Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Officer ** Amended Closing Date

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

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.

Duties

-Provide assistance and coordination of planned activities related to the management of commercial, scientific, recreational and Aboriginal fisheries in the Gulf Region.
-Provide advice and recommendations to senior management on a variety of issues related to fisheries management.
-Coordinate and participate in various meetings with internal and external clients; tasks could include taking minutes, preparing agendas, and preparing materials and equipment for the effective delivery of the meetings.
-Review and provide input to the development of various documents including policies, guidelines, Integrated Fisheries Management Plans, Conservation Harvesting Plans, Variation Orders, conditions of licence and agreements.
-Deal with diverse requests from internal and external clients including other government departments, fishing industry, Aboriginal groups, other stakeholders and the public.

Intent of the process

To establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures at the Gulf Fisheries center of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada located in Moncton, NB and in the area offices located in Tracadie, NB, Charlottetown, PE and Antigonish, NS.

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
Successful completion of two (2) years post-secondary education from a recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CEGEP, university) or an acceptable combination of education, experience and/or training.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
Experience in developing written materials such as reports, minutes, agreements, presentations OR memoranda.
Experience in collaborating and maintaining relationships with partners/clients.
Experience in gathering and analyzing information to assist decision making.

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

EDUCATION
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
Experience in the establishment of cooperative working relationships with other government departments or other stakeholder groups in the fishing industry such as commercial, recreational or the aquaculture.
Experience in the delivery of projects, programs or services.
Experience working with Indigenous groups.
Experience working in fisheries resource management.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC and CCC/CCC.

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to analyze information from multiple sources and provide recommendations.
Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and work efficiently and effectively under pressure.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Reliability
Judgement
Effective interpersonal relationships
Initiative

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

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the regulations and policies that apply to DFO as they pertain to the effective management of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to travel
Willing and able to work overtime on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver's license or mobility usually associated with having a driver's license.

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.

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.
A written examination may be administered.
A practical test may be administered.
A situational exercise may be administered.

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

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Candidates must meet all of 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.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during 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. Candidates may request to informally discuss their elimination at any point during the process. To do so, please contact the department at the coordinate(s) indicated on this poster.

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.

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.