Inspection and Investigation Specialist

Role Responsibilities

As an Inspection and Investigation Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring legislative compliance under 19 Acts and Regulations impacting Alberta’s agriculture sector. Reporting to the Inspection and Investigation Section Manager, you will conduct inspections and investigations, support regulated agricultural industries, and collaborate with stakeholders to promote compliance and food safety.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting audits, inspections, and investigations under legislation such as but not limited to the Feeder Associations Guarantee Act, Agricultural Pests Act, Animal Health Act, Dairy Industry Act and Animal Keepers Act.
• Developing inspection strategies, coordinating investigations, and recommending compliance actions, based on Alberta Agriculture Compliance Principles.
• Evaluating and licensing premises and individuals, ensuring compliance with regulated standards.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including the RCMP, CFIA, Alberta SPCA, and others, to advance Provincial compliance objectives.
• Providing education, presentations, and recommendations for legislative amendments to industry and government partners.

This position requires working independently across a wide geographic area, often in remote locations, to ensure compliance while maintaining personal safety.

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.

Systems Thinking - Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them:

• 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.

Agility - Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks:

• Identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same.
• Proactively explains impact of changes.
• Anticipates and mitigates emotions of others.
• Anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals.
• Makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.

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.

Develop Networks - Leverages relationships to build input and perspective:

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

Qualifications

Required:

• University graduation in a related field such as Criminal Law, Investigation related field or related, plus 
• 2 years of related experience in law enforcement, formal investigations, regulatory compliance, and inspection programs. 

Equivalencies are considered on the basis of:

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

Additional Requirements:

• Functional expertise in both inspections and investigations.
• A valid Class 5 Driver’s License and a clear Driver’s Abstract.
• You will be required to provide a clean Criminal Record Check.
• The successful candidate will be required to immediately qualify for and hold a Peace Officer appointment issued by the Alberta Solicitor General’s Office. For eligibility requirements, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/peace-officers-overview.aspx.
  
  

Assets:

• P.Ag. designation is preferred.
• Familiarity with the Compliance Principles of Alberta Agriculture, agricultural Acts, and Regulations.
• Proficiency in inspection, investigation, and audit techniques, including surveillance or undercover operations.
• Expertise and acumen in enforcement actions, such as issuing penalties and license suspension.
• Experience in coordinating inspections, investigations, and recommending courses of action based on research.
• Expertise in communicating legislative requirements, developing and delivering presentations, and producing clear reports.
• Exceptional conflict resolution skills with the ability to independently analyze and react to diverse situations.
• Familiarity with report writing, occurrence reporting programs, note book documentation and evolving law enforcement technology.

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

Position Information:

• Job Location: Edmonton, AB (17507 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB  T5Y 6H3).
• Monday to Friday (08:15 am-16:30 pm).
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week.
• Permanent full time.
• Travel within Alberta will be required.
• Some shift work, including evenings and weekends, will be necessary. 
• Availability for on-call duties will also be required.
• The successful candidate will be required to immediately qualify for and hold a Peace Officer appointment issued by the Alberta Solicitor General’s Office. For eligibility requirements, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/peace-officers-overview.aspx 

Other Application Information:

• A cover letter is required with your application, outlining how your education and experience aligns with the role. Your written skills will be evaluated through your cover letter.
• Final candidates may be required to undergo a written test demonstrating writing skills and abilities pre or post interviews.
• This position may require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.
• 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.
• Valid Alberta driver’s licence.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• 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.