Vice President, Data and Information Management

Important messages

The National Energy Board (NEB) is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada’s energy industry. It regulates pipelines, energy development and trade in the public interest with safety as its primary concern. The Minister of Natural Resources is responsible for this organization. The NEB was established by Parliament to regulate, among other things, the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines that cross provincial or international borders, international power lines and designated interprovincial power lines, imports of natural gas and exports of crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and electricity, and oil and gas exploration and production activities in certain areas. The NEB is also charged with providing timely, accurate and objective information and advice on energy matters. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the NEB has approximately 500 employees and annual budget of over $70 million.

The NEB is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Reporting to the Executive Vice-President, Transparency and Strategic Engagement, the Vice-President (VP), Data and Information Management is responsible for delivering and leading enterprise wide data and information management programs. These program areas must be able to meet the demands and expectations from client, stakeholders, partners and employees with a focus on enhanced service delivery and improved sustainability. Information and data can be leveraged to support the culture change required within the National Energy Board (NEB) to shift to an open and service-oriented organization that delivers programs and services to stakeholders in a modern, accurate and effective way. This position will identify innovative opportunities that can be leveraged through data initiatives to support public confidence in industry and NEB performance.

The VP will lead the organization to become more data driven in its decision making. This includes establishing data and information management standards and governance, data quality guidelines, and implement data gathering and monitoring policies and procedures that are in alignment with Treasury Board Secretariat expectations and industry best practice. The accountabilities of this position is integral to the long-term vision and strategy for the NEB.

As a member of the NEB Executive Team, the VP is committed to the vision, objectives and goals of the NEB and to assisting the NEB in meeting its mandate through their business unit activities and by providing expert guidance and advice to internal and external stakeholders of the NEB. The VP is responsible for the strategic management and leadership of NEB resources, both human and financial, within the unit and for achieving business results. The VP is responsible for working in a management system environment. In addition to the data and information management programs, the VP will also have oversight for the Access to Information Program (ATIP).
 
The VP, Data and Information Management is responsible for:

• Ensuring leadership, and expert guidance and advice, for enhanced data driven processes throughout the NEB in support of the Departmental Results
• Developing a strengthened enterprise wide data governance framework, including policies, principles, responsibilities, standards and governance metrics
• Identifying risks and mitigation strategies to ensure program area success
• Translating business strategies into data/information requirements and solutions
• Establishing an enterprise-wide focus on innovation and sustainability
• Enhancing data visualization technology and tools
• Improving geographical and spatial data quality, awareness and availability
• Identifying data assets as being enterprise wide or master data
• Developing and maintaining a multi-year Data and Information Plan that includes governance and critical data sets
• An evolution of data and IM management practices, process and tools
• Building a high performing data and IM workforce that has the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities needed to work effectively in a data driven environment
• Developing robust process and clear guidance for ATIP across the organization
• Working within and supporting the NEB’s enterprise-wide management system

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 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)

Education: Graduation with a degree from a recognized university in a field relevant and related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1: Significant experience at a senior level in the development, management and delivery of a data/information management program.

E2: Experience in leading data/information transformational or change initiatives in complex and dynamic environments.

E3: Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations and demonstrating the business value of data and IM products or services to senior officials.

E4: Experience at a senior level developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance business priorities.

E5: Significant experience in leading a large team or multiple teams and managing complex and significant financial and human resource matters.

• Experience is defined within the last five years.
• Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with having performed a broad range of various complex related activities.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential or Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Organizational Wide (OC): All at the Guide/Shape level

OC 1: Written Communication
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively in writing.

OC 2: Verbal Communication
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively verbally.

Leadership Competencies (LC): All at the Guide/Shape level

LC1: Management Excellence
• Holds self and other leaders accountable for delivering on commitments and responsibilities
• Ensures rigorous policies and systems are in place to plan, control, and monitor overall results
• Leads in the creation of and communicates organizational strategies and policies which have organization-wide impact

LC2: Strategic Thinking
• Conducts strategic analysis of current trends within their area of responsibility, the organization and the external environment
• Understands internal and external environmental factors which may impact the organization’s future direction

LC3: Engagement
• Builds relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders
• Ensures stakeholder input is incorporated into recommendations and decisions
• Provides communication links up, down, and throughout their area of responsibility

LC4: Valuing People
• Builds and promotes a workplace which is safe, healthy, respectful, and free from harassment and discrimination
• Builds a culture of continuous learning through coaching, mentoring, formal learning, and developmental opportunities

LC5: NEB’s Unique Regulatory Context
• Anticipates and communicates how external trends and issues impact NEB business decisions and provides options for action

Competency Level Definitions

Guide: Thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application
Shape: Recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the NEB with regards to the competency

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

AQ1: Knowledge of the federal government’s priorities and operating context in regards to information management.
AQ2: Knowledge of current and emerging technologies and how to employ them to deliver a data driven business.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a reliability status security clearance. Some positions may require a secret security clearance, which future incumbents will be required to undergo, successfully pass and maintain.
2) Compliance with the National Energy Board’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the NEB’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the NEB Website http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

Other information

1. The National Energy Board has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-14 position is similar to an EX -03 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to NEB’s Executive Terms and Conditions.

2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including issuing screening results for internal advertised processes only, sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

3. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written examination, oral presentation, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

4. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

5. Salary: Effective (1/July/2013) NEB-14, $128,600 to $160,800 (under review)

• Members of the Executive Group are currently eligible to receive a lump sum performance award as a percentage of base salary and may also be eligible to receive an annual retention bonus.

6. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and apply to the NEB.

• Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives.

7. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.
Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

8. Organization Future Needs: The National Energy Board 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 Disability.

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.