Commercial Officer

Important messages

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one CO-02 position on a determinate basis for a period of 2 years.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar CO-02 positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate and indeterminate), language requirements (bilingual imperative, English or French essential) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC), security requirements, conditions of employment and locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

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)

Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Significant work experience* in public or private organizations in link with the energy sector;
Significant experience* in developing and negotiating partnerships or contractual agreements with representatives of the private or public sector;
Significant experience* in developing and implementing commercial strategies and marketing plans for energy technologies or equivalent domains.
Experience in technology or knowledge transfer.

*Significant experience = 5 years or more.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of energy efficiency in the industrial or buildings sectors;
Knowledge of marketing and/or communications techniques.

Think and act;
Communicate effectively in writing;
Communicate effectively orally.

Team work;
Interpersonal Relations;
Creativity.

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

Experience in Commercial law;
Experience in the development or implementation of programs within government;
Experience with heating, refrigerating and air conditioning technologies or intelligent buildings.

Be able to travel in Canada several times a year for periods of a few days.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted via the jobs.gc.ca website. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

An interview will be conducted.
A written examination may be administered.
Reference checks will be sought.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.
Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this 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.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.
We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

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.