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Department Name: Parks Canada Agency
Location: Tadoussac
Classification: EG – 04
Salary: $49,701 to $60,468
Closing Date: March 18, 2007 – 23:59, Pacific Time 
Reference Number: CAP07J-001474-000281
Selection Process Number: 2007/APC/SAG/T+/RM/OC/04
Employment Tenure: This is a temporary position until December 31st,2007 with a possibility of extension.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Parks Canada Agency

Who Can Apply:

Persons residing or working in the following administrative regions can apply: Bas-St-Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie-Île-de-la-Madeleine, Québec and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Candidates must cleary indicate on their resume their home or work address accordingly, otherwise, their application may be screened out.

Citizenship

Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

French essential

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geomatic Science, or in Natural Sciences with a specialization in the use of geographic information systems (GIS).

NOTA: PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR DIPLOMA BY FAX AT: (418) 235-4686 OR BY E-MAIL TO DANIELLE.GAUTHIER@PC.GC.CA AND INDICATE THE SELECTION PROCESS NUMBER:
2007/APC/SAG/T+/RM/OC/04.

Experience

Experience in data analysis through GIS and other computer systems to produce reports, maps and other publications.

Experience in using and maintaining a data management system.

Experience in the use of remote sensing techniques and of aerial or satellite imagery computer systems.

Experience in the management of geomatics-linked projects and in the management of data banks.

Experience in the use of technical material in the field, the GIS, a numerical assistant and digital cameras to undertake field surveys to monitor ecosystems and study resources.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  – Reliability status.
  – Valid driver’s licence (Class 5)

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Work Environment

The Parks Canada Agency was founded on April 1, 1999 with the status of distinct employer within the Canadian public service. It has thus been endowed with its own system of human resources management, which fully complies with the values of equity, competence and respect. Persons appointed or hired by the Agency are members of the Public Service.

Challenge

Keep current spatial and non-spatial data banks to support management and resource conservation action.

Give technical advice on geomatics and other operational specialties to park managers and to partners on spatial and non-spatial data manipulation and analysis.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• This position is based on existing resources.
• If you meet these requirements, please apply on-line or send us your résumé. Please indicate the reference number 2007/APC/SAG/T+/RM/OC/04, and confirm your Canadian citizenship to Mrs Danielle Gauthier, Administrative and Human Resources Services Officer, by fax at (418) 235-4686, or by mail to the following address: Parks Canada Agency, Saguenay–St. Lawrence Field Unit, 182 de l’Église Street, C.P. 220, Tadoussac, Québec G0T 2A0 or by e-mail at : danielle.gauthier@pc.gc.ca

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

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Important Messages

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.