Department Name: Parks Canada Agency
Location: Halifax, NS
Classification: EG – 04
Salary: $52,381 to $63,729
Closing Date: August 13, 2009 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Reference Number: CAP09J-009837-000100
Selection Process Number: 2009-07-RES-ASC-ER-RM-0029
Employment Tenure: Temporary postion – 3 to 6 months – Full Time
Vacancies: 1
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Parks Canada Agency
Who Can Apply:
- Persons residing or employed in Halifax major agglomeration, NS and within a 200 kilometer radius of Halifax major agglomeration, NS, extending to, amongst others, Queensport, NS, Havre-Boucher, NS, Barrington, NS, Church Point, NS, Ellerslie, PE, FortuneBridge, PE, Bouctouche, NB, Coles Island (Queens County), NB, Saint-John, NB.
The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada’s Geographical Names of Canada website.
Citizenship
Parks Canada Agency is a separate employer and is not subject to the Public Service Employment Act. Parks Canada Agency considers applications from all individuals who have legal status to work in Canada and does not give preference to Canadian citizens.
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 from a post-secondary institution specializing in Cartography and Digital Mapping. You may be required to provide proof of education.
Experience
– *Considerable experience in the design and execution of cartographic representation of natural resource data.
– Experience in using geomatics-related software packages to retrieve and manipulate spatial data for cartographic purposes, including ESRI and PCI Geomatics softwares, Corel and Adobe graphic applications.
– Experience in cost estimating with outside service bureaus on digital hardcopy output.
– Experience in PC softwares primarily, with some Mac platform exposure.
– Experience in communicating effectively with project proponents and partners to achieve common goals.
– Experience in data organization and adhering to metadata practices.
*Note: In this case considerable means the applicant must have played a key or lead role in designing, executing and delivering publication quality cartographic and graphic output under conditions which include both minimal direction and team settings, and this work was undertaken in position(s) where cartography and graphics were a focus of the previous job position(s).
As the screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is important that candidates clearly demonstrate to what degree they meet the above experience elements, giving detailed examples of EACH element.
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.
- CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
– Possession of a valid provincial driver’s license, or mobility to the degree normally associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license.
– Willingness to travel as required.
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.
Challenge
What are the functions?
Conceptualizes, designs and prepares cartographic presentation material. Manages the computerized system, applications and resources related to cartography and map design. Utilizes geographic information and graphic softwares as well. Determines in consultation with professional scientists, planners and management specialists the cartographic resource needs of the Atlantic Service Centre. Delivers, within strict budgetary restrictions, cartographic services and products. Develops a computerized map information base and presentation materials for the national parks and sites in the Atlantic Region.
Consultation with resource conservation managers and scientists. Analysing, estimating, acquiring and controlling cost-effective computer software and hardware. Develop and continually upgrade skills and capabilities in computer skills relating to cartography and geomatics. Assist in the maintenance of a map library/filing system.
Additional Requirements / Comments
- As Parks Canada Agency promotes Employment Equity, we also encourage candidates to voluntarily self-identify if they are of Aboriginal ancestry, a member of a visible minority group or a person with a disability.
- Possession of a valid provincial driver’s license, or mobility to the degree normally associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license.
- A written exam will be administered.
- The Parks Canada Agency is now established as a separate employer in the federal Public Service under the Public Service Staff Relations Act. The Parks Canada Agency now operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect and its operating principles.
- In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
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