Chief, Marine Security

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Assessment accommodation

When submitting your application and answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, in their submission, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing clear and concrete examples. Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed in order to gain the experience you are describing. This detailed contextual information will be used by the board members reviewing your submission to assess whether you have sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered for this position. This is similar to what would be expected of you when asked to provide a concrete example of a particular situation in the context of an interview. Such examples usually require a minimum of ½ page and a maximum of 2 pages to describe (Please note that the system allows a maximum of 4,000 characters in the answers to the screening questions). In order to facilitate this process, you may wish to start your submissions with a sentence similar to: "A clear and concrete example of a situation where I did X is a situation which occurred on Y date and my role in this activity was to...".

Resumes will be used as a secondary source of information and used strictly to validate the concrete examples you will have described in this tool.

Work environment

The Coastal Marine Security Operations Centers (MSOCs) provide Canada with a marine security capability that is resourced, organized and equipped to provide maritime domain awareness, by identifying and reporting on maritime activities that represent a potential threat to the sovereignty, security and safety of Canada and Canadians. East and West Coast MSOCs are located in Halifax and Victoria respectively. The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway MSOC is located in Niagara. Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) has a presence in Halifax and Victoria.

The Chief of Maritime Security manages a team of two (2) supervisors, four (4) Intelligence Analysts and two (2) Intelligence Officers and reports directly to the Director of the National Fisheries Intelligence Service. His role is to work closely with other MSOC government departments and agencies by sharing intelligence, and surveillance and reconnaissance information (within the legal mandate of agencies / departments) through interagency collaboration, which in turn allows the MSOCs to support an organized response to potential marine threats and avoid duplication to both efforts and resources. The Chief of Maritime Security also supports DFO’s Conservation & Protection teams located across the country by providing them with key technical intelligence.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to fill one (1) position on an indeterminate basis.

A list of qualified candidates will be established through this process and may be used to fill similar positions within the DFO. These positions may be staffed on an indeterminate or temporary basis (term, acting, assignment, secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 500 words (maximum) "Please submit a cover letter explaining your motivations and why you are the best person for the position."

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

►EDUCATION:
- Two (2) years of postsecondary education in a field related to the position or an acceptable combination* of education, training and/or experience.

*Acceptable combination is defined as including:
1. Secondary school diploma.
2. Extensive experience related to law enforcement or intelligence field (extensive means the depth and breadth of experience generally acquired in the fulltime performance of duties for a minimum period of five (5) years).

Degree equivalency

►EXPERIENCE:
- Experience conducting or leading criminal, intelligence, or regulatory investigations.
- Significant* experience developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external clients involved in law enforcement or intelligence.
- Significant* experience liaising with national and/or international partners.
- Significant* experience working in an intelligence environment and delivering intelligence services such as intelligence assessments.
- Experience preparing and delivering presentations to senior management**.

* "Significant experience" refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of a broad range of related activities which were primarily the candidate's responsibility. It will be assessed on the basis of the scope, complexity and the diversity of the work performed as well as the autonomy required of the candidate to perform the activities. This level of experience is normally achieved through the performance of relevant duties for a period of at least two (2) years.
** Senior management is defined as director level and above.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

►EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution* in a field related to the position.

*A public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Degree equivalency

►CERTIFICATION:
- Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) or successful completion of an accredited law enforcement program.

►EXPERIENCE:
- Experience operating analytic or geospatial software.
- Experience managing human* and financial** resources.
- Experience contributing to maritime security intelligence products.
- Experience working in a decentralized team, i.e. collaborating with colleagues from various regions.

* Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed human resources. Applicants must have supervised and directed the work activities of employees.
** Candidates must specify the size of the budget they managed directly.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

►KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of the intelligence cycle and processes.
- Knowledge of the MSOCs and DFO's MSOCs role and responsibilities in delivering security related programs.
- Knowledge of emerging issues, risks or threats of the fisheries resource and marine habitat.
- Knowledge of DFO's mandate and priorities, and its contribution to the broader Government of Canada agenda.

►ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to analyze and to provide recommendations.

►KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- Create Vision and Strategy.
- Mobilize People.
- Uphold Integrity and Respect.
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders.
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change.
- Achieve Results.

For information on Key Leadership Competencies, please visit :
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html
(Look for effective behaviours for the supervisor level).

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

►OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
- May be required to successfully complete Confidential Informant Handler training.
- May require the willingness and ability to carry and use firearms and other restricted and prohibited weapons; and meet the DFO use of force proficiency standards.
- May be required to wear a departmental uniform.
- May require possession of a current standard First Aid Certificate and a CPR Certificate.
- Willingness and ability to work scheduled and unexpected overtime, as required.
- Willingness and ability to undertake training relevant to the position on an ongoing basis.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Candidates may be required to hold a Top secret security clearance.

- Willingness and ability to travel on a frequent basis within Canada, and occasionally internationally.

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

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. 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.

Depending on the number of applicants and the human resources needs and/or plans, volume management strategies may be used for the purpose of managing applications to determine the candidates who will continue in the next steps of the staffing process. Such volume management strategies might include: random selection, top-down approach and/or establishment of cut-off scores.

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

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be used for evaluation purposes.

►COMMUNICATIONS WITH CANDIDATES:

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for assessment purposes.

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address. Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.

► ASSESSMENT STRATEGY:

A written examination may be administered, an interview will be administered, and reference checks will be sought.

► PROOF OF EDUCATION:

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

Candidates educated outside of Canada must have their certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information, please click on “Degree equivalency” in the Education section.

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.