This is a remote position based in Saskatchewan.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate and supervise the invasive swine removal efforts within the Wild Boar Management program.
• Lead monitoring and trapping efforts and will coordinate outreach and communication with general public, SCIC partners, and landowners to build program’s reach into key geographical areas.
• Organize contracted hunters for the removal of wild boar and ensure program resources are utilized effectively and efficiently.
• Supervise landscape monitoring efforts, working with contracted field technicians and hunters to identify invasive swine populations and use data in risk-based decisions.
• Collaborate with interprovincial counterparts to assess trends and develop a national data set to ensure ongoing program effectiveness.
• Sit on interjurisdictional committees responsible for developing policy and interprovincial collaboration for the management of invasive swine.
• Monitor, analyze and report on invasive swine population trends to ensure program relevance.
• Provide promotion, education and awareness of program to SCIC staff, customers and industry stakeholders.

What You’ll Need:

• To be successful in this position, you will need a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, wildlife management, biology, or a related field and 3 years' experience in field operations, environmental science, wildlife management, data collection/ management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with federal and provincial regulations regarding invasive species and feral swine and knowledge of Saskatchewan Agriculture practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and direct internal teams and independent contractors to reach desired results using effective leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze business needs and processes to help identify impacts using strong analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to prepare and present concise reports through various mediums to all stakeholders.

Conditions:

• A criminal record check is required.
• Should the successful candidate participate in the Crop Insurance or AgriStability Programs, their account must be in good standing.
• A valid driver’s license and a willingness to travel throughout the province and internationally.

Competencies:

• Service Excellence: Builds rapport and committed relationships. Develops and implements practices and programs that will benefit the organization while improving customer satisfaction and customer experience. Champions the organization both internally and externally by modelling exceptional behaviour.
• Personal Leadership and Development: Listens and influences others to generate enthusiasm. Balances organizational, team and individual commitments. Embraces other perspectives in an empathetic manner.
• Strategic Thinking: Translates high level and complex information into realistic plans. Develops, leads and ensures meaningful communication to inspire and influence others to support strategies and key actions. Creates and integrates concepts that are new and different to advance the organization.
• Decision Making: Balances risk and potential implications before making a decision. Aligns decisions with the mission, vision, values and future direction of the organization. Considers the interests of various stakeholders when making a decision.
• Innovation: Thinks outside the box to identify new solutions. Adapts methodology and ideas quickly for immediate or anticipated changes in the environment. Encourages novel and unique ideas to solve problems.
• Analytical Thinking: Makes revisions and alters solutions when required. Identifies and breaks down critical components of complex situations to determine root causes. Anticipates how customers, individuals, teams and others will respond or react to situations and develops a plan or information to reduce concerns.
• Team Collaboration: Encourages, supports and motivates team members to share ideas, knowledge, solutions or concerns. Builds cooperation and communication between multiple teams, recognizing when teams could work together for improved success. Promotes an inclusive environment by working successfully with a wide range of individuals.
• Building Organizational Community: Shares resources to solve mutual problems. Works toward solutions that all team members can support. Serves as a personal model of the change that is expected of others.
• Communication: Seeks input and sees things from others’ perspectives. Presents constructive feedback or difficult communication in a manner that supports expectations and fosters an open conversation. Communicates complex issues clearly and with credibility.
• Accountability: Strives for excellence in personal performance and coaches others to perform at their best. Ensures resources are directed to support the organization’s desired goals and culture.
• Performance Management: Makes timely decisions to move work forward; takes responsible risks to improve services and achieve goals. Measures and reports performance against organizational goals.
• Planning and Risk Management: Thinks ahead, evaluates risks and plans contingencies.
• Process Management: Anticipates potential resource problems and makes needed adjustments to reduce concerns. Makes positional decisions that align with organizational resource and financial limitations. Champions safety and ensures work guidelines are established for employee health and well-being.

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. SCIC welcomes applications from all individuals and encourages applicants to self-identify in their application. We affirm our Commitment to Reconciliation as we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.

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