Director General, Grain Research Laboratory

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Work environment

Join an organization that is an international leader in grain research and that helps the Canadian grain sector produce and market the best grain in the world. You will head a team of WORLD-CLASS scientists who are very passionate about their work and who collaborate with colleagues throughout Canada and the world! In Winnipeg, you can enjoy all of the benefits of working in one of Canada’s largest cities, but with a small town feel thanks to our prairie hospitality!

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used for similar indeterminate, specified period employment, acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployment.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• In two pages or less (approximately 1000 words or less), applicants must provide a written submission outlining "Why you think you are the ideal candidate to take on the leadership role as Director General, Grain Research Lab, Canadian Grain Commission."

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

Education:
Graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialty in a scientific area related to the duties of the position.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent* and significant** experience in leading and managing science-based activities in the public or private sector.
- Significant** managerial experience in developing and evaluating science proposals, work plans and resource allocations to ensure that research projects are technically sound and contribute to key outcomes in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Experience in providing clear and articulate advice, recommendations, and writing and presenting briefing material to senior officials on complex science and management issues.
- Experience in setting direction and providing leadership to inform or influence national programs, services, policies or regulatory priorities.
- Experience in developing and maintaining strategic collaborations and partnerships with senior officials and technical experts at various levels of government, industry associations, private companies, universities, and/or non-government organizations.
- Experience facilitating partnerships and alliances to advance the mandate, priorities and vision of an organization.
- Experience in managing financial and human resources. (Please indicate number of employees supervised as well as size and type of budget managed.)

*Recent is defined as experience acquired over the last five (5) years.

**Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task, which are normally acquired over a period of at least two (2) years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of national and international trends, challenges and emerging issues in world grain quality research, grain science and technology, production, marketing and consumer demands.

Key Leadership Competencies:
- Create vision and strategy
- Mobilize people
- Uphold integrity and respect
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
- Promote innovation and guide change
- Achieve results

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

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

Operational Requirement:
- Ability and willingness to travel within Canada and internationally
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

- Secret security clearance
- Willingness to relocate.

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

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES WHICH DEMONSTRATE, how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and other qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

Please provide the contact information (including a valid email address) for three recent references. These must be a current manager/supervisor, subordinate and client. The assessment board reserves the right to contact references other than the ones submitted by the candidates (only within the Public Service), if found necessary, in order to make a suitable assessment of the candidates.

Recent and past performance evaluations and talent management information may be used as part of the assessment process. You may be required to submit a copy of past performance agreements as part of this selection 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.

Depending on the number of applicants and CGC's needs, volume management strategies such as random selection, 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.

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.