wider provincial government.

Wildfire Prevention and Operations:
•    Learn to use multiple external and internal digital platforms to find required wildfire information.
•    Monitor information databases and email inboxes for updates on Alberta’s wildfire response activities. 
•    Triage information requests and responses, ensuring timely, accurate, and consistent communication with key personnel.
•    Summarize fire behaviour, fire danger, and weather prediction models for internal reporting.
•    Verify and cross-check information from multiple channels to ensure consistency and accuracy. 
•    Compile information into standardized templates under tight timelines. 
•    Prepare reports and internal briefings for executives and key stakeholders.
•    Support provincial wildfire information team in expanded capacities as needed. 

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.

•    Agility - Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
•    Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
•    Systems Thinking - The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.
•    Creative Problem Solving - Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement:
•    Two-year diploma in a related field; no experience required; or equivalent as described below.

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. 

Assets:
•    Experienced in communications. Effective understanding of wildfire operations and wildfire science.
•    Ability to translate technical or complex issues into clear and concise updates. 
•    Familiarity with initiatives, priorities, and messaging related to wildfire prevention and management.
•    Knowledge of the government and partner agencies roles and responsibilities in emergency response.
•    High level of professionalism, with the ability to prioritize tasks and handle sensitive information. 
•    Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, including demonstrated abilities to collaborate and negotiate on a diverse team.

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 competition is for seasonal wages positions with weekly hours up to 36.25. 

What We Offer:
•    Wage employees receive 11.2% in addition to regular wage earnings in lieu of paid holidays and vacation leave:   
     o    5.2 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays,   
     o    6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay.   
•    Shift differential and opportunity to work overtime, evening, and weekend shifts.

About Your Work Environment:
•    Candidates are required to have their own means of transportation to and from the work site.

About Your Application:
•    Terms of employment in your resume are to be identified in months and years, highlighting applicable duties or achievements at the respective role.  
•    Those selected for an interview are requested to bring three (3) work-related references.  

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.