Job Description

OVERALL PURPOSE


Project manages the tasks identified in the Contribution Agreement through Natural Resources Canada's Federal Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Training Fund Project manages any work related to Specific Purpose Project (SPP) Analyses risk and provides mitigation measures on SPP Preparing forecasts, operating, and capital budgets for SPP Monitoring performance against budget of the SPP, scope of work and schedule in collaboration with TRU Finance and the Budget Office, Provincial and Federal Ministries, and Associations Providing requested analyses of budget and financial performance to the funding partners and stakeholders Providing strategic direction and project management on externally funded short term program planning based on SPP parameters




MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES


Evaluates the In-Community Wildfire Training applications, against the established assessment criteria to identify and train groups that will enhance wildfire response capacity, with a focus on rural, remote, and Indigenous communities Manages the delivery of wildfire training and program evaluations post-training to document best practices and learning opportunities Prepares forecasts based on SPP operating and capital budgets Monitors and reporting on SPP forecasts, operating and capital budget Provides project management, contract administration, and procurement Liaises with TRU Finance, TRU Budget Office, provincial and federal stakeholders Provides strategic and operational support within SPP Develops budget strategies for all of the operations of the SPP Co-ordinates budget analysis and planning with the Budget Office and TRU Finance Collects SPP data information and analyze Represents SPP on institution-wide committees and planning bodies relevant to SPP Prepares budgets and reports in the context of short- and long-term project planning Determines the source of appropriate data to complete analyses and develop budget strategies Manages outcome-based deliverables with a significant level of internal and external stakeholder engagement Implements project deliverables, monitoring scope schedule, and executing project closeout Willingness to travel as needed to support project deliverables Other duties as assigned by your immediate supervisor




REPORTS TO

Associate Director, TRU Wildfire (Training)



QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS


Degree in Natural Resource Science, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent education and experience Project management education and training Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in an academic or complex professional environment Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to translate budget, financial data and project scenarios in non-technical terms Ability to support a research project focused on quality improvement Ability to set and implement budget and planning priorities Knowledge and experience with wildfire management, delivering/coordinating wildfire training, and wildfire training curriculum/standards in British Columbia * Experience working with government bodies, external agencies, indigenous organizations, and knowledge of indigenous culture and customs