Vice President, Business Innovation and Community Development

Work environment

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) is part of the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio and one of six regional development agencies, each of which helps to address key economic challenges by providing regionally-tailored programs, services, knowledge and expertise.

As Canada's most populous region-home to 12.7 million residents living in 288 communities-southern Ontario is a key contributor to the overall Canadian economy. FedDev Ontario helps create and grow businesses, cultivate partnerships and build strong communities across the region through its programs and services, including Canada Business Ontario, as well as its program delivery partners.

FedDev Ontario prides itself on its service-orientation and entrepreneurial way of doing business that enables us to deliver results for our clients. When you choose a career with us, you experience the passion, excitement and rewards linked with this fulfilling work.

Intent of the process

Preference may be given to candidates who are willing to work from the Waterloo office. If no candidate is selected for the Waterloo location, the position may be staffed in Toronto or Ottawa.

This is a bilingual position requiring a high level of proficiency in English and French.

In the Federal Public Service, Senior Management is referred to as the Executive group. This group is divided into five levels from EX-01 to EX-05. This advertisement is for a position at the EX-04 group and level.

A pool may be established and used for various appointment types and tenures (indeterminate, deployment, term, acting, secondment, assignment) within the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position if a pool is created.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 8,000 words (maximum)

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)

Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Candidates must use the experience factors as a header and then write no more than two paragraphs per qualification demonstrating how they meet the experience required. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution

Degree equivalency

Experience in managing significant financial and complex human resources matters

Experience in building, collaborating and maintaining partnerships

Significant experience at the executive level in providing authoritative advice and guidance to senior leaders on highly sensitive, multi-stakeholder issues

Experience in leading the development, management or implementation of large-scale or national strategies, programs or projects, in a senior leadership role

Experience in managing the delivery of economic development programs

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

Asset Qualifications:

Experience in managing the delivery of grants and contributions programs

Current or previous management experience within the federal, provincial or municipal government

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the trends and issues, including government priorities, relating to economic development, nationally and in Southern Ontario

Create Vision and Strategy

Mobilize People

Uphold Integrity and Respect

Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

Promote Innovation and Guide Change

Achieve Results

For information on Key Leadership Competencies, please visit http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/learning-apprentissage/pdps-ppfp/klc-ccl/klcp-pccl-eng.asp

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

Fed Dev Ontario is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. To support employment equity, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Willingness and ability to travel frequently

Willingness and ability to frequently work long hours, often on short notice

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

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.

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.

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).

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Candidates will be advised of their individual results in this advertised appointment process in writing.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

The Selection Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the candidates.

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.