We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
📢 We also offer:
▻ Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change and vary depending on number of dependents):
▻ Isolated Post Allowances: Approximately $13,022/year to $29,078/year
▻ Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $2,418 per year for each eligible member of the household
▻ Housing: Federal government housing may be available
▻ Relocation assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
▻ Training, development & education opportunities: Multi-year career development plans which include opportunities for education assistance funding and training opportunities
▻ Pension & benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html
▻ Flexible work arrangements: Relative to operational requirements, flexible hours, compressed work weeks, and hybrid working arrangements may be possible
The position and most staff work in the Village of Fort Simpson, with a satellite office located in the community of Nahanni Butte. Fort Simpson (Lı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ – ‘place where rivers come together’) is located at the confluence of the Liard and Mackenzie Rivers. It has a population of around 1,200 people, predominantly Dehcho Dene and Métis. Fort Simpson is accessible year-round by air, by ferry in the summer and by ice bridge in the winter. The summers have average high temperatures in the low 20s while winter temperatures are in the low -20s. Summers have long days with almost perpetual daylight. The winter offers opportunities for aurora viewing and cross-country skiing. Amenities in town include a general store, post office, bank, gas station, elementary and high schools, library, gymnasium, fitness centre, an ice rink and curling ice (seasonal), swimming pool (seasonal), hotels, airport, RCMP detachment, health centre.
Nahanni National Park Reserve is cooperatively managed by the Dehcho First Nations and Parks Canada. The park is about a 1.5-hour flight from headquarters. Roughly 1000 visitors journey to Nahanni each year to enjoy its majestic mountains and perhaps catch a glimpse of some of the species that call Nahanni home including grizzly bear, wolverine, Dall’s sheep, mountain goats, and woodland caribou. The parks offer spectacular paddling, climbing, and hiking opportunities.
The results of this process may be used to fill an anticipatory future vacancy for various tenures, such as: Indeterminate, Term, Acting Assignment or Assignment at level, depending on status of the selected candidate.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
🎓EDUCATION
Graduate from a recognized post-secondary institution with a degree or diploma in a field relevant to the duties of the position, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.
*Proof of education must be submitted with application. Failure to provide a copy of the certificate with your application will result in your application not being assessed further.
📌EXPERIENCE
• Experience in program management including the management of human and financial resources;
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams to manage complex files and strategic issues;
• Experience in leading strategic relationships and engagement processes with the public, stakeholder groups, other levels of government and/or Indigenous communities to meet common goals.
📌ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Living and working in the north;
• Managing programs related in protected areas that are cooperatively managed with Indigenous organizations.
English essential
Information on language requirements
📌KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of the legislation and policies that relate to the management of Parks Canada’s protected areas;
• Knowledge of key issues, management challenges and/or partnership opportunities in the north;
• Knowledge of Indigenous land claims, self-governance, co-operative management, traditional knowledge, and Treaty or Indigenous rights.
* As outlined in the Ndahecho Gondié Gháádé Agreement, Parks Canada will give special consideration to:
• Knowledge of Nahʔą Dehé Dene and Dehcho Dene culture, communities, society and economy;
• Knowledge of the cooperative management arrangements for the Park;
• Knowledge of the environmental characteristics of the Park and its surrounding area.
📌ABILITIES
• Ability to lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent results;
• Ability to innovate, develop strategic recommendations, and build consensus amongst diverse interests;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information to understand complex issues/opportunities, work in a team setting to identify options, and develop creative solutions that support sound decision making.
📌PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Exercises sound judgement;
• Personally connects with people;
• Makes things happen;
• Demonstrates integrity.
📌OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and prescribed protective equipment;
• Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation;
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required;
• Sit for extended periods when reading and preparing material, working at a computer and attending meetings;
• Travel will be required by air, on land or water, sometimes to remote locations by various modes and on short notice.
• Obtain and maintain Reliability level security clearance;
• Valid class 5 driver’s license;
• Required to undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks (When position is located in an area classified as isolated and remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependents may be required);
• Reside in an isolated community.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications. If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.
In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their cover letter.
The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
Parks Canada Agency considers applications from all individuals who have legal status to work in Canada. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.
Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority Policy and Guidelines will be considered first.
Persons with a lay-off priority due to Parks Canada Agency Work Force Adjustment will be considered eligible candidates for the purpose of this selection process.
Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.
The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
Persons who have received pay in lieu of unfulfilled surplus period, a Transition Support Measure (TSM) or an Educational Allowance and are re-appointed to the Parks Canada Agency are required to reimburse an amount corresponding to the period from the effective date of such reappointment or hiring, to the end of the original period for which the TSM and education allowance was paid. Please contact Vina Turner, A/Human Resources Manager if you are one of these individuals to find out how this applies to your particular situation.
Persons who are in receipt of a Canadian Government Public Service pension and are considering this employment opportunity with the Parks Canada Agency, should contact the PWGSC Public Service Pension Centre (1-800-561-7930) in order to determine the impact of an appointment on their pension benefit entitlements.
✔️Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.
Proof of education must be submitted with application to . Failure to provide a copy of the certificate with your application will result in your application not being assessed further.
You must clearly demonstrate in writing, with concrete examples, how you meet each essential experience requirement. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.
You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).
Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A test may be administered.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.