Senior Director, Marine Spatial Planning

Update: Cover letter had 5000 and 2500 word maximum as instruction, it is 5000 words.

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates MAY be created and MAY be used to make indeterminate appointments at the EX-02 group and level to staff current and future Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard positions across Canada. All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position if a pool is created.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "A covering letter in 5000 words (maximum) VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet ESSENTIAL AND ASSET education and experience factors listed in the Statement of Merit Criteria. Applicants must use the education/experience as a header and then write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet with concrete examples. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that a qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL AND ASSET (as applicable) SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION."

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

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Significant** experience in leading natural resource management or environmental management programs

Significant** experience in negotiating and managing contribution agreements

Recent* experience in providing strategic policy advice to senior officials

Experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with other federal department senior officials, other levels of government, Indigenous groups, and various stakeholders such as private or non-governmental organizations

Experience in human and financial resources management***

Notes:
*Recent experience is understood to mean experience acquired within the last two (2) years

**Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally acquired by performing a broad range of various, complex related activities over a minimum period of 2 years.

*** For human resources management, applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed complex and sensitive labor relations issues, managed and assessed performance developed and implemented training and staffing plans. Applicants must also indicate the number of employees they supervised directly.

*** For financial management applicants must show evidence of managing, allocating and being accountable for a budget. 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.

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 legislative and policy framework related to the management of ocean activities in Canada

Knowledge of government mandate commitments, objectives, policies and strategies that pertain to the federal government’s oceans agenda

Knowledge of current issues, concerns and interests of marine stakeholders

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

Conditions of Employment:

Reliability and Security: Secret

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

Asset Qualifications :

EDUCATION

Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in economics, science, statistics or in a field relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in marine or land use planning within a natural resource management setting

Experience in managing governance processes with various stakeholders, including Indigenous groups, provinces and territories

Experience in negotiating and managing contribution agreements with Indigenous groups

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply

Conditions of employment

Operational Requirements

Periodic travel is required of the position

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

An interview will be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Communication with candidates regarding this process will be conducted electronically; candidates are asked to provide an email address for this purpose.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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 information on preparing for an EX process, please visit the following website: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/sas-sde/ex/appl-eng.htm

For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies (will be assessed at the interview phase only), please visit http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/learning-apprentissage/pdps-ppfp/klc-ccl/klcp-pccl-eng.asp

Persons interested must submit, by the closing date, a complete application. Your application must consist of a covering letter which demonstrates clearly that you fully meet the screening criteria (i.e. including the education and/or occupational certification and experience, whether identified as Essential or Asset Qualifications) as well as a résumé.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE. Your application can also be sent by e-mail OR regular mail OR fax OR courier, in which case you must indicate the process reference number and your application must be received at the latest on the closing date. Please do not deliver your application in person.

Candidates invited to the interview may be required to bring proof of their education credentials and/or occupational certification.

Reference checks will be sought; candidates are expected to bring their list of references to the interview (2 supervisors, 2 colleagues and 2 subordinates).

Notifications will be published through the jobs-emplois site. Applicants are responsible to refer to the jobs-emplois site for any and all announcements deriving from this process.

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.