Fire Administrative Officer (Job ID: 221163)

Ministry of Natural Resources are looking for a Fire Administrative Officer in Sioux Lookout, ON! For more information on this LEAP job posting, check out the details below!

The Ministry of Natural Resources is looking for an office professional with highly developed leadership skills to provide a wide range of administrative, financial and human resources skills to support the delivery of emergency services in Ontario.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Refer to the “How to apply” section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

Employer Name: Ministry of Natural Resources
City: Sioux Lookout
Province: ON
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 2024 11:59 pm EDT
Hours of Work: Full-Time
Job Type: Full-Time
Wages: $28.14 - $32.82 Per Hour* *Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Duties of this LEAP Job Posting:
  • Provide financial, administrative, human resources and clerical support to the team
  • Provide group leadership to seasonal and summer staff
  • Provide customer service to internal and external clients
  • Provide a variety of administrative functions on field fire assignments
Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting:

Financial Knowledge and Skills:

  • You have knowledge and experience with budget and accounting procedures, and financial planning processes
  • You can prepare annual work plans and budget estimates, monitor and reconcile expenditures, compile complex data, and extract relevant information to provide reports and analyses

Administrative and Human Resources Skills:

  • You have proven work experience providing administrative, financial and human resources support services
  • You have a proven ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation, and program policies and procedures
  • You are proficient with computers and all aspects of desktop software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, internet and financial applications
  • You have knowledge of administrative and office procedures, practices, guidelines and equipment
  • You have experience with telephone operations and etiquette to provide effective customer service

Group Leadership, Interpersonal and Communication Skills:

  • You have tact and excellent judgement skills necessary to ensure confidentiality and security of files and records
  • You have demonstrated leadership and team work skills to provide training and direction, recommend performance targets and assist with performance reviews with support staff
  • You have proven ability to compose correspondence and reports independently with own initiative or from brief instructions
  • You have highly effective interpersonal skills to build relationships with a variety of internal and external clients and staff

Analytical, Problem Solving and Decision-Making Skills:

  • You have proven analytical skills to analyze and interpret complex financial information and reports
  • You have the ability to determine the best way to handle a task, situation or information request
  • You are able to identify and resolve discrepancies relating to invoices and updating of financial reports
  • You have good judgment and decision-making skills to respond to radio emergency transmission

Organizational and Prioritization Skills:

  • You have highly effective organizational and prioritization skills to assess administrative requirements, and determine and schedule priorities among conflicting demands
  • You have proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Other Valuable Skills:

  • You have the ability to work with radio operations and equipment
How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting:
  1. You must apply online by visiting www.ontario.ca/careers. You must enter the job id number in the Job ID search field to locate the job ad.
  2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
  3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
  4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
  5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
  6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee’s exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31, 2024 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

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