Maritime Security Officer & Lead Officer/ National Command Centre Officer & Deputy Manager

Update: Please note the new closing date for this process is February 10, 2020.

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Assessment accommodation

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

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Duties

The Marine Security Operations Centres (MSOC) were created to provide effective maritime security by collocating departments and agencies with a security and/or safety mandate. The Marine Security Operations Centres are located in Victoria, Niagara on the Lake and Halifax. The partner agencies are the Department of National Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Conservation & Protection). Together, these departments and agencies use their respective sensor and system data to create the national maritime picture and their collaboration supports timely operational decision making. For its part, the Canadian Coast Guard monitors activities in Canadian waters 24/7/365 in each of the MSOCs using radar, Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and the Information System on Marine Navigation (INNAV). Coast Guard personnel also provide maritime expertise to help interpret and assess on-water activities to detect threats.

The National Command Centre (NCC) serves as the 24/7/365 strategic communications point for situational awareness of Coast Guard maritime operations in Ottawa, Ontario. NCC Operations Officers monitor, observe, collect, analyze and report on maritime events to ensure the strategic headquarters is kept informed of: the current status of fleet assets; program delivery; and, developing or ongoing incidents. Additionally, officers provide support to the National Incident Management Team during major incidents through alerting, coordination and information management.

Intent of the process

The intention of this process is to staff 3 GT-05 positions per region (Victoria, Niagara on the Lake, Halifax and Ottawa) and 2 GT-06 positions in undetermined locations at this time.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Canadian Coast Guard.

Positions to be filled: 11

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Both positions
- Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience related to the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Both positions
- Experience analyzing information on vessel activity.
- Experience preparing related reports on vessel activity.
- Significant* experience working in maritime operations or maritime operation centres or Joint Operations Centre .

*Significant refers to the breadth and depth of the experience normally acquired over a period of approximately two years.

Unique to GT-06
- Significant experience in managing employees in an operational environment.
- Experience in providing recommendations to management on operational matters.
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team, project team, or committee.
- Experience establishing relationships with other stakeholders, partners or other government departments.

*Significant refers to the breadth and depth of the experience normally acquired over a period of approximately two years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
- Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization or training in a field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
- Transport Canada Marine Certificate of Competency.
- Department of National Defence marine certificate.
- Marine Communication & Traffic Services (MCTS) Officer certification.
- Search & Rescue Coordinator certificate.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Both positions
- Experience interacting with multiple Canadian Coast Guard programs.
- Experience in a seagoing or shore based work environment in Canadian Coast Guard operations.
- Experience in using navigation, mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) or other geospatial software.
- Experience in marine navigation.
- Experience using nautical charts.

Unique to GT-06
- Experience in human resources management including staffing.
- Experience in financial management such as maintaining and operating a budget (i.e. salaries, Operations and management).
- Experience in the management of an operations center.
-Experience in dealing with Labor Relations issues.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Both positions
- Willingness and ability to work overtime and on short notice.
- Willingness and availability to travel.

GT-05 only
- Work on a variable work schedule to assure a 24/7 service.

GT-06 only
- Willingness to maintain standby outside of normal working hours.

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

Various language requirements
GT-05
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

GT-06
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

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:
Both positions
- Knowledge of the concepts of maritime domain awareness (MDA) and of the Canadian Coast Guard’s contribution to it.
- Knowledge of Maritime Security Operations Center partners, their programs, services and organization.

ABILITIES:
Both positions
- Ability to analyze information and make recommendations to management.
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities in a changing environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and/or clients.

Unique to GT-06
- Ability to manage human resources (such as but not limited to performance management, labour relations, shift scheduling, etc.)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Both positions
- Initiative
- Judgement

Unique to GT-06
- Leadership

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Both positions
- Willingness to wear and maintain a Canadian Coast Guard uniform in accordance with Canadian Coast Guard uniform manual.

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

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 the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be used for evaluation purposes.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Please identify clearly for which position(s) you are submitting an application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

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.