BC Public Service - Internal Job Opportunities

The Team:
The Tenures, Compensation & Business Analysis Branch brings together expertise in tenure administration, timber harvesting policy, compensation, fibre access, and resource economics to support the sustainable management of British Columbia's public forests and natural resources. Through leadership on provincial legislation, policy, data systems, and business analysis, the team delivers the advice, information, and solutions that support resource stewardship, sector competitiveness, informed decision-making, and greater certainty in Crown land and resource management across the province.

The Role:
As Deputy Director, Supervisor Compensation & Business Analysis, you will lead some of the Province's most significant economic, compensation, and land acquisition files affecting British Columbia's forest sector. From negotiating complex compensation settlements and acquiring strategic lands for provincial priorities, to assessing major forest-sector transactions and advising on investment decisions, you'll provide expert leadership on issues with substantial financial, policy, and socio-economic implications. Working closely with senior executives, industry leaders, Indigenous partners, and government counterparts, your advice and decisions will help shape resource management, forest-sector investment, and economic outcomes across British Columbia.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience Requirements:

• A Master’s Degree in Economics or closely related field such as statistics, commerce, or mathematics, or equivalent.
• Proven experience in leading major and complex economic studies and research projects, including the analysis and interpretation of findings and economic forecasts, and the preparation of reports and recommendations on results, trends, and options.
• Expert level experience in forestry sector economics, business development, timber or other natural resource valuation methods, benefit-cost analysis principles and techniques.

Preference may be given to those with one (1) or more of the following:

• Background in resource economics either through university or career level education and practice.
• Experience negotiating complex, high profile, high value solutions to compensation claims and other high profile projects that have major economic implications.
• Experience working with Ministry of Attorney General and other litigation teams to develop litigation strategies that provide authoritative assessments of assets for the purposes of discovery and legal depositions, and court.
• Experience working with senior forestry industry representatives and government executives on a variety of ongoing and ad hoc committees.
• Experience with cutting edge data analytics and software in order to effectively guide and challenge the economic team.
• Registered, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Registered Professional Forester with Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC).
• Membership in good standing with the Law Society of British Columbia or eligible for immediate membership.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Patrick.Russell@gov.bc.ca.

About this Position:
There is currently one (1) permanent, full-time position available in Victoria.
Flexible work options are available; this position may be able to work up to two (2) days at home per week subject to an approved Telework Agreement.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies in Victoria.
This position is currently under review for exclusion.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.

Working for the BC Public Service:
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

We are committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process, including the assessment and selection stages. Please email the individual or contact listed on the posting if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to Indigenous (First Nations [status or non-status], Inuit, or Métis) applicants originating from the land known as Canada, seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service. Indigenous applicants can contact this service for personalized guidance on the BC Public Service hiring process including job applications and interviews.

How to Apply:
Your cover letter and resume must clearly show that you meet the education and experience requirements. Highlight the required qualifications and support them with specific examples, such as your responsibilities, projects you've worked on, or accomplishments. Find more information on the recruitment process, including helpful tips and videos about the application process, visit the Your Job Application page of MyHR.

Cover Letter: YES - A cover letter is required as part of your application. The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process. Please use your cover letter to describe how your qualifications and career interests align with this position. Please limit your cover letter to a maximum of one (1) page.

Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history, including job titles, start and end dates (month and year) and your job related responsibilities for each job in your employment history, and any relevant information that relates to this position.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a basic questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements.

Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting. Applications will be accepted until 11:00 pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition. If you are experiencing technical difficulty applying, visit the Technical Assistance page of MyHR.