CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
Security clearance requirement: Reliability or Secret
All Parks Canada Agency employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground of discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.
Would you like to make a lasting difference for nature? We have a career opportunity for you!
Join the Parks Canada team of passionate and motivated people who take pride in establishing and managing protected areas. Through science and active management, we work to protect and restore ecosystems, recover species at risk, and address the impacts of climate change. We accomplish this work with sound science, and we work in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
Parks Canada’s Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation Directorate is looking for managers who will provide leadership and support for the establishment and management of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national urban parks across Canada. This process may also be used to staff positions in the Operations Directorate, which manages the day-to-day operations of all places administered by Parks Canada, or for other science and science policy positions at Parks Canada.
We have offices across Canada, from coast to coast to coast. Our work environment encourages collaboration, creativity and innovation. We invest in our employees by supporting ongoing training, learning and development. We support work-life balance and employee wellness through flexible arrangements such as telework.
Successful candidates will manage a program and/or a team. The work involves leading and inspiring a team, providing direction and supervising staff, managing a budget, developing relationships with internal and external partners, and providing evidence-based recommendations and advice.
BASIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY ALL APPLICANTS
- All candidates must provide a curriculum vitae
- All candidates are asked about whether they are part of an equity group
Employment equity is an organizational need: Parks Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse and representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or women could be considered in priority. Non-citizen permanent residents of Canada, with legal status to work in Canada, are encouraged to apply.
ALL CANDIDATES WHO ARE CURRENT GOVERNMENT OF CANADA EMPLOYEES MUST INDICATE THEIR SUBSTANTIVE GROUP AND LEVEL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS (e.g. term, indeterminate, casual).
ALL CANDIDATES MUST INDICATE WHAT LEVELS THEY ARE APPLYING FOR, WHETHER THEY ARE APPLYING FOR A NEW GROUP AND LEVEL, OR WHETHER THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN AT-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
Parks Canada candidates who are only interested in at-level opportunities will not be required to undergo the full selection process. Parks Canada candidates will be considered at-level if their current substantive position is at the same group and level or equivalent or higher.
On November 8th, 2021, the Parks Canada Agency announced the details of its vaccination requirement for all employees.
As per the Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for Parks Canada Agency, employees must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate, determinate (term), casual, as and when required, and student hiring (full-time, part-time and seasonal). Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to ensure terms and conditions of employment are met, the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete a vaccination attestation form.
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.