Director General, Human Resources

Duties

Reporting to the President of the Agency, and as a member of the executive team, your leadership will have a significant impact on the effective functioning and well-being of the organization. In a fast-paced environment, you will lead a human resources team that is innovative and solution-oriented. Specifically, you will be accountable for providing strategic direction and corporate leadership for the delivery of a full range of HR policies, programs, services and support in talent attraction and acquisition, HR planning and data analytics, classification and organizational design, performance and talent management, learning, labour relations, compensation liaison, HR systems, employment equity and official languages.

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-02 group and level.

Work environment

ABOUT THE AGENCY

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

Eligible employees may be considered first for deployment.

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

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.

The position is located in Waterloo, however, if a suitable candidate cannot be identified for Waterloo, consideration may be given to candidates willing to work in Toronto or Ottawa. Please indicate in your application from which location(s) you are willing to work.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 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 approximately two paragraphs per qualification demonstrating how they meet the experience required. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter.

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution

Degree equivalency

Significant experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams of human resources professionals

Experience in collaborating and maintaining partnerships, engaging key stakeholders and managing large scale change initiatives

Significant experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management on complex and highly sensitive human resources management issues

Experience in managing human and financial resources

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

Asset Qualifications:

Asset qualifications may be taken into consideration when selecting candidates for appointment. Therefore candidates should identify which of the asset criteria that they meet and provide concrete examples to demonstrate how they meet them.

Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in a field directly related to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

Significant experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams of human resources professionals in the federal public sector

Significant experience at the executive level in leading and managing multidisciplinary teams of human resources professionals

Experience at the executive level in collaborating and maintaining partnerships, engaging key stakeholders and managing large scale change initiatives

Significant experience at the executive level in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management on complex and highly sensitive human resources management issues

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 responsibilities of central agencies, government departments and stakeholders with respect to human resources management
Knowledge of current and emerging priorities, issues and challenges related to human resources management in the federal public service

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: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html

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

FedDev 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

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Proof of your education credentials will be required at a later date.

Performance evaluations may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

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 that 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.

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal as a candidate from the process.

Top-down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. The selection board may decide to use a cut-off score that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.

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.