Competition # : 46138
Department: Environment and Climate Change
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Temporary
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 05-Jun-25 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change's role is to protect the environment, human health and animal health through regulatory excellence, conservation, partnerships, and promotion. To achieve this, we strive to develop legislation, regulations and policies, process notifications, applications, and approvals for regulated activities based on sound scientific knowledge and expertise.

Our goal is to educate, inspect and enforce to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations. We also proactively respond to environmental, conservation, animal, and human health risks and work to develop programs and deliver services to enhance protection in these areas.

Protected Areas | Protected Areas (novascotia.ca)

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Operations, you will be responsible for coordinating work to develop policies, procedures and standard approaches for work associated with the management of designated Wilderness Areas and Nature Reserves in Nova Scotia.
Priorities include conducting a review of, and updating, existing policies and procedures, developing new policies and procedures, and developing tools, templates and guidance as required.

This work will contribute to an efficient operational work environment focused on effective administration and management of Wilderness Areas and Nature Reserves. Work may involve processing requests from stakeholders and the public, helping ensure consistency across regions, and identifying ways to improve service to Nova Scotian's interacting with protected areas.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will, as a minimum, have a bachelor's degree in a related field and experience working in policy development or planning. Experience working with legislation, government policies, procedures and decision-making processes is considered an asset. Experience relevant to protected areas, land conservation, or natural resource management will be considered assets as well. Additional assets include project management experience and engaging with external stakeholders and partners.

We will assess the above qualifications and capabilities using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Other Considerations

Please note, this is expected to be a Temporary status position with an end date of March 31, 2026; however, the position status ("temporary" or "casual") is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer.

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules

Pay Grade: PR 08 - PR 14
Salary Range: $2,084.99 - $3,231.58 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

Accommodation Statement:

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU).

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].