Head of Quality Assurance and Academic Excellence

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent or temporary basis at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the duties of the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in managing or conducting inspections, system audits or program evaluations in an operational environment.
Experience in consulting and providing advice to senior management on complex issues.
Experience in writing detailed reports to present findings or to make recommendations.
Experience in Human Resource management.
Experience in financial management.
Experience with Stakeholder engagement or collaborating with other Government Departments.

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

ASSET OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Certificate of marine competency issued by Transport Canada or the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) or equivalent.
Completion of a recognized Lead Auditor Training Program.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Experience conducting safety management audits.
Experience in developing or leading training activities.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of audit principles and practices.

COMPETENCIES:
Values and Ethics – Serving through integrity and respect.
Strategic Thinking – Innovating through Analysis and Ideas.
Engagement – Mobilizing people, organizations, partners.
Management Excellence – Delivering through Action Management, People Management, Financial Management.

ABILITY:
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) operational practices, mandate and organizational structure.
Knowledge of the requirements of Transport Canada and the International Maritime Organization concerning the academic field of Nautical Sciences.
Knowledge of the legislation, policies and guidelines governing marine training institutions.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
The candidates must agree to carry out overtime and to travel within the framework of their employment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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 APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online. We request that you DO NOT email, fax or mail in hard copy documents.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact (902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A written examination may be administered.

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.

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

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

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Please note that the information provided may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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.