Industry Development Officer

Duties

Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Industry Development officer supports Senior Industry Development officers by analysing data on the agriculture and agri-food sectors in the Atlantic region. The position is responsible for data analysis of the agriculture and agri-food industry and provides support to address issues impacting the competitiveness of the industry. Example activities would include: gathering market intelligence on the sector; updating and preparing sectoral profiles; developing analytical reports on issues and trends impacting the agriculture and agri-food industry; providing input on project assessments; and providing support for meetings, events and projects.

Work environment

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, AAFC is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: To staff one (1) indeterminate full-time position (English Essential, Reliability Security Clearance) in St-John’s, NL.

Anticipatory: A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at the CO-01 level with various tenures (Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Secondment, Specified period) and/or linguistic profiles in Halifax, NS, Charlottetown, PEI, and Fredericton, NB.

In the event that an employee of the public service of Canada is qualified through this process, the employee may be considered for acting, assignment, secondment or deployment opportunities and the proper approval will be sought.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum) "Candidates must submit a cover letter which clearly demonstrates how they meet each of education and experience factors listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Candidates must use the education and experience factors as a header and write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet that criterion. Resumes 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 will result in your applications being rejected."

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 post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience* researching and writing analytical reports related to economic, policy or business development issues.

Experience* researching, interpreting and analyzing information from a variety of sources.

Experience* developing and maintaining internal or external stakeholder relationships. (Stakeholders could include, but are not limited to, clients, suppliers, partners, colleagues.)

*For the purpose of this selection process, experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full-time performance of duties for a minimum cumulative period of one (1) year.

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

Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in a field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience developing or assessing project proposals for funding consideration.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Analytical thinking
Writing Skills
Initiative
Teamwork
Reasoning Skills
Judgement

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

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Placement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) employees affected by workforce adjustment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to work overtime.
Ability and willingness to travel.

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:

- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

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.