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Health Canada is a unique place to work, so we’re taking a unique approach to finding top talent. To apply for this process, you:

• don’t need to provide a cover letter (just a résumé)
• must answer the pre-screening questions online
• must let us know which position(s) you are applying for and why you are the right candidate

When answering the pre-screening questions for the education and experience requirements listed under "essential qualifications" and "other qualifications", you must provide specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience.

Work environment

You will be joining the Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch (RORB). With more than 1000 employees across Canada, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for providing Cannabis Regulation compliance and enforcement.

There is currently public and media attention on cannabis, and this file has a high profile at the Government of Canada level. The medical cannabis sector has only existed since 2014 and is growing and evolving quickly; the non-medical market will be created in 2018 and will experience exponential growth. The branch will play an influential role in the delivery of compliance and enforcement of Cannabis in Canada.

In this respect, we are looking to fill the following three (3) positions in Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; and other locations in Canada:

1) Director, Cannabis Compliance Program (EX-01):
Responsible for the delivery of compliance and enforcement to a broad spectrum of industries, including licensed producers of cannabis and hemp growers, as well as processors and distributors of cannabis.

2) Director, Controlled Substances (EX-01):
Responsible for the delivery of compliance and enforcement to a broad spectrum of industries, including licensed producers of community/retail pharmacies, and licensed dealers of pharmaceuticals and chemicals. The Director would also support the implementation of Health Canada’s Strategy on Opioids.

3) Director General, Cannabis Compliance (EX-02):
Responsible to deliver national compliance and enforcement programming for Cannabis (medical and non-medical). The Director General would also make decisions and provide advice and guidance on national operational program considerations, challenges and opportunities.

Intent of the process

This is a selection process to staff three (3) positions. A list of qualified candidates may be created and could be used to staff these or similar positions with various tenures and locations, such as Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; and other locations in Canada, within Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Education (EX-01 and EX-02):
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience (EX-01):
- Experience in providing leadership to inform or influence national programs, and/or services, and/or policies and/or regulatory priorities.

Experience (EX-01 and EX-02):
- Experience in facilitating partnerships and alliances to advance the mandate, priorities and vision of an organization.
- Experience in providing advice and recommendations to senior management (Director General level and above; or the equivalent of Director, Senior Director or C-Suite management levels in the private sector) on complex or high profile programs.
- Experience in the management of human and financial resources (to be rated). Please indicate number of employees supervised as well as size and type of budget managed.

Experience (EX-02):
- Experience in setting direction and providing leadership to inform or influence national programs, services, policies or regulatory priorities.
- Experience in building and maintaining relationships and in resolving complex and sensitive issues with clients or stakeholders with competing interests, in two or more of the following: provincial government organizations, municipal organizations, industry, non-government organizations or the public.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience (EX-01 and EX-02):
- Experience as a leader in the delivery of compliance and enforcement.
- Experience participating in regional governance committees.
- Experience in the design or development of regulatory programs.

Knowledge (EX-01 and EX-02):
- Knowledge of current trends, issues and challenges facing the federal public service and Health Canada, particularly as they relate to the regulation of products and substances.
- Knowledge of government decision-making processes.
- Knowledge of the Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch’s core functions with respect to Compliance and Enforcement or Environmental Programs.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
(EX-01 and EX-02)

Information on language requirements

If your candidacy is retained for further consideration, you can expect to be further assessed on the following requirements:

Key Leadership Competencies (EX-01 and EX-02):
- Creating vision and strategy: You define the future and chart a path forward.
- Mobilizing people: You inspire, motivate and create a common sense of purpose for the people you lead.
- Upholding integrity and respect: You exemplify ethical practices, are professional and self-aware.
- Collaborating with partners and stakeholders: You actively seek different perspectives and share recognition with others.
- Promoting innovation and guiding change: You challenge convention, take change in stride and support employees with adapting to change.
- Achieve results: You develop strategies to improve outcomes and take responsibility for your decisions.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS (EX-01 and EX-02):
Employment Equity may be used to address demonstrated under-representation of designated groups.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (EX-01 and EX-02):
Willing and able to travel within Canada.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

THE APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications must be submitted online at www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

If you are a person employed in the Public Service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your PRI on your resume and/or application form.

Candidates invited to the interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials.

It is the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate that the degree/program held has been approved by a 'recognized' post-secondary institution. Candidates having foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application. To receive more information, please refer to the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials website links: http://www.cicic.ca.

Communication with candidates regarding this process will be conducted electronically; candidates are asked to provide an email address for this purpose.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, etc.

Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN THE PROCESS
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

VERIFICATION OF REFERENCE
Reference checks may be conducted (360); candidates will have to bring a list of references to the interview (2 supervisors, 2 colleagues and 2 subordinates).

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than the ones submitted by the candidates (only within the Public Service), if found necessary, in order to make a suitable assessment of the candidates. All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, will be used to assess the candidates.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies, please visit
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile.html

APPOINTMENT TO POSITION
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.