JOB PROFILE
Position #00108487
TITLE: SECTION HEAD, LAND & RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: STO (RESOURCE) R30
MINISTRY: FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS
WORK UNIT: REGIONAL OPERATIONS
SUPERVISOR TITLE: DIRECTOR, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SUPERVISOR POSITION: 00101716
PROGRAM
In collaboration with other natural resource sector agencies, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
Resource Operations (FLNRO) acts as British Columbia’s land management agency. As the land manager,
FLNRO develops policies, objectives and strategies to guide the stewardship of resource values and the
authorization of responsible resource development. The Northeast Region is home to provincially and
nationally significant fish, wildlife, and ecosystem values, as well as significant economic development
opportunities. The Resource Management team plays an integral role in finding the balance between FLNRO’s
twin mandates of economic growth and environmental sustainability.
As part of the Ministry’s Regional Operations division, the Resource Management team is responsible for the
integrated delivery of stewardship outcomes, including fish and wildlife management, ecosystem and habitat
conservation, cumulative effects assessment, natural resources research, and geospatial analysis and decision
support. Resource Management’s interdisciplinary mandate bridges research, policy, and operations, and is
delivered through a combination of program and project management across a range of natural resource
fields.
JOB OVERVIEW
As part of the Resource Management leadership team, the position provides oversight and guidance in
identifying, planning, and managing the short- and long-implementation of projects that support the FLNRO’s
stewardship mandate in northeast BC. The Team Lead works collaboratively across business lines and leads
teams of professional and technical staff and project managers, often drawn from across Resource
Management, regional offices, and FLNRO as a whole to develop major stewardship initiatives such as caribou
recover, cumulative effects assessments, and coordinated monitoring programs.
The Team Lead pursues innovative solutions to complex and often sensitive land and resource management
issues, while building First Nation, community and stakeholder support for project outcomes. The Team Lead
makes sense of complexity, clears the path for project teams, ensures excellent communication with internal
and external partners, and ensures the timely completion of project deliverables and outcomes.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
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Supervises staff including assignment of work responsibilities, development and evaluation of
performance and professional development plans, and approval of leave.
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Develops and implements work plans and project plans, consistent with ministry and regional
objectives and priorities.
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Leads and motivates diverse project teams to address complex stewardship issues or initiatives and
manages team accountabilities for project deliverables and outcomes.
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Interprets and applies provincial regulatory and policy tools to support the delivery of stewardship
projects and the resolution of specific resource management issues.
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Oversees the regional implementation of the Ministry’s Modern Community Engagement Framework.
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Leads engagement and builds and maintains constructive working relationships with First Nations,
communities, stakeholders, and internal and external agency partners on stewardship issues and
projects.
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Represents the Ministry at inter-jurisdictional working groups and committees.
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Evaluates project and program delivery, identifies opportunities to improve effectiveness and makes
recommendations to senior management, and implements change management processes.
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Prepares briefing notes, discussion papers, reports, project documents, evaluation reports and
business development documents.
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Briefs Ministry management and Executive on key issues.
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Prepares and/or negotiates contracts and oversees contract performance.
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Manages project budgets and may act as expense authority.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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An undergraduate-level degree or diploma in a natural resource field, including natural resource
management, environmental science, environmental studies, biology, ecology, agricultural sciences,
engineering, geography, or other related disciplines, and at least seven (7) years related work
experience; OR
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A graduate-level degree in a related field, and at least five (5) years related work experience.
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A combination of work experience and academic experience or training from a recognized institution,
with an applied focus including program and/or project management, conflict resolution, and/or
resource management planning, will be considered.
Related work experience includes the following:
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Experience managing and completing complex projects involving multiple stakeholder interests.
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Experience working with First Nations.
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Experience leading diverse teams.
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Experience negotiating and mediating solutions and agreements.
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Successful completion of security screening requirements of the BC Public Service, which may include a
criminal records check, and/or Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA) check, and/or enhanced security
screening checks as required by the ministry (Note: It is important that you read the job posting
carefully to understand the specific security screening requirements pertaining to the position).
KNOWLEDGE
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Knowledge of public and First Nation consultation processes.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
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Relationship Building is working to build or maintain ethical relationships or networks or contacts with
people who are, or may be, potentially helpful in achieving work-related goals and establishing
advantages. These people may include customers, clients, counterparts, colleagues, etc.
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Problem Solving/Judgement is the ability to analyze problems systematically, organize information,
identify key factors, identify underlying causes and generate solutions.
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Leadership implies a desire to lead others, including diverse teams. Leadership is generally, but not
always, demonstrated from a position of formal authority. The "team" here should be understood
broadly as any group with which the person interacts regularly.
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Conceptual Thinking is the ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not
obviously related, and to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations. It includes using
creative, conceptual or inductive reasoning or thought processes that are not necessarily categorized
by linear thinking.
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Innovation indicates an effort to improve performance by doing or promoting new things, such as
introducing a previously unknown or untried solution or procedure to the specific area or organization.
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Holding People Accountable involves setting high standards of performance and holding team
members, other government jurisdictions, outside contractors, industry agencies, etc., accountable for
results and actions.
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Planning, Organizing and Coordinating involves proactively planning, establishing priorities and
allocating resources. It is expressed by developing and implementing increasingly complex plans. It also
involves monitoring and adjusting work to accomplish goals and deliver to the organization's mandate.
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Job Qualifications Form
Applicant Instructions:
In addition to your application submitted using the BC Public Service Recruitment System, you must also complete this job
qualifications form and submit it via email to [email protected] by 11:59PM on August 11, 2014, Pacific
Standard Time in order to be considered further in this competition. Please note the requisition number in the subject line
of your email. Your submission must clearly outline that you meet each of the stated qualifications. You must also provide
evidence to support your statements.
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Clearly outline how you meet each criteria and provide further evidence to support your statements.
Evidence should include the following information: Dates (month/year), when and where you have obrained stated job
qualifications and specific examples demonstrating scope, quality and related accomplishments.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicant Information
An undergraduate-level degree or
diploma in a natural resource field,
including natural resource
management, environmental science,
environmental studies, biology,
ecology, agricultural sciences,
engineering, geography, or other
related disciplines
A graduate-level degree in a related
field
A combination of work experience
and academic experience or training
from a recognized institution, with an
applied focus including program
and/or project management, conflict
resolution, and/or resource
management planning, will be
considered.
Five (5) to seven (7) years’
Experience managing and completing
complex projects involving multiple
stakeholder interests.
Five (5) to seven (7) years’
experience working with First
Nations.
Five (5) to seven (7) years’
experience leading diverse teams.
Five (5) to seven (7) years’
experience negotiating and mediating
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solutions and agreements.
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