First Nations Relations Specialist BC Oil & Gas Commission, Fort St John Grid 27 - $72, $82,489.73*

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1 First Nations Relations Specialist BC Oil & Gas Commission, Fort St John Grid 27 - $72, $82,489.73* * Posted salary includes a JFMM Allowance of 10% & a Location Allowance of 3% Office of the Commissioner Division - Regulatory & Strategic Relations Department Qualifications Consideration will be given to those with: Master s degree in related field and three years related experience ~or~ Bachelor s degree in a related field and five years related experience ~or~ Technical diploma in related field and eight years related experience ~or~ An equivalent combination of education, training and experience: Preference will be given to qualified applicants who demonstrate experience: Broad project or policy experience related to environmental or natural resource management; Working with First Nations or stakeholders to resolve land use conflicts; Project management including research and policy and program development; Leading, or participating in facilitations and conflict resolution with First Nation communities or stakeholders, and government; Dealing with a wide range of resource users such as government, industry, special interest groups and the public; Managing multiple projects and assignments; Conducting complex research and analysis related to land use or resource management; Working with First Nations and understanding the impacts of First Nations issues; Extensive experience leading, or participating in negotiations with First Nations communities; Preference may be given to those with experience in the oil and gas industry as it relates to First Nations issues In submitting your application, you confirm you have reviewed the following job description for a complete list of duties and qualifications. We encourage all applicants to apply, even if they do not currently meet the qualifications as an employee development plan may be established for lesser qualified applicants to progress to the full working level. Classification and salary will be based on level of education, experience and training requirements. An eligibility list may be established. Occasional overtime work may be required. To submit your application, please select the Apply Now button on the BCOGC website. After clicking the button, you will need to fill in the required fields (e.g. name, address, education etc.) and attach your resume and cover letter (only Microsoft Word or PDF documents can be attached). Please note applicants will only be contacted if they are selected to proceed further in the process. For additional information regarding this position, please contact Recruitment at (250) You are also encouraged to view the Commission Website. Competition Number: Closing Date: August 21, 2014 For More Information: Recruitment Airport Road Fort St John BC V1J 4M6 T F

2 OIL AND GAS COMMISSION POSITION DESCRIPTION POSITION TITLE First Nations Relations Specialist POSITION #: DIVISION/UNIT: SUPERVISOR S TITLE: SUPERVISOR S CLASSIFICATION: APPROVED CLASSIFICATION: ENTERED BY: PROGRAM Office of the Commissioner/Regulatory & Strategic Relations/First Nations Relations LOCATION: Manager, Midstream & Downstream POSITION #: / / Fort St John Business Leadership LOCATION: Fort St John Grid 27 Ellice Schneider CLASS CODE: PHONE NUMBER: The BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission) is an independent, single-window regulatory agency with responsibilities for regulating oil and gas operations in British Columbia, including exploration, development, pipeline transportation and reclamation. The Commission s core roles include reviewing and assessing applications for industry activity, consulting with First Nations, ensuring industry complies with provincial legislation and cooperating with partner agencies. The public interest is protected through the objectives of ensuring public safety, protecting the environment, conserving petroleum resources and ensuring equitable participation in production. The Commission plays a pivotal role in realizing the province s potential for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) development and has continued to build organizational capacity and expertise to effectively provide for the permitting and regulatory oversight of expected new plants and pipelines. It continues to build relationships with partner agencies, ministries and First Nations in the northwest, an area unfamiliar with oil and gas development, yet of strategic importance to fully realize the economic benefits LNG can bring. PURPOSE OF POSITION The First Nations Relations Specialist coordinates and supports the development, negotiation and implementation of First Nations agreements. These agreements enable First Nations participation in the oil and gas activities permitting process and other Commission activities. The First Nations Relations Specialist supports Commission development and implementation of First Nations policy, regulation and legislation development. The First Nations Relations Specialist provides expert advice and support to Commission staff. The Specialist supports the development of strategies to ensure the Commission effectively engages and consults with First Nations respecting their treaty and aboriginal rights in the context of the Commission s management of managing resources. The First Nations Relations Specialist represents the Oil and Gas Commission on government negotiation and implementation processes with First Nations.

3 The Specialist will work to build relationships with First Nations communities, and provide advice to the Commission on recommended options to maintain and improve working relationships with those First Nations. Provides expertise and advice on oil and gas sector interaction with First Nations, policy and related issues, coordinating various multi-agency project teams involved in sector activity throughout the province. Builds relationships as an expert for the Commission on First Nations with other ministries, government agencies, industry, stakeholders, communities, public and other levels of government. Analyzes other jurisdictions interaction with FN; reports and recommends strategies to the Commission executive affecting substantive and sensitive issues that influence the Commission s business goals. NATURE OF WORK AND POSITION LINKS The First Nations Relations Specialist forges strong working relationships with First Nations and supports Commission efforts to engage and consult with First Nations at all required stages of initiatives, including the implementation of recommendations and monitoring of outcomes. The position must manage project complexity related to its decision-making authority as the Oil and Gas Commission representative on committees and is accountable for sound recommendations on strategic initiatives of the Commission. Specifically, the First Nations Relations Specialist develops working relationships with key partners including: First Nations to ensure consultation and accommodation requirements are met and to negotiate and implement corporate agreements and support First Nations community involvement in Commission initiatives, and to introduce collaborative relationship and capacity building strategies. Proactively develop relationships with First Nations leadership and technical staff. Other Agencies including, MNGD, MARR, MFLNRO, MOE and related Federal Departments to build linkages, collaborate on government priorities, work on joint project teams and policy initiatives, collaborate to resolve jurisdictional interests and provide and solicit expert advice; coordinating liaison with sub-regional First Nations initiatives. Oil and Gas Commission Executive and Staff to consult, explain and provide expert advice, direction and support on First Nations policy issues as well as forewarning on sensitive issues, briefing on strategies and work on project teams to ensure that plans under development are consistent with government and Oil and Gas Commission policy and can be effectively implemented. Where required, the position may support other Commission departments by providing advice on engagement and consultation and fulfillment of obligations under agreements. Oil and Gas Industry to provide tactical analysis and advice for engaging with First Nations and other ministries and to explain Commission agreements and current status of negotiations or agreement implementation as required Committees to chair, lead and represent the Oil and Gas Commission on various inter-agency teams, and committees to report on projects. First Nation implementation strategies and to review, evaluate and develop work related to issues. The First Nations Relations Specialist is expected to work independently with very little direction. The position is considered a Commission aboriginal strategic relations expert and as such provides direction, assistance and specialized expertise related to aboriginal consultation and negotiation to Commission staff, other agencies, industry and the general public. Page 2 of 6

4 SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES / DELIVERABLES 1. Develops, recommends and interprets policies, legislation including other jurisdiction s legislation and policy, and standards related to First Nations as it relates to oil and gas development throughout the province, coordinating Oil and Gas Commission strategic First Nations initiatives, special/strategic projects and issues, performing full range of multi-faceted, multi-agency coordination and reports on the effectiveness of the Oil and Gas Commission consultation processes and First Nation relationship. Recommends options to obtain specialized advice such as legal opinions when required. 2. Develops, coordinates and implements First Nations project initiatives including preparation of Terms of Reference, work plans, inventories, options and reports for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with First Nations, conducting social, economic and environmental assessment of options and developing recommended options for approval by the Oil and Gas Commission Executive. 3. Briefs senior management and executive on key issues; identifies solutions to complex problems that have cross agency implications for a wide variety of sensitive issues, including barriers to change, cross divisional organizational changes, major change management issues and systemic organizational change. Develops strategies to implement these solutions. 4. Participates in negotiations and implementation of comprehensive consultation agreements with First Nations to facilitate both resource development projects and First Nations economic development. 5. Monitors all First Nations projects and initiatives underway to ensure the projects are consistent with the consultation agreements and provincial policies; coordinate key issues with other divisions, ministries and other agencies to develop an integrated tactical strategy. 6. Participates in the formulation and implementation of OGC policy, strategies, guidelines and recommendations to ensure the appropriate level of First Nations engagement. 7. Participates in a variety of regional and provincial multi-agency committees regarding First Nations people on key provincial initiatives to promote cross-agency consultation, collaboration, and integration. 8. Provides direction and advice to the other OGC divisions to ensure legal and fiduciary obligations are met in dealing with First Nations interests; 9. Tracks and advises on other activities or government actions occurring in First Nations territories and provides advice related to any implications. 10. Develops and maintains workings relationships with First Nations and industry representative to facilitate engagement in Commission programs, and the on-going identification and resolution of their respective concerns. 11. Develops, implements and reports on metrics with respect to consultation and First Nations initiatives. Page 3 of 6

5 DIRECT SUPERVISION (i.e., responsibility for signing the employee appraisal form) Role # of Regular # of Auxiliary Directly supervises staff 0 0 Supervises staff through subordinate supervisors 0 0 PROJECT /TEAM LEADERSHIP OR TRAINING Role # of # of Role Supervises students or volunteers 1 Provides formal training to other staff varies Lead project teams varies Assigns, monitors & examines the work of staff varies WORKING CONDITIONS/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Some field work and overnight and provincial travel will be required. PREPARED BY NAME: Sara Dickinson DATE: August 2014 EXCLUDED MANAGER AUTHORIZATION I confirm that: 1. the accountabilities / deliverables were assigned to this position effective: August 7, the information in this position description reflects the actual work performed. 3. a copy has / will be provided to the incumbent(s). NAME: Sara Dickinson SIGNATURE: DATE: August 2014 ORGANIZATION CHART Commissioner Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory & Strategic Relations Director, First Nations Strategic Relations Manager, Midstream & Downstream First Nations Relations Specialist (Grid 27) TOPIC POSITION Page 4 of 6

6 SELECTION CRITERIA Education: Master s degree in related field and three years related experience ~or~ Bachelor s degree in a related field and five years related experience ~or~ Technical diploma in related field and eight years related experience ~or~ An equivalent combination of education, training and experience: Aboriginal Studies Natural Resource Management Land Use Planning Related Education includes: Land Use Management Public Administration Geography Resource Economics Environmental Management Land and Resource Management Related Experience includes: Broad project or policy experience related to environmental or natural resource management; Working with First Nations or stakeholders to resolve land use conflicts; Project management including research and policy and program development; Leading, or participating in facilitations and conflict resolution with First Nation communities or stakeholders, and government; Dealing with a wide range of resource users such as government, industry, special interest groups and the public; Managing multiple projects and assignments; Conducting complex research and analysis related to land use or resource management; Working with First Nations and understanding the impacts of First Nations issues; Extensive experience leading, or participating in negotiations with First Nations communities; Preference may be given to those with experience in the oil and gas industry as it relates to First Nations issues Knowledge of: Relevant federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations regulatory policies, processes and programs; Operations of First Nations governments; Aboriginal issues generally and the relationship between aboriginal issues and the mandate of the Commission; Aboriginal law, including research, data collection and issues management; Skills & Abilities: initiate, manage, lead and complete complex and concurrent projects, independently or in teams within time and resource constraints while monitoring progress and evaluating results organize and manage own workload under limited direction, adapting to changing priorities, emergent issues, competing and conflicting demands and resources while keeping supervisor informed of significant issues use initiative and ingenuity in a demanding environment with minimal resources and respond effectively to emerging priorities and re-prioritize work accordingly project and budget management skills identify, analyze and articulate the pros and cons of various options in group settings aimed at increasing understanding, acceptance and/or resolution develop and implement creative or innovative solutions to work practices, problems or processes address, assess and integrate diverse social, economic and environmental factors when developing or reviewing planning processes and products First Nations assertions to rights and titles; Current, high level environmental issues; Oil & Gas Commission Act, Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, Pipeline Act and other legislation related to the oil and gas industry; Processes for the approval of licenses and permits; Commission programs and structure; High-level planning principles and tools; anticipate, identify, clarify and assess issues and situations quickly and to develop and implement appropriate and timely courses of action interpret and apply legislation, policies and procedures use computer applications to enter and retrieve data ability to determine risk as it relates to First Nations rights or title; ability to meet and deal with members of the public and First Nations communities, industry officials, and senior government officials; foster long-term and respectful inter-agency and stakeholder relationships and partnerships clearly communicate technical information, verbally and in writing, as well as facilitate group sessions and deliver effective presentations on controversial subjects use effective negotiation and influence/persuasion skills work cooperatively and productively as part of the management team managing a team-based organization and establishing and evaluating corporate priorities thoroughly researched and prepare concise, written documents Page 5 of 6

7 KEY COMPETENCIES 1. Adaptability - Willingness and ability to effectively work in and adapt to change 2. Supports Innovation - Encourages self and others to think creatively and make improvements, supports implementation of new ideas 3. Develops Self and Others - Desire and ability to develop the long term capability of self and others 4. Organizational Awareness - Understands the structure and culture of the organization and how it impacts their work 5. Conflict Resolution - Ability to develop working relationships that facilitate the prevention and/or resolution of conflicts 6. Builds Team - Establishes a spirit of cooperation and cohesion within team 7. Information Sharing - Communicates and discusses with team, critical information including rationale behind decisions, shares team concerns with organizational decision makers 8. Client Development - Fosters a genuine intent to foster the learning or development of a diverse clientele 9. Change Implementation - Accepts change and guides team in implementing change by gaining an understanding of the factors impacting decisions 10. Planning and Coordinating - Establishes priorities and organizes team resources to accomplish goals 11. Sharing Responsibility - Shares responsibility with individuals so they have a deep sense of commitment and ownership 12. Conceptual Thinking - Ability to use creative reasoning and thought processes to identify patterns and connections between situations that are not obviously related Page 6 of 6