Director General, Wood Fibre Centre

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

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 6 references.

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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in managing national projects or programs in a highly networked environment
- Experience in leading consultations, negotiations and building collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, including senior officials from other federal departments, provincial or territorial governments, academia and Indigenous organizations
- Experience in leading and managing complex issues requiring inter-departmental and inter-governmental collaboration and negotiations
- Experience in providing strategic advice, making recommendations, and writing and presenting briefing material to senior management on complex issues
- Significant experience in managing human resources
- Significant experience in managing financial resources

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of key challenges and opportunities affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of Canada's forest sector
- Knowledge of the key current and potential collaborations that influence and deliver science and technology innovation priorities in the forest sector, including the role of government, forest sector firms, academia and Indigenous partners within Canada and abroad
- Knowledge of overall government priorities and decision-making processes, particularly as they relate to Canada's natural resources, and the influence on advancing innovative science and technologies
- Knowledge of the federal government's role and Natural Resources Canada's mandate on issues that impact the competitiveness of Canada's forest sector, as well as the science required to keep the sector competitive

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)

EDUCATION:
Graduation with a Master's degree from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Previous work experience in the private sector

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

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 may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Reference checks will be conducted.
REFERENCE CHECK: Applicants MUST provide IN THEIR APPLICATION thename and coordinates of the following six (6) references:
- 2 supervisors (current and past)
- 2 peers
- 2 employees
***A referee must have supervised you for a minimum of 6 months

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Performance agreements and talent management results may be used in the process.

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service commission/jobs/services/publicservice-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html.

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/orexperiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.