AMENDMENT : Senior Policy Advisor

Update: Please note the title of this position has been updated from Regional Indigenous Engagement Coordinator to Senior Policy Advisor. All other details remain the same.

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WHO YOU ARE:

You are skilled in building relationships with colleagues; Indigenous organizations, communities and individuals; government; and industry. You have significant experience leading engagement and consultation with Indigenous organizations, communities and individuals, and you are knowledgeable and experienced with respect to Indigenous culture and protocols / best practices for engagement. You are recognized for your ability to work with diverse perspectives and to build consensus, and you are a strong and effective advocate.

When it comes to your work, your organizational skills result in you managing your workload effectively within established deadlines, and your initiative enables you to identify needs, plan for the future, and take action.

As a Fisheries and Oceans employee, you will be committed to building renewed relationships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. You will be a regional leader for reconciliation: supporting, training and encouraging others in this important departmental commitment. You are excited about the vision outlined in the Department’s Reconciliation Strategy.

Duties

ABOUT THE JOB:
This position is responsible for coordination of Indigenous engagement and consultation activities in the region. It is focused primarily on liaising between the region and headquarters, facilitating the exchange of information and supporting the coordination of activities between regional staff who engage with Indigenous peoples in the course of delivering their programs, coordinating reporting on those activities, providing/facilitating training, and providing/disseminating resources, strategic advice and guidance related to Indigenous engagement and consultation. The position will also be responsible for internal and possibly external outreach activities/events.

At times, the position may be responsible for leading direct engagement and/or consultation. Some technical skills will be required in order to utilize and make modifications to a regional tracking system and website. This position may include responsibilities related to non-Indigenous engagement in the future.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one Senior Policy Advisor position in Winnipeg, MB. A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff this position in DFO Winnipeg, MB only. .

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,000 words (maximum) "VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter how they meet all the Education and Experience qualifications listed on this poster (both the Essential qualifications as well as the ones that may be applied / assessed at a later date). Applicants must use the education/experience qualifications as a header and then write one to three paragraphs for each, demonstrating how they meet each of them with concrete examples. The information provided should be a maximum of 750 words per qualification. Be clear about: when and where the experience was obtained, your position at the time, and what YOUR role was. It is not sufficient to only state that the 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 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS MAY 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 with acceptable specialization in Economics, Sociology or Statistics.

Note: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience. You must explain how you meet the specialization requirement.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Significant* experience working with Indigenous organizations or communities
- Significant* experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with organizations and/or communities**, such as environmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, provincial/territorial/federal departments, hunter and trapper organizations, Indigenous communities, land claims organizations and First Nations.
- Experience collaborating and consulting with internal and external partners to advance complex*** policy or program issues
- Experience managing programs or projects and achieving results
- Experience identifying client needs and providing support or solutions
- Experience providing strategic policy advice to senior management****

*Significant means the depth and breadth associated with a minimum of two years of work experience.
**Be clear and specific about the extent and breadth of your experience (i.e., applicants to describe which types of organizations/communities they have experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with.
*** Complex means multifaceted, multi-dimensional and multi-client issues (applicants to describe the types of issues).
****Senior management means director-level or higher (for the federal public service). For applicants outside the federal public service, be clear about what you mean by “senior management”.

If you are invited to an interview, your experience for any or all of these qualifications may be confirmed via reference check.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of Indigenous culture and engagement protocols / best practices.
- Knowledge of the legal and/or policy framework related to consultation with Indigenous peoples or groups.
- Knowledge of key regional and national Indigenous organizations.

ABILITIES:
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external groups, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous
- Ability to navigate and interpret complex issues and advance resolutions
- Ability to organize work, identify priorities, and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing*

*The ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed via the cover letter as well as through all written communication candidates have with the Department from the time they apply, including their application.

COMPETENCIES:
- Working effectively with others
- Initiative

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

EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization related to the Indigenous population in Canada. You must explain how you meet the specialization requirement.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience working with Indigenous organizations or communities in a capacity related to any of the following (You must explain how your experience relates to each of the following that is relevant. Be clear about your specific role): fisheries management, aquaculture, aquatic invasive species, species at risk, environmental assessment, fish and fish habitat management, infrastructure development, conservation, and/or natural resources.

If you are invited to an interview, your experience for this qualification may be confirmed via reference check.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, qualified candidates who self-declare in a staffing process as members of Aboriginal peoples, may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs including reducing representation gaps.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Willing and able to work overtime
- Willing and able to travel

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

Please provide a valid e-mail address as correspondence will be sent via e-mail whenever possible.

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.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials at the interview stage.

Top down selection may be applied at any point in the assessment process.

Candidates must meet each essential qualification in order to be appointed to the position.

A candidate may be appointed even though she/he does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the candidate/individual to be appointed.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates who are selected for an interview.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the departmental official of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact us toll free at 1-800-645-5605 and press '0' for assistance.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

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.