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Department Name: Department of Natural Resources
Location: Fredericton, NB
Classification: PC – 01
Salary: $29,780 to $59,369
Closing Date: December 10, 2007 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Reference Number: RSN07J-008815-000175
Selection Process Number: 07-RSN-EA-099-122860-070
Employment Tenure: Sunset Term* – Full Time until March 31, 2010. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Department of Natural Resources

Who Can Apply:

• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

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.

English essential

Education

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university, and acceptable specialization in geographic information systems (GIS).

Experience

Experience in map production and spatial data manipulation using GIS software.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

• ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
  EXPERIENCE:
  Experience working in a science research environment;
  Experience using ESRI GIS products;
  Experience working with forest data.
• CONDITION(S) OF EMPLOYMENT:
  Reliability status

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Statement of Merit Criteria

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

Additional Requirements / Comments

• * Sunset term- periods of employment in a sunset program do not count as part of the cumulative working period for purposes of the Treasury Board Term Employment Policy.

Information to be provided:

You must provide the following information when submitting your application:

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

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Important Messages

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.

• Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/résumé at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
• For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button “Apply Now” below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact (902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

Your résumé 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.