Senior Compliance Program Officer

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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

Positions to be filled: 3

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 years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience researching, consolidating information from various sources and providing analysis into one or more of the following: roll-ups, reports, briefing notes or presentations for management.
- Experience providing management with strategic advice and recommendations on complex and sensitive program or policy issues.
- Experience in leading consultations or collaboration initiatives with internal clients, other government departments and agencies, other levels of government, stakeholder organizations or Indigenous groups in the development or delivery of programs or services.

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

Education:
- Successful completion of the Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP), (Only applicable to certain positions) (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/enf-loi/training-formation-eng.htm )
Note: The Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) is an 18 weeks training program followed by 30 months of apprenticeship. For further details on the Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) including the content of the training, training allowance and salary, please read: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/enf-loi/training-formation-eng.htm .
- OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience working in law enforcement.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience evaluating and implementing the compliance program aspects of Integrated Fishery Management Plans (IFMP) and/or Integrated Management of Aquaculture Plans (IMAP).
- Experience providing advice and recommendations on compliance program strategies and priorities and their implementation.
- Experience in participating in or leading inter-sectoral coordination teams.
- Experience in establishing working relationships with stakeholders at various level (such as; Federal, Provincial or International levels).
- Experience in conducting Natural Resource or Policing Law Enforcement work.
- Experience working for a recognized law enforcement or regulatory agency.
- Experience in conducting Aquaculture inspections and/or working in the Aquaculture industry.
- Experience in delivering training in Regulatory or Criminal Law Enforcement or in marine mammal response.
- Experience in managing projects and applying project management principles and best practices.
- Experience in working on marine mammal and/or working on Marine Protected Areas strategic development.
- Experience in developing, interpreting or implementing legislation, regulations, policies or procedures to meet regional or national requirements.
- Experience being a direct supervisor.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
- Ability to lead a team.
- Ability to synthesize information, present analysis, and provide strategic advice and recommendations.
- Ability to identify and manage competing priorities.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
- Demonstrating Integrity and Respect.
- Thinking things through - Innovating through Analysis and Ideas.
- Engagement - Working effectively with people, organizations, partners.
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

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

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) and the Emergency Closure Standby Program (ECSP, formerly know was the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) program.

DFO/CCG is committed to achieving a diversified workforce and to meeting our employment equity goals. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identify as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Conditions of Employment:
- Possession of a valid driver’s license.
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.
- Ability and willingness to Travel.

Other conditions of employment (only applicable to certain positions):
- Deployment to any part of the country, or assignment to all types of enforcement activities such as inland, coastal and offshore patrols, and/or forensic investigations and/or special operations.
- Meet medical and psychological suitability standards.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, a current standard First Aid Certificate and a CPR Certificate.
- Carry and use firearms, including restricted and prohibited weapons. Meet the DFO proficiency standards.
- Meet the DFO use of force proficiency standards.
- Wear a uniform and required protective clothing.
- Work and/or travel at sea, overnight on board a CCG/DFO vessel, in a variety of terrains and degrees of isolation for various periods or up to 3 weeks continuously or longer in all weather conditions will be required.

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

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

The Public Service of Canada is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner

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.