Senior Project Manager

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The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency is always looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team. Our success lies with a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high profile issues?

If you wish to bring your expertise, knowledge and initiative to the job we may have the job opportunity that you are looking for!

The intent of this process is to fill future vacancies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Whitehorse, Yukon and Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Candidates applying from outside of Yellowknife, Northern Territories, Whitehorse, Yukon, or Iqaluit, Nunavut, must be willing to relocate to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Whitehorse, Yukon, or Iqaluit, Nunavut. Please indicate in your application which location(s) you are applying for.

Relocation assistance is available. Applicants may wish to review the Relocation Directive for information: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/nrd-drc/index-eng.php.

The salary range for this position is: $90,079 to $114,002 plus applicable northern allowances, as well as vacation travel assistance. Rates and conditions are subject to change.

Federal government housing is available for Iqaluit positions only. Please see the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive for more information: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/ipgh-pile/index-eng.php.

Duties

The Senior Project Manager’s position leads a small team in the Yellowknife, Whitehorse or Iqaluit office and works closely with other federal departments, territorial governments, assessment and regulatory boards, Indigenous governments and organizations and industry to ensure the effective and timely execution of the environmental assessment and regulatory processes for major resource development and infrastructure projects in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.

This position is part of the Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO) of CanNor reporting to the Director General and focuses on three main mandate areas:

Project Coordination - Coordination of the federal effort related to the northern and environmental regulatory review processes in all three territories and tracking progress of resource development and infrastructure projects.

Consultation Coordination - Coordination and ensuring adequacy of Crown consultation with Indigenous communities related to the environmental assessment and regulatory processes.

Pathfinding and Advocacy - Providing advice and issues management among, federal and territorial governments, Indigenous governments and organizations, industry, regulatory and review boards, investors and communities.

Work environment

Established in August 2009, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) is the only federal department with an exclusive mandate for the North. The headquarters of CanNor are located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. CanNor also has regional offices in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and a liaison office in Ottawa.

CanNor's vision is to develop a strong, diversified, sustainable and dynamic economy for Northerners and Indigenous people, communities and businesses across Canada's three Territories. As the smallest of the Government of Canada’s six regional development agencies (less than 100 staff in total), CanNor provides a unique opportunity for individuals looking to be part of a small but dynamic organization.

Intent of the process

Immediate intent: The immediate intent is to staff two (2) full-time temporary positions for a one (1) year period.

A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process may be used to fill similar positions in Yellowknife, Whitehorse or Iqaluit with various tenures.

Individuals interested in the position(s) that may be staffed in Iqaluit, applicants will be considered in the following order:

(1) Those who identify themselves as Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement (e.g. Beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement);

(2) If there are no qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement, persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad will be considered for the position.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Education:

ED: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution and/or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or work experience.

Acceptable combination is defined as having a secondary school diploma with experience in:

. Providing advice to senior management related to resource development of regional infrastructure projects.
. Project Management - especially in the resource development project sector.
. Leading or participating in board based technical working groups.
. Working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1: *Significant experience in providing written advice to senior ** officials through correspondence, briefings and reports.

E2: *Significant experience in managing the development, implementation and evaluation of government programs or project frameworks involving multiple stakeholders.

E3: *Significant experience in participating in the review of major resource development projects related to provincial/territorial or federal review and approval processes.

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full-time performance of duties for a minimum period of two (2)years.
(**): Senior official is defined as Director level and above.

E4: Experience in building and maintaining partner/stakeholder networks.

E5: Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.

E6: Experience in managing human and financial resources.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

K1: Knowledge of the Impact Assessment Act and northern environmental assessment (EA) legislation and the Crown’s Section 35 responsibilities.
K2: Knowledge of the issues, challenges and opportunities related to the Northern Economic Development.
K3: Knowledge of federal and territorial government roles and activities related to economic development in Northern Canada.

Abilities:

A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3: Ability to analyze issues in the area of northern resource development.
A4: Ability to provide advice.

Personal Suitability:

PS1: Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2: Initiative
PS3: Tact
PS4: Reliability
PS5: Leadership

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

Asset Education:

AED: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in business, public administration or environmental sciences.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:

AOC: Project Management Professional (PMP) credential.

Asset Experience:

AE1: Experience working on northern issues or files, such as but not limited to oil and gas, pipelines, mining and economic development.

AE2: Experience in working with Indigenous communities and/or governments.

Persons self-identifying as Beneficiaries under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; or Aboriginal, First Nations or Métis or persons self-identifying as a visible minority.

Willingness and ability to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other Conditions of Employment (depending on the position being staffed):

Willingness and ability to travel in the North
Willingness and ability to relocate.

The incumbent and his/her dependents* must obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post Directive.

*Includes incumbent's spouse or common-law partner and children.

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

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate candidates.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Various assessment tools may be used.

You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials at a later date. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service; guidance may be found at the Canadian Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca.

The Relocation Directive is available at: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/nrd-drc/index-eng.php

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.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

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.

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).

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.

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.