Seeking a Regional Director

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*** The position is located in Gaspé. The incumbent will have to work out of the Gaspé office.***

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) contributes to the economic well-being of Quebec regions by assisting businesses, communities and the organizations that support them through its network of business offices across Quebec.

If you want to work with a dynamic, professional team in a healthy, innovative and diversified environment, join our team by becoming the Director of the Gaspésie–Iles-de-la-Madeleine Business Office.

The Director of a business office leads a team of economic advisors whose main responsibilities are to develop businesses, establish partnerships with economic development stakeholders in the region served by the business office, and analyze and follow up on funding applications from SMEs and economic development organizations. The Director manages human resources and is accountable for a grants and contributions budget and an operating budget. The director reports to a General Director.

TO APPLY:

1) Interested persons are to apply online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and answer the screening questions related to the essential and asset qualifications (education and experience).

IMPORTANT: Your answer to each question must demonstrate how you acquired the experience (your role, actions, responsibilities) through one or more examples of a situation, specifying the position you held and the relevant dates. Your application could be screened out if you refer only to your resumé or if you provide only a list of your duties without giving concrete examples. The responses to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

2) Your job application must also include your resumé, which may be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in your answers to the screening questions.

Intent of the process

This appointment process will be used only to staff the position of Regional Director of the Gaspésie–Iles-de-la-Madeleine Business Office.

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)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in administration, business administration, commerce, finance, regional development or any other specialization related to the position’s duties OR an acceptable* combination of education, training and/or experience.

* The acceptable combination must always include, at the very least, a bachelor's degree.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Recent and significant** experience in delivering a government economic program or in managing regional, industrial, sectorial or market economic development initiatives.

• Recent and significant** experience in managing human (1) and financial (2) resources.

• Recent and significant** experience in presenting information, recommendations and strategic advice to senior management.

• Experience in establishing and maintaining internal and external governmental or non-governmental partnerships.

** Recent and significant experience is defined as a depth, breadth and variety of experience associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task and acquired over a period of at least one (1) year in the past three (3) years.

(1) In regard to human resources management experience, applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have directly supervised employees, assigned tasks, and managed and assessed performance. They must also state the number of employees they supervised.

(2) In regard to financial resources management experience, applicants must demonstrate that they have managed and been accountable for an operating and/or grants and contributions budget and/or a loan portfolio. They must also specify the size and type of budget for which they are or were responsible.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of financial analysis practices.

COMPETENCIES:

Mobilize People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Promote Innovation and Guide Change
Achieve Results
Effective written communication
Effective verbal communication

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree from a recognized university with a specialization related to the position’s duties.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:

Experience in delivering programs or initiatives that provide assistance for businesses.

Experience in designing and developing directives for managing programs or initiatives of an economic nature.

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of economy structure of Quebec and of economic development challenges facing Quebec's regions and businesses.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment equity groups: women, Aboriginal person, person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to travel.
Willingness to work overtime on short notice.
Valid driver’s licence.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

We intend to communicate with the successful applicants by email. Applicants must provide a valid email address in their application and make sure that it is functional and that their system accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

There may be an exam, an interview and/or reference checks.

Please note that for this selection process, travel costs or expenses will not be reimbursed.

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.