Advisor, Trade Commissioner Service

Important messages

**The assessment board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications, or to list your current duties. When completing the screening questions, candidates must clearly demonstrate, using clear and concrete examples, how they meet essential and asset qualifications.**

Duties

Our regional office is part of the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) and we assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to compete successfully in foreign markets by providing timely information whether on market conditions, business opportunities, technology, sources of investment, or key contacts.

Our trade commissioners provide businesses with trade, investment and innovation opportunities. We focus on the following sectors:

• Ocean Technologies
• Aerospace and Defence
• Energy
• Environmental Industries
• Education
• Information, Communications Technologies
• Building Products
• Metals, Minerals Equipment and Services
• Service Industries and Capital Projects

For more information, please visit our Website: http://tradecommissioner.gc.ca/exporters-exportateurs/exporters-exportateurs.aspx?lang=eng

Intent of the process

St-John's : The immediate need is to staff this position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis.

This process will be used to create a pool of qualified candidates to draw from in the event of future vacancies within Global Affairs Canada with various linguistic profiles (i.e. Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC), which may vary according to the position being staffed. Tenures may vary according to the position (Indeterminate, Specified Period, Acting appointment, Assignment, Secondment). We therefore encourage all interested candidates to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: This selection process will be used to staff non-mobile positions only. Being found qualified as part of this process will not result in appointments to the department's CO mobile pool.

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)

EDUCATION:
Graduation with a *degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in a field related to the requirements of the position (e.g. Commerce, marketing, business administration, economics, international trade and international development),or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

*The term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Significant* experience in business development

Experience in analyzing information

Experience in providing service to clients

Experience in developing action plans and proposals

Experience in planning and organizing business development projects and initiatives

Experience in developing and delivering strategic presentations to clients or partners

Experience in developing and effectively managing networks of clients, partners or stakeholders

**Significant experience is understood to mean the breadth, depth and diversity of experience normally acquired through performing a broad range of complex tasks that is typically acquired over a period of at least three (3) years.

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

EDUCATION:
Graduation with a master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution

Degree equivalency

Certified International Trade Professional designation (FITT)

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

Experience in international business development and trade promotion

Experience in analyzing trade or economic issues, or developing trade/business policies

Experience working abroad

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

Bilingual - Imperative
The positions that we are currently staffing are Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, however this process could be used to staff other positions that have various linguistic profiles (i.e. Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC).

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of global economic trends that have an impact on how Canadian companies compete and succeed in international markets

Knowledge of federal government programs and services available to assist Canadian companies pursuing international business opportunities

ABILITIES:

Ability to research and analyze international business development operational capacity at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level (firm/regional sector)

Ability to provide strategic advice to companies on their international business plans and on how to access related government services

Ability to develop and implement regional sectoral action plans

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Client service orientation

Teamwork and cooperation

Effective interpersonal relations

Initiative

Judgement

Reliability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel in Canada

Work overtime on short notice

Holder of valid driver’s license

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

- Candidates must submit their application using the "Apply online" function. Only applications submitted via this portal will be considered, unless a valid reason is presented prior to the closing date and accepted by the hiring manager.

- For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to assessments. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

- A written examination may be administered.

- An interview may be administered.

- Reference checks may be sought.

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

- A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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

- Candidates who are invited to an interview who do not currently maintain a valid secret security clearance must email these two completed forms to within 72 hours following their interview.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbsf-fsct/330-23-eng.asp
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbsf-fsct/330-60-eng.asp

- Candidates who fail to confirm their attendance at our written exam and/or interview will be considered withdrawn from the process.

- If a candidate is no longer interested in this position and has chosen to voluntarily withdraw, they must notify as soon as possible.

- 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 are advised that an exam and/or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:
o Medical reason with certificate;
o Pre-arranged travel with proof;
o Pre-scheduled training with proof;
o Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof;
o Death in the family;
o Other exceptional reason deemed acceptable by the Selection Board (e.g. Jury Duty, etc.).

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.