Senior Commodity Advisor

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

FPCC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

Key activities of the Senior Commodity Advisor include:
• Initiate, plan and conduct comprehensive and integrated research and analysis of sectors of responsibility and associated issues to enable senior management and Council members’ decision-making.
• Provide expert advice to senior management and Council members on complex and sensitive issues and provide recommendations including risks and options, considering external factors, trends and emerging issues.
• Identify, establish and maintain a network of senior contacts and strategic alliances with national and provincial supply managed agencies, AAFC, other government departments, provincial governments, industry stakeholders, to exchange information related to supply management within the poultry and egg sectors.
• Represent FPCC by conducting outreach activities with industry stakeholders to solicit intelligence and to convey FPCC’s publically available information to stakeholders.
• Prepare and/or deliver briefing notes, presentations, correspondence, and other information products for different audiences including senior management, Council members, AAFC, other departments, supply managed agencies, etc.

Work environment

The Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC) is a federal oversight body. It oversees the operations of the national supply management agencies for poultry and eggs, as well as national promotion and research agencies for farm products created under the Farm Products Agencies Act (FPAA). FPCC is also responsible for administering the Agricultural Products Marketing Act jointly with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
FPCC is located on the Experimental Farm and as a small federal organization, offers a dynamic work environment where employees competencies can make a real difference.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified and partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures as well as various linguistic requirements.

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:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in agriculture, agri-food, economics, commerce, business or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience relevant to the position.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Significant experience* in working with dairy and/or poultry and egg industry stakeholders.
Significant experience* in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with government and agricultural and agri-food stakeholders.
Experience in identifying, researching and analyzing domestic and international market issues and trends affecting the dairy and/or poultry and egg sectors.

*Significant experience means experience that is a core part of the candidate’s employment for a period of time that would provide the depth and breadth of experience normally obtained over the course of at least two (2) years.

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

Master’s degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in a field related to the position.
Experience in the analysis of dairy and/or poultry and egg industry issues and market trends.
Knowledge of Canada’s supply management system.

Degree equivalency

Experience in the analysis of dairy and/or poultry and egg industry issues and market trends.

Knowledge of Canada’s supply management system.

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

Various language requirements
English or French essential, or Bilingual Imperative - Level: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the factors impacting the Canadian dairy or poultry and egg markets.
Knowledge of the role and mandate of the Farm Products Council of Canada and the Farm Products Agencies Act.

Competencies:
Analytical Thinking
Relationship Building
Strategic Thinking
Team work
Initiative
Interactive communication
Writing Skills

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Ability and willingness to work overtime.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically or internationally.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

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.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.