Water Strategy Officer (AMENDMENT - Closing Date)

Important messages

~VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE~
You MUST provide a cover letter with concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications sections. Also indicate on the cover letter if you meet certain asset qualifications. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating, with clear and accurate details, how you meet each of them. The CV may be used to validate information provided in the cover letter. APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within INAC, and other federal departments and agencies in the North.

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)

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, environmental studies/management, water resources management, fresh water science, hydrology, hydrogeology or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

• Experience managing projects, contracts and contractors.

• Experience working/liaising with other levels of government ie. First Nation, municipal, territorial.

• Experience working on projects and/or initiatives related to water resources management, water quality analysis, watershed protection, drinking water source protection, and/or wastewater management.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Knowledge of federal, Yukon Territorial and BC provincial water legislation, related Acts, regulations policy
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices
• Knowledge of safe community drinking water and wastewater system practices and watershed/water source protection and management practices

• Ability to gather and synthesize information/data and to provide analysis and recommend options.
• Ability to plan, organize and implement programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Good team player.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Reliable.

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

• Experience working in northern environments.

• Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

• Willingness and ability to travel at times in adverse road and weather conditions.
• Willingness to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License.
• Medical clearance (Isolated Post - if hiring from outside the territory).

Other information

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, will applied in this appointment process.

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.

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Written tests will be administered, oral interviews conducted, and references contacted.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials and proof of citizenship at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

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

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes; this will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid e-mail 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 e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

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

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employees' population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We therefore encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the above mentioned Employment Equity Designated Groups.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.
All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.

Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.
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

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.