Engagement Officer

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Assessment accommodation

Virtual Work from any Natural Resources Canada office will be considered.

Duties

As an Engagement Officer, your duties will include supporting consultation or engagement activities regarding scientific research with Indigenous peoples, specifically in remote and northern communities. The position requires frequent (monthly) travel to remote northern communities, on small aircraft and requires flexibility to work overtime on evenings, weekends and holidays to accommodate Indigenous communities and the logistics of travel to communities that do not have direct flights. Travel could take place in northern Quebec, Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, the Yukon, northern British Columbia, northern Manitoba, northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan and northern Ontario. Travel to Northern Canada is frequently concentrated in the winter months. Travels delays are frequent occurrences in these regions and Engagement Officers are often required to quickly adapt travel plans due to adverse weather conditions or changes to communities’ plans.

As an Engagement Officer, you will need to be able to adapt to these unforeseen circumstances and be able to travel on your own in areas where accessibility standards can be different than in large Canadian cities, including staying in hostel-style shared accommodations, and preparing meals. A condition of employment is being able and willing to follow public health guidelines on vaccinations and testing for tuberculosis when travelling to certain regions of Canada’s North, have a valid drivers licence (you will be called upon to drive on remote highways in adverse weather conditions that are not paved ) and be able and willing to work overtime frequently on short notice by yourself. In addition, the employer will require that you take and maintain wilderness first aid and predator defense training, which will be provided by the employer.

Work environment

If you are an outdoor enthusiast, seeking adventure, and love to travel and meet new people, this job might be for you. Come and join us and have an experience that most will never be able to have and travel throughout Northern Canada to help the Geological Survey of Canada advance its mandate on geoscience for Canadians and in the process contribute to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

A successful Engagement Officer is comfortable working independently, and as a member of an interdisciplinary team. The position requires an individual with strong research and critical thinking skills, and the ability to develop the specialized knowledge set. The work environment is busy, and personal initiative and intellectual curiosity are greatly beneficial qualities.

At the Geological Survey of Canada, we pride ourselves in being an organization that not only provides valuable geoscience to Canadians; we are also on the ground working throughout Canada. As a result our relationships with the communities throughout areas where we conduct our research is very important to us and at the forefront of our work. For more information on the Geological Survey of Canada’s history and vision please visit: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-data/research-centres-labs/geological-survey-canada .

At Natural Resources Canada, within the Geological Survey of Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs and learning culture that supports you to learn on ongoing basis. We support balancing work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions at the PM-03 group and level with various linguistic requirements and/or profiles and/or tenures within Natural Resources Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a cover letter, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. Education and experience, both essential and asset) as well as a resume which is linked to the information in your cover letter. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each qualification. One suitable approach is to use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to do so may result in your elimination from this appointment process."

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

Education
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience in supporting consultations or engagement activities with Aboriginal groups and organizations
Experience in monitoring and assessing consultations or engagement activities related to Aboriginal groups and organizations
Experience in developing complex documentation involving engagement protocols and procedures
Experience in preparing briefings, reports or analyses on engagement issues
Experience communicating with the public, such as, but not limited to: hosting events, delivering presentations, workshops or training.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
Knowledge of the consultation or engagement development process in Canada
Knowledge of current social and economic related issues affecting Aboriginal peoples and northern communities

Abilities & Competencies
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to prepare and deliver presentations
Ability to research and synthesize information and develop recommendations to senior management*
*Senior Management is defined as Director-level and above.

Personal Suitability
Effective interpersonal relationships
Leadership
Judgment

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

Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in economics, political science, social science, public administration, indigenous studies, geology, science or some other degree relevant to the position or a combination of training and acceptable experience

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience working with northern communities and northern institutions.
Experience working with other federal departments or central agencies or external stakeholders (including academia, think tanks, provincial, territorial or municipal governments).
Experience in participating in teams or interdepartmental or intradepartmental committees.
Experience in working in the natural resources sector.
Experience working on policy development.
Experience in supporting consultations or engagement with federal, provincial or territorial government officials.
Experience working with different audiences (youth, public, Elders, students).

Natural Resources Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of a visible minority; persons with a disability.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Conditions of Employment:
Willing and able to work overtime on evenings, weekends and holidays.
Willing and able to travel often on their own to remote Northern locations.
Willing and able to follow public health guidelines on vaccinations and testing when travelling to certain regions of Canada’s North.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.

For candidates from outside the Ottawa regional area, upon lifting of COVID-19 confinement measures
1) For candidates living in/near urban centers where a regional office of NRCan is located, the candidate must be willing and able to travel to it to perform the duties of the position at his/her own expense.
2) For candidates living in remote locations, the candidate must be willing to travel up to twice a year to Ottawa at the employer’s expense

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 hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

A written examination will/may be administered.
An interview will/may be conducted.
Reference will/may be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status.

If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.