Government of Alberta
Location
Medicine Hat, AB | Canada
Job description
Job Information
Job Title: Rangland Agrologist
Job Requisition ID: 53448
Ministry: Forestry & Parks
Location: Medicine Hat
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: 2 Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: Open unit suitable candidate is found
Classification: Agrologist Level 2
Salary: $ 2,594.83 to $3,558.35 Bi-weekly ($67,725- $92,872 /Year)
The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit:
Forestry and Parks - Responsible for growing our manufactured wood products and forestry sector, preserving, and managing our public lands and protected areas. Protected areas are essential to the quality of life that Albertans enjoy. They conserve our natural landscapes and wildlife habitat and offer a broad range of nature-based outdoor recreational opportunities. Alberta’s protected areas inspire people to discover, value, protect, and enjoy the natural world and the benefits it provides for current and future generations.
For more information about the Ministry of Forestry and Parks, please visit our website at: Reporting to the Rangeland Approvals Team Lead, and working as part of a team of Agrologists, the Rangeland Agrologist is responsible for delivering the Rangeland Approvals Program. This position provides professional expertise, extensive knowledge and decision making on agricultural crown land.
This position administers crown land agriculture dispositions while ensuring compliance under multiple legislations and policies and provides professional expertise with respect to range management practices to disposition holders, the public and other professionals in government and industry. This is a regulatory, land management role that makes integrated, multi-faceted decisions to manage the ecological integrity of agricultural crown lands while facilitating responsible economic development, multiple-use opportunities, and land allocation through consultation.
Note: This position requires extensive fieldwork, operating off highway and ATV vehicles, driving on gravel roads (and highways), and working alone around livestock in remote areas where wildlife may be present.
Key responsibilities include:
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:
How Competencies will apply to this role:
Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience and work effectively in changing environments.
Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
Systems Thinking: Work done is part of a larger integrated and inner-related environment. Allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.
Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with stakeholders.
Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results aligned with the organization's goals while maintaining accountability.
Requirements:
Assets include:
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to Hours of Work: 36.25 hours of work per week, Monday to Friday. There are 2 permanent positions in Medicine Hat.
This position requires extensive fieldwork, operating off highway and ATV vehicles, driving on gravel roads (and highways), and working alone around livestock in remote areas where wildlife may be present.
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the candidate's responsibility. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.
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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.
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