Director - Conservation Officer Services Branch

This is a full-time permanent position, working 75 hours bi-weekly.

Our role

As trusted environmental stewards, Department of Environment professionals are committed to a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous Yukon. Our people are dedicated to keeping the air, land, and water clean, the responsible management of wildlife and fostering opportunities to connect with nature. We enrich governance through building our relationships with Yukon First Nation and transboundary Indigenous partners and through the application of both science and traditional knowledge in our decision-making.

Your role

The Director of Conservation Services Branch is responsible in establishing and maintaining trusting, productive, and collaborative relationships with various Government of Yukon departments, Indigenous governments, and other stakeholders. This work is undertaken to advance the Department's and government's interests in the context of natural resource law compliance and enforcement that is safe, principled and effective, providing proactive solutions to operational challenges, and demonstrating alignment with strategic direction.

This position is responsible for providing leadership, analysis and advice to senior management and other government departments to ensure effective delivery of all Branch programs and enforcement of relevant legislation throughout the Yukon Territory.

Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, this position is responsible for managing the Branch and two key operational groups, Field Operations and Program Support.

For more information about this position, please contact: Briar Young, ADM Environmental Sustainability at

For information on recruitment process, please contact: Sonya Parsons, Director, Human Resources at

Essential Qualifications:

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Note that selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your application.

• Post Secondary education in a natural resource management field (i.e. wildlife, fisheries, etc), ideally combined with business/public administration, or other relevant areas.
• Significant experience in a management/leadership capacity, including strategic planning, and managing human and financial resources within a strategic context.
• Experience in leading and managing projects involving multiple stakeholders and/or Indigenous governments. Ensuring that activities and projects include and respect the voices and contributions of all cultural groups, particularly indigenous and local communities.
• Experience motivating and engaging team members through change.

Candidates with related post-secondary coursework and considerable experience as outlined above will be given equal consideration.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Suitability

To support key objectives and operational needs of this position, candidates will be assessed on the following:

• Thinking strategically by critically assessing options and implications.
• Influencing others by exhibiting strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external partners.
• Leading Change and innovation by Leading the organization effectively through changing environments, and creates and implements a vision of an organization that is willing to take risks and test new approaches
• Cultural competencies ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and understanding across different cultures enabling relationships of trust and credibility.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to obtain a Valid Firearms Possession and Acquisition License.
• Security Clearance (RCMP).
• Statutory Declaration of any convictions under any federal, provincial/territorial or municipal legislation within the last five years.

Job Requirements: Travel within the territory is required, and occasional travel within Canada and United States.

Application requirements:

• Please include a short cover letter with your resume. In your cover letter, discuss a project or achievement that you're proud of and explain its relevance to the demands of this position. Keep your response to under 350 words.
• Your resume should not exceed 2000 words (not including cover letter).

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Eligibility List

10 months

Post Date

26 June 2024

Close Date

16 July 2024

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