Director, Safety Management

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Duties

The Director, Coast Guard Safety Management is a new and exciting role within the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).

The Director reports directly to the Deputy Commissioner, Operations on a day to day basis, and reports immediately to the Commissioner of the CCG on issues arising from the employment of the safety management system (SMS), which have an impact on a person's health and safety, vessel safety and security, or potential pollution not immediately correctable within the normal reporting structure. The Director has a functional relationship with the Regional Managers, Coast Guard Safety Management, and provides general guidance and direction regarding the CCG SMS. The Director is responsible for ensuring overall conformity with the SMS as defined within the Safety manuals.

Thinking you could be the next Director, Coast Guard Safety Management? Then, we want to hear from you!

Positions to be filled: 1

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 with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
OR
-Acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in providing strategic advice and briefings to senior management on policy, program, and/or regulatory issues relating to safety or security in an operational environment.
- Experience in maintaining strategic partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Experience in collaborating with other levels of government, industry or interest groups.
- Experience in managing human and financial resources in a national or international organization.

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of Federal Government priorities related to the Canadian Coast Guard.
- Knowledge of marine safety and security.

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

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
- Nationally-recognized certification in occupational health and safety, for example, as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional.
- Experience in developing and implementing a corporate management framework (which could include, but would not be limited to elaborating policies, procedures, programs, systems, directive and training) in a marine context.
- Experience in developing memoranda of understanding, memoranda to Cabinet, and/or Treasury Board submissions.
- Experience managing national operations in a marine context.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- The incumbent of this position will be required to travel inside Canada and may be required to travel outside Canada.
- The incumbent of this position will be required to work overtime on short notice.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard are committed to building a diverse workforce, reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Secret

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Agreement to being deployed upon appointment or deployment to any position in the EX Group.

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

We can’t wait to read your application! Candidates who best meet the education and experience criteria will be invited to the next stage of assessment.

Please note that shortlisting may be applied at any stage of the assessment process. The purpose of shortlisting is to identify candidates who best meet the merit criteria for the position to be staffed and to reduce the number of candidates who will move on to the next step of the recruitment 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.