Area Range Management Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about Alberta's public rangelands and eager to make a significant impact on their conservation and stewardship? We are seeking an Area Range Management Specialist (ARMS) who will be at the forefront of developing strategies, processes, and standards to enhance the sustainability of our public rangelands. As an ARMS, you will play a pivotal role in connecting range science to regulatory systems, business plans, and grazing disposition stewardship. Your responsibilities will include the development and maintenance of Range Plant Community Guides and the ECOSYS database, contributing to provincial programs, and ensuring ecologically sustainable stocking rates. You will also be instrumental in fostering sustainable conservation through policy development, supporting the Rangeland Stewardship and Land Use Policy Section, and implementing provincial standards for grazing allocation and monitoring.

In this dynamic role, you will be a key player in transferring knowledge, providing training, and mentoring FP staff and various stakeholders. Your expertise in ecological tools, ranging from Range Plant Community Guides to Range Health Assessments, will be crucial in guiding the grazing disposition allocation, monitoring, and renewal processes. Additionally, your collaboration with partners, including government agencies, NGOs, and academia, will lead to innovative solutions for emerging challenges in rangeland stewardship, conservation, and integration.

To succeed in this position, you should be adept at balancing the need for robust ecological information within limited time and resources. Your role will involve working closely with Lands Division staff, grazing leaseholders, and other stakeholders to resolve challenges on Alberta's public rangelands. Join us in this exciting opportunity to contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of Alberta's precious rangeland resources. Apply now and be a part of a team dedicated to shaping the future of our public lands!

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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.

Build Collaborative Environments: Encourages broad thinking on projects and works to eliminate barriers to progress. Facilitates communication and collaboration. Anticipates and reduces conflict at the outset. Credits others and gets talent recognized. Promotes collaboration and commitment. 

Creative Problem-Solving: Uses wide range of techniques to break down problems. Allows others to think creatively and voice ideas. Brings the right people together to solve issues. Identifies new solutions for the organization.

Systems Thinking: Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities. Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives. Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values. Works with others to identify areas for collaboration.

Develop Networks: Looks broadly to engage stakeholders. Open to perspectives towards long-term goals. Actively seeks input into change initiatives. Maintains stakeholder relationships.

Drive for Results: 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.

Qualifications

Required: 
•    A completed university degree in Agriculture, Environmental Sciences or a related field.
•    Minimum 3 years of related experience.
•    Currently registered as a Professional Agrologist or eligible for in-training status (AIT) from the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA).
•    A valid Class 5 Driver’s License (or equivalent) with a clean driving record.

Equivalences may be considered: Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis, one year of education for one year of experience or vise versa.

Assets:
•    Extensive experience with range ecology, plant and soil taxonomy, and ecological classification.
•    Comprehensive knowledge of livestock production, wildlife interactions and rangeland reclamation.
•    Proficiency in research methods, vegetation survey techniques, biometrics, and statistical analysis.
•    Experience with spatial and electronic data systems, including GIS, GPS, and databases.

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 1 full-time permanent position located in Grande Prairie or Fairview (other locations within the northwest boreal may be considered)

Monday – Friday, 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week.

Any costs associated with obtaining 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.

Instructions for your Resume:

For Employment Experience:
Please indicate duration of employment (month, year).
Please specify employment status (i.e. casual, part time or full time).
E.g.: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 2009, Part time (three, 8 hour shifts/week).

For any Post-Secondary Education:
Please specify your major and length of program.
Please specify the year you graduated.
E.g.: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017).

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/alberta-public-service-human-resource-directives.
•    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 agreements.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs

Resources for applicants:
•    https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx.
•    https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/.