Regional Staff Officer

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential and the other qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through answering online screening questions. Should any of the assets apply to you, please include details as well. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. 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. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume.

Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is anticipatory for an 18 month specified period position. A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff permanent and temporary vacancies within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Maritimes’ Conservation and Protection Regional offices located in Dartmouth, NS.

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:
- A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in interpreting and applying legislation, regulations or policies

- Experience in providing advice, guidance or recommendations to clients or management

- Experience in the use of various software programs including: Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to comprehend and apply legislation
- Ability to prioritize work activity and to meet deadlines
- Ability to analyze and make logical recommendations

Personal Suitabilities:
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action oriented
- Reliable

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

- University Degree from a recognized university

- Law degree from a recognized university

- Member in good standing of the Bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada

Degree equivalency

- Experience in conducting enforcement activities

- Experience in conducting regulatory inspections/investigations

- Experience in conducting interviews of suspects or witnesses

- Experience in the preparation or review of Variation Orders and Prohibition Orders

- Experience in the preparation or review of Affidavits

- Experience in working with mapping systems

- Experience in the interpretation of fisheries-related Acts and Regulations

- Experience in writing documents, such as investigative reports or court documents

Operational Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to work overtime hours on occasions
- May be required to perform stand-by duties on a 24/7 basis

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Occasionally travel for meetings and field work
- Required to possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
- May be required to perform stand-by duties on a 24/7 basis

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.

Information on employment equity

As an equal opportunity employer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities. We therefore encourage persons with disabilities to identify any accommodation needed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Your application, your answers to the screening questions and all written communications/documents associated with this process may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials prior to being appointed to a position.

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.

For this appointment process, our intention is to communicate with candidates by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews).

Candidates who apply to this selection process must include, in their application, a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail).

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.