Looking for Senior Economic Development Advisors

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The Centre-du-Québec Business Office position is located in Drummondville. The incumbent will be required to work from the Drummondville office.

The Cantons-de-l’Est Business Office position is located in Sherbrooke. The incumbent will be required to work from the Sherbrooke office.

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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 Senior Advisor of the Centre-du-Québec and Cantons-de-l'Est Business Offices.

The Senior Advisor at a Business Office oversees a team of economic advisors whose key responsibilities include enabling business development, establishing partnerships with economic development players in the region served by the Business Office, and analyzing and monitoring applications for funding submitted by SMEs and economic development organizations. The incumbent manages human resources and assists in the management of a grants and contribution budget and an operating budget. He/she reports to a regional director.

TO APPLY:

1) Interested candidates must apply online using the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and answer the screening questions relating to essential and asset qualifications, education and experience.

IMPORTANT: Your answer to each of the questions must demonstrate, through one or more examples of situations, how you acquired the experience (your role, your actions and your responsibilities); you must also indicate the position you held and the relevant dates. If you simply refer to your resumé, or just provide a list of your duties without giving any concrete examples, your application may not be considered. The answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

2) You must also include a copy of your resumé with your application. It may be used as a secondary reference to validate the education and experience described in your answers to the screening questions.

Intent of the process

The objective of this process is to fill one position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis at the Centre-du-Québec Business Office in Drummondville, and one position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis at the Cantons-de-l’Est Business Office in Sherbrooke. The pool created as a result of this appointment process may also be used to fill similar positions with various language profiles on an indeterminate (permanent) and term (temporary) basis in the Drummondville and Sherbrooke regions.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a specialization in business administration, commerce, economics, finance or regional development, or an acceptable combination of education, training and position-related experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EE1: Recent and significant experience* in delivering a government economic program or in managing regional, industrial, sectoral or market economic development activities or initiatives.

EE2: Experience in supervising or coordinating the activities of a work team.

EE3: Recent and significant experience* in managing financial resources (such as an operating budget, grants and contribution budget, loan portfolio).

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

COMPETENCIES

Create a vision and a strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results

ABILITIES

- Ability to prepare briefing material about complex, sensitive issues for the production of recommendations for management decision-making purposes
- Effective written communication skills
- Effective oral communication skills

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

EDUCATION

Master’s degree from a recognized university with a specialization in a position-related field.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EA1: Experience in participating in working committees with other partners for the implementation of programs or initiatives.

EA2: Experience in reviewing funding files, including financial statement reviews.

EA3: In-depth human resource management experience.

EA4: Experience in working with client relationship management (CRM) software.

KNOWLEDGE

For the position in Sherbrooke:
Knowledge of regional economic development issues in Quebec and its regions, and specifically those facing the Cantons de l’Est region.

For the position in Drummondville:
Knowledge of regional economic development issues in Quebec and its regions, and specifically those facing the Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie-Est region.
 

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to travel
Available to work overtime, at short notice
Holds a valid driver’s licence

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 including business context interpretation.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

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Additional information

Selected candidates will be contacted by email. Candidates must provide a valid email address in their application and ensure that this address is functional and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).

The assessment phase may include an exam, an interview and/or reference checks.

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.