BAND 4 - Director, Strategic Initiatives

Bring your vision, leadership, and strategic planning skills to this important role.

The Ministry of Forests, Northeast Region offers diverse landscapes and unique learning opportunities. There is opportunity for rapid career growth and the Northeast is leading the new way we engage an work with our First Nations and communities. Safety, mental health and our people are our top priorities. We offer benefits such as life insurance, pension, financial support with education, vacation days, scheduled pay increases, counselling, and extended health and dental packages.

Working closely with the Regional Management Team, the Director, Strategic Initiatives ensures that tactical landscape plans can be implemented in a way that supports the mandate of the ministry by supporting the production and supply of timber, protection and conservation of the environment, managing the values placed on ecosystems by all communities and managing the significant disturbances to forest health. This requires strong leadership and collaboration across the Regional Management Committee and including natural resource sector partners, Indigenous nations, harvest licensees and stakeholders to provide operational clarity that can lead to effective decisions and desired outcomes.

The position requires a pragmatic, doer centric approach with excellent cultural awareness, problem solving, communication and change management skills with the ability to exercise a high degree of judgement in an environment of constant change, business transformation and shifting roles and responsibilities. Conflict resolution, strong results focus, and issues mediation skills are also an important component of the position to successfully address and balance competing priorities within and external to government.

Explore the opportunities and value working with our team can offer you: Why Work for the Ministry of Forests.

Job Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in a field related to natural resource management, business/public administration, First Nations’ studies.
• 5 or more years experience in natural resource management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with First Nations’ communities and facilitating First Nations’ consultations or negotiations.
• Experience in a management capacity dealing with politically sensitive and/or provincially significant issues.
• Experience managing and leading geographically dispersed multi-disciplinary staff.

Preference may be given to applicants with the following:

• Post-secondary education in a natural resource management related field (such as forestry, agrology, etc.).
• Recent experience (i.e., in the last 7 years) developing policy, procedures and corporate practices.
• Three (3) or more years of experience working with First Nations’ communities and facilitating First Nations’ consultations and/or negotiations.
• Experience in a senior management capacity including business and organizational planning.

Willingness Statements:

• Must have a valid BC Class 5 BC Driver's Licence (or equivalent).

For questions regarding this position, please contact karrilyn.vince@gov.bc.ca

About this Position:

There is one (1) permanent position available. An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies.

Remote work is allowed, this position can work up to full time from their home in British Columbia subject to an approved telework agreement. The locations listed above are to assist applicants in searching for this opportunity and are not a complete list of locations.

Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.

This position is excluded from union membership.

Working for the BC Public Service:

The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to applicants that self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, status or non-status, Métis, or Inuit) seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service. For guidance on applying and interviewing, please contact IndigenousApplicants@gov.bc.ca or 778-405-3452.

How to Apply:

Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the job requirements listed above.

Cover Letter: YES - A cover letter is required as part of your application. The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process.

Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a basic questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements.

Helpful tips, videos and more regarding the application process can be found on the Your Job Application page of MyHR. If you are experiencing technical difficulty applying, e-mail BCPSA.Hiring.Centre@gov.bc.ca, before the stated closing time, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Additional Information:

A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.

Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies as outlined in the attached Job Profile located at the bottom of the posting.

Applications will be accepted until 11:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on the closing date of the competition.