Issues Coordinator

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• Job Title : Issues Coordinator
• Job Requisition ID : 76885
• Ministry : Forestry and Parks
• Location : Edmonton
• Full or Part-Time : Full Time
• Hours of Work : 36.25 hours per week
• Permanent / Temporary : Permanent
• Scope : Open Competition
• Closing Date : Open until suitable candidate found
• Classification : Program Services 4
• Salary : $3,056.50 to $4,006.62 bi-weekly ( $79,774- $104,572 / year)

As the Ministry of Forestry and Parks we are responsible for fostering Alberta’s environmentally responsible forest management practices, including management of wildfires. We preserve our provincial parks for the recreation and enjoyment of Albertans. We also enable access to public lands for recreational and commercial purposes while prioritizing conservation. Forestry and Parks also manages public lands and balances sustainable rangelands and grazing leases for Alberta producers.

The Forestry Division, within the Ministry of Forestry and Parks, works to enhance the economic, environmental, and social contributions of our forests and forested lands to Albertans. For more information about the Ministry of Forestry and Parks please visit https : / / www.alberta.ca / forestry-and-parks

Role Responsibilities

If you have a degree in natural resource management with an interest in supporting leadership with both your writing and editorial skills, we encourage you to apply for the Issues Coordinator position.

The Strategy, Policy, and Economic (SPE) and the Forest Management and Wildfire Mitigation (FMWM) branches manage forest management policy and provincial program development and implementation, from product market development, forest tenure issuance, timber scaling, timber royalty management, trade disputes, environmental reputation, inter-governmental affairs, and wildfire mitigation programs. The Branches supports the Forestry Division’s wildfire mitigation and policy needs, including legislation, operational and internal policy development.

The timely and accurate issues management is a critical and foundational function to manage risk and deliver branch and departmental mandates. You will be supporting both the SPE and FMWM in meeting ADM, DM, and Ministerial issues management needs, you will be a core resource to support the branch Executive Directors.

Your core roles as the Branch Issue Coordinator (IC) will be oversight, writing and editorial responsibilities of Action Request Tracking System (ARTS). Development and maintenance of issues tracker and ensuring awareness both branches regarding internal-to-department issues, cross ministry, and federal-provincial-territorial issues to support the leaderships of both branches (Directors and Executive Directors).

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

Competencies

Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Bachelor’s Degree (4 years) with a major focus on natural resource management, plus 4 years of progressively responsible experience in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Equivalency :

Assets :

Notes

This is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday.

Some travel may be required within the area and throughout the province as part of your responsibilities to coordinate with ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, clients and other external stakeholders.

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.

Application Information :

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https : / / www.alberta.ca / job-application-resources#before for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) ( https : / / www.alberta.ca / international-qualifications-assessment.aspx ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https : / / canalliance.org / en / default.html ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Rashi Vaktania at Rashi.Vaktania@gov.ab.ca .

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