Director, Business Risk Management (BRM) Finance

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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

A pool of qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions within the Public Service.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "You must clearly demonstrate, in your covering letter, how you meet the essential education and experience qualifications as well as the asset qualifications listed below. You should use the experience, education and asset factors as a header and then write concrete examples (2 to 3 paragraphs) demonstrating how you meet each one. Résumés can be used to validate the experience, education and asset listed in the covering letter. Failure to provide sufficient information in the covering letter may result in the candidate being screened out."

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

Education:
• Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution** in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, economics, or other specialty related to the position.
and
• Recognized professional accounting designation such has Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Certified General Accountant or Certified Management Accountant).

*Degree is defined as: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master's degree), the term "degree" refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.
**Recognized post-secondary institution is defined as: Public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Significant and recent experience* in leading/directing the formulation and implementation of financial and comptrollership policies, plans, standards, processes and procedures.
• Experience in building partnerships and negotiating agreements with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Significant and recent experience* in managing financial** and human resources***.
• Experience briefing senior management on complex high profile issues.

*Significant and recent experience is defined as: a minimum of three (3) years within the last five(5) calendar years.
** Experience managing financial resources is defined as: Applicants must show evidence of managing a budget of $1M or more. This experience is defined as being responsible for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed directly or indirectly. This experience is normally acquired over a period of a minimum of one (1) year within the last three (3) years. Clear and specific examples should be provided by applicants in their application and demonstrate evidence of accountabilities, deliverables and level of complexity.
*** Experience managing human resources is defined as: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed and assessed performance and developed or contributed to the development of staffing plans. Applicants must indicate the number of staff they supervised. This experience is normally acquired over a period of a minimum of one (1) year within the last three (3) years. Clear and specific examples should be provided by applicants in their application and demonstrate evidence of accountabilities, deliverables and level of complexity.

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

Asset Qualifications

Education:
• A Master of Business Administration (MBA) from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in managing and implementing grant and contribution programming.
• Experience managing organizational change initiatives, including the adoption of new technologies, business processes or organizational structures.
• Experience developing/drafting program authorities and/or intergovernmental agreements.
• Significant and recent experience* working with provincial/territorial governments and representing an organisation at senior level stakeholder consultations.
• Experience managing or implementing an integrated (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)) financial management and reporting system.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the agricultural industry in Canada and related Business Risk Management program delivery.
• Knowledge of legislation, policies, processes, systems and reporting related to financial management and program administration.

Competencies:
• Uphold Integrity and Respect
• Create Vision and Strategy
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
• Mobilize People
• Promote Innovation and Guide Change
• Achieve Results

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

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

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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

Candidates are encouraged to submit their application online at www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

Other sources of information (such as references, performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria. All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, can be used to assess the candidates.

Depending on the number of applicants, AAFC's needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail. This includes: information requests, invitations, provision of assessment results, etc. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE IN THEIR APPLICATION A VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT IS FUNCTIONAL AT ALL TIMES AND ACCEPTS MESSAGES FROM UNKNOWN USERS. SOME E-MAIL SYSTEMS BLOCK THESE TYPES OF E-MAILS. ENSURE TO CHECK/VIEW YOUR SPAM FOLDER REGULARLY. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. Responses provided after the indicated deadline WILL NOT be accepted.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (English or French). Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form.

For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies, please visit
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/learning-apprentissage/pdps-ppfp/klc-ccl/klcp-pccl-eng.asp.

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.