Senior Advisor, Trade and Economics

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions at the EC-07 group and level with various linguistic requirements and/or profiles and/or tenures within Natural Resources Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER (in no more than 3 pages) how they meet ESSENTIAL AND ASSET qualifications, education and experience factors listed in the Merit Criteria. Candidates must use the education/experience factors as a header and write one or two paragraphs for each, demonstrating how they meet them and citing 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 RESPECT LENGTH GUIDELINES FOR THE LETTER OR TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA (Education, Experience, Essential and Asset) MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. CANDIDATES 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)

Graduation with a Masters degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in Economics

Degree equivalency

Significant* experience in providing economic analysis on energy markets;
Significant* and recent* experience in providing advice and recommendations to management on energy markets;
Recent* experience in analysis of international trade issues and trade laws, as they apply to trade in energy
Recent* experience in managing human resources (minimum two full time employees) such as: setting objectives, assigning work, assessing performance, and providing feedback.
Recent* experience leading advocacy and outreach initiatives and engaging stakeholders, in a national or international context.

*Significant experience is defined as an experience of at least 3 years.
*Recent experience is defined as experience gained within the last 5 years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC), (BBB/BBB), English Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the key emerging economic and market trends and policy challenges facing the Canadian energy sector;
Knowledge of international trade issues and trade laws, as they apply to trade in energy
Knowledge of Natural Resources Canada’s key priorities and strategies.

Judgement
Initiative
Interpersonal Relations

Ability to analyse and synthesise complex information to support recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Experience working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings or teams.
5-10 years experience working in the energy industry in a policy or economics function.

Willingness to travel.
Willingness to work additional hours when required to meet urgent requirements.

Other information

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN EXTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH PUBLISERVICE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS SELECTION PROCESS. CANDIDATES MUST APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE RESOURCING SYSTEM (PSRS): JOBS.GC.CA.

Those selected for an interview should be prepared to provide the names of their references. Some or all of these individuals may be contacted. References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN WRITING will be ASSESSED through the cover letter.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive your results by email, it is your responsibility to inform us.

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.