Apply By: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Regional Lands Specialist

Job ID:

232044

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Natural Resources

Division:

Regional Operations Division

City:

Thunder Bay

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

14015 - Resources Manager 4

Salary:

$1,502.28 - $1,928.81 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Do you have a passion for client service? Are you looking for an opportunity to demonstrate your strong coordination, relationship building and technical skills? If so, consider this exciting opportunity with the Regional Operations Division on the delivery of the ministry's public lands program.

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:

• a defined benefit pension plan
• maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• comprehensive health plan
• life and disability insurance
• flexible work arrangements
• collegial and professional work culture
• career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• on-the-job training to support your success in the role

About the job

• this position provides public lands program support to land claim processes in the Northwest Region
• plan, monitor, coordinate, lead and promote the Northwest Region public lands program

provide specialized advice and recommendations including policy, program and technical information and guidance

• build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external staff, first nation communities, clients and stakeholders
• monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implementation of public lands program policies, procedures and activities throughout the region

What you bring to the team

Leadership skills:

• You have the ability to provide overall direction, leadership and guidance to staff across multi-disciplinary teams with diverse perspectives.
• You have demonstrated project management skills to work on complex projects with various teams and can provide leadership in a results based environment.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• You possess knowledge and understanding of resource management legislation, policies, programs, planning and related activities including understanding of matters related to public land management.
• You have knowledge and understanding of public land management techniques including Crown land title administration, land appraisal, Crown land surveys and delegation of authority.

Organizational and planning skills:

• You possess planning and regional coordination skills to develop, implement and monitor operational procedures and work program planning and reporting requirements relevant to public land management.
• You have project management, organizational and team leadership skills to implement policy and program initiatives within tight timelines and lead diverse task teams, or assigned staff and to coordinate public meetings or public workshops.

Communication and interpersonal skills:

• You possess communication skills to provide advice and recommendations to senior management, partners and a diverse demographic of stakeholders .
• You possess interpersonal and presentation skills to prepare and make accessible presentations .
• You have written communication skills to create presentations, draft briefing notes, correspondence and reports.
• You possess proven facilitation , negotiation, resolution, issue management, and problem solving skills including strategic thinking.

Relationship building skills:

• You possess relationship building skills to foster and maintain relationships as the primary liaise between various reporting structures that may have competing priorities.
• You possess consultation and advisory skills to provide responsive, accurate and precise advice and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• You have tact, diplomacy and good judgement skills to deal with contentious issues and situations.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 435 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3-A

Category:

Lands and Resources

Posted on:

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Note:

• N-NR-232044/25

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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