Director (anticipatory)

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to staff current and future EX-01 positions with various tenures within the Maritimes Region and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Please note that the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) will be unavailable from Thursday, August 10 to Wednesday, August 16, 2017 inclusively, due to a data centre relocation.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the ESSENTIAL and ASSET QUALIFICATIONS. Applicants must use the education/experience factors as a header and then write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet each of them with concrete examples. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL AND ASSET SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION"

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)

EDUCATION:

Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution or graduation from the Fishery Officer Career Progression Program.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in leading teams and program management in an operationally complex environment to provide services or program delivery to a variety of client groups or stakeholders.

Experience in providing strategic advice to clients and senior management on complex and sensitive matters.

Experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships and resolving conflicts with a variety of internal and external networks and client groups.

Recent* experience in managing human** and financial resources ***.

Notes:

*Recent experience is understood to mean experience acquired within the last four (4) years
** For human resources management, applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed labour relations issues, managed and assessed performance developed and implemented training and staffing plans. Applicants must also indicate the number of employees they supervised directly.

*** For financial management applicants must show evidence of managing, allocating and being accountable for a budget. This experience is defined as being responsible for financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed directly.

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

Organizational Needs

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply

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

Various language requirements
Official Language Proficiency:
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative - Level: CBC / CBC
Bilingual Imperative - Level: BBB / BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) mandate, priorities and strategies, including those related to the regional level.

Knowledge of economic, social and political issues affecting the federal government as they relate to DFO programs, particularly as they relate to the regional level.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Create vision and strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results

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

Asset Qualifications

AREA DIRECTORS :

Experience in managing aboriginal, recreational, aquaculture, or commercial fishery resource issues.
Experience in developing and implementing integrated fisheries management plans.
Experience in developing resource access policy, or licensing and administrative processes used in managing aquatic and marine resources.
Experience in consulting and negotiating at senior levels with the fishing, or aquaculture industry, or aboriginal groups or recreational fishing organizations.
Experience in managing a large and diverse real property or small craft harbours program in a large operational department.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, POLICY & ECONOMICS

Master’s Degree from a recognized university in a field related to the position such as Statistics, Economics, Public or Business Administration.
Experience in leading teams responsible for the provision of strategic policy advice and/or economic analysis.
Experience in leading teams responsible for the collection and analysis of statistics and for the utilization of statistics to provide analytical advice.

DIRECTOR, OCEANS MANAGEMENT

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in economics, science, statistics or in a field relevant to the position

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REAL PROPERTY, SAFETY & SECURITY

Master’s Degree from a recognized university in a field related to the position such as Engineering or Business Administration.
Experience in the development, planning and delivery of major capital projects.
Experience in managing a large and diverse real property program in a large operational department.

DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION

Experience in natural resource compliance or enforcement activities

DIRECTOR, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Experience in the development, application or assessment of resource access policy, licensing and administrative processes
Experience in international relations and negotiations in natural resource management or fisheries governance

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

Graduate degree at the Master’s level or higher in a field related to Communications
Experience in working in or with regional offices or in a highly dispersed communications environment
Experience in managing issues where there are Indigenous considerations
Experience working in situations where crisis communications is required
Experience in managing and developing web sites as a communicators tool
Experience in leading change or transition in government
Experience in leading the development of digital communications strategies and products

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SMALL CRAFT HARBOURS
Experience in consulting and negotiating at senior levels with the fishing, or aquaculture industry, or aboriginal groups or recreational fishing organizations.
Experience in managing a large and diverse real property or small craft harbours program in a large operational department.

Operational Requirements

Willingness to adopt a flexible work schedule in order to meet stakeholders and clients

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Candidates invited to the interview may be required to bring proof of their education credentials and/or occupational certification.

Reference checks will/may be sought.

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. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any phase of the selection process.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE. While online application is the preferred method, your application can also be sent by e-mail, in which case you must indicate the process reference number and your application must be received at the latest on the closing date.

Email application should be sent to the contact person indicated on the job advertisement.

Should you decide to apply by email, please provide the following :

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet ESSENTIAL AND ASSET education and experience factors listed in the Statement of Merit Criteria." 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.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

For information on preparing for an EX process, please visit the following website: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/sas-sde/ex/appl-eng.htm.

For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies (will be assessed at the interview phase only), please visit http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/learning-apprentissage/pdps-ppfp/klc-ccl/klcp-pccl-eng.asp

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.