Team Leader/Supervisor

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Work environment

The National Capital Regional Office is expanding with the creation of a brand new office in Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and is located on beautiful Lake Superior. Thunder Bay’s economy is a "knowledge economy" based on medical research and education. It has become the regional center for most provincial departments as well as the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, Lakehead University and Confederation College.

Thunder Bay rests on the Canadian Shield with an abundance of nature activities and trails including the one on the famous Sleeping Giant, a large formation of mesas in Lake Superior that resembles a reclining giant. Thunder Bay is also home to a variety of music performance arts venues and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, the only professional orchestra between Winnipeg and Toronto.

Thunder Bay’s main tourist attraction is Fort William Historical Park, a reconstruction of the North West Company's Fort William fur trade post as it was in 1815, which attracts 100,000 visitors annually.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate Team Leader/Supervisor position in Thunder Bay with a linguistic profile of English Essential and a secret security clearance. The Team Leader will help select a dynamic team of lawyers, paralegals and support staff that will form part of this new PPSC office. The team leader will also take over the supervision of the Kenora office so that PPSC’s mandate is consistently delivered throughout the Northwestern region of Ontario.

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)

Occupational Certification:
- Eligibility for membership in the Bar of Ontario.

Experience:
- Significant* experience leading or in taking on a leadership role in a criminal litigation team, in the conduct of ill-defined and complex litigation.
- Experience in coaching and mentoring others on matters relating to criminal investigations and litigation.

* Significant is defined as experience associated with a broad range of progressively increasing complexity of criminal litigation over a six (6) year period accumulated within the past twelve (12) years.

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

Asset Qualifications:
- Extensive* experience in providing advice or conducting prosecutions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Extensive* experience in providing advice or conducting prosecutions under any federal regulatory statute such as: the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; the Competition Act; the Copyright Act; Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act; the Customs Act; the Excise Act; the Fisheries Act; the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; or the Income Tax Act.
- Extensive* experience in handling complex criminal prosecutions which have included one or more of the following: wiretap authorizations; organized crime or conspiracy charges; high volume and complex disclosure management tasks; organizing, managing and presenting wiretap evidence.
- Extensive* experience in providing advice or conducting prosecutions under the Criminal Code.
- Extensive* experience advising on investigations or conducting litigation involving proceeds of crime charges or related applications.
- Experience in leading a team of prosecutors, paralegals and legal assistants in complex criminal prosecutions.
- Experience in providing mentorship to junior counsel.
- Experience in providing training to counsel, police officers and investigators from federal agencies.

* Extensive is defined as the depth and breadth of legal work experience. Depth and breadth represents the degree or extent of legal work experience in multiple issues, with multiple partners/stakeholders, and in situations with multiple impacts/risks.

Organizational Needs:
- The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Operational Requirements:
- Possession of a valid driver’s licence. Note: the licence class must, at a minimum, authorize the driver to drive a car, van or small truck, on all roads and highways without an accompanying driver.
- Requirement to travel which may include assignments on short notice and for extended periods.
- Ability and willingness to work outside normal working hours which may include working evenings, nights and weekends based on operational needs.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- In-depth* knowledge of the role and practices of Crown Counsel in the conduct of criminal litigation in the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.
- In-depth* knowledge of criminal law and procedures including knowledge of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its relevant case law.
- Knowledge of the Treasury Board’s Directive on the Prevention and Resolution of Workplace Harassment and Violence.

* In-depth is defined as specialist in one or more areas of law, having thorough knowledge.

Abilities/skills and Personal Suitability:
- Specialized Skills and Knowledge (such as understanding one’s role, legal skills and legal knowledge).
- Professionalism (such as professional conduct, professional fortitude, service orientation and self assessment).
- Practice Management (such as file management and law practice standards).
- Communicating effectively (such as verbally, in writing and by listening attentively).
- Values and Ethics (such as serving with integrity and respect).
- Strategic Thinking (such as innovating through analysis and ideas).
- Engagement (such as mobilizing people, organizations and partners).
- Management Excellence (such as delivering through action management, people management and financial management).

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
- Secret Security Clearance.
- Member in good standing in the Bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada.
- Must be a member, in good standing, of the Law Society of Ontario within 100 days of appointment.
- Applicants must be willing to be assigned to other types of work at the same group, level and tenure within the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Assignment of work may be made within or between the various teams of counsel within the office and will be based on operational considerations and will not require relocation of residence.
- All conditions of employment must be met and maintained throughout the tenure in the position.

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

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.