Senior Business Officer Inventory

Important messages

Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to make a positive impact on the Manitoba economy? Do you aspire to help businesses grow and prosper? Or to ensure Manitoba has a robust innovation ecosystem? If so, now is your chance! Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) is developing an inventory of senior business officers ready to take the Manitoba economy to the next level.

As Senior Business Officer, you will play a key role in supporting PrairieCan’s mandate to grow the Manitoba economy through the administration of our innovation and community-based programming.

Please note: as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are primarily working remotely for the time being. Interviews and related assessments will be conducted virtually throughout this staffing process. Applicants are responsible to ensure they have a reliable internet connection and access. If you are appointed to a position, PrairiesCan will provide tools and/or equipment to support remote work. As public health restrictions ease, the successful candidate will be expected to report to the PrairiesCan offices in Winnipeg.

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 process, please contact Jamie Warywoda by email at . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Work environment

PrairiesCan is routinely ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Public Service. If you want to be part of a great organization that gets things done for Western Canadians, a career at PrairiesCan may be for you.

Being a member of the PrairiesCan team offers you:
• The opportunity to be surrounded by amazing people who support each other.
• Meaningful work that makes a difference to the country.
• An excellent compensation package.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Modern work tools and technology.

Intent of the process

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific position, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

This process may be used to staff various positions and tenures (including, but not limited to, term and indeterminate appointments, internal assignments, secondments, deployments and acting appointments.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 with acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to meet the education standard.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Developing or evaluating economic project proposals and/or infrastructure development funding applications or business plans.
• Reviewing financial statements or other financial analysis to evaluate financial sustainability of organizations.
• Negotiating project agreements and monitoring progress against agreements throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Developing and sustaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance economic development initiatives or projects.
• Providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management including the preparation of briefing notes.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge regarding how Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) and other federal, provincial and regional/municipal economic programs/policies support economic development and diversification in Western Canada.
• Knowledge regarding the key factors influencing the Canadian economy and of the current economic and business trends, opportunities and challenges in Manitoba.

Competencies:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Thinking things through.
• Working with others.
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
• Communication (Oral and Written).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
• Depth, breadth and scope of experience in any one or combination of the experience requirements.

Education:
• Completion of a Masters degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, public administration, economics, law, business administration, commerce, finance or some other specialty relevant to the position, or holds a recognized professional accounting designation.

Degree equivalency

*Stream 1: Regional Ecosystems and Sector Initiatives

The Regional Ecosystems and Sector Initiatives unit aims to create, grow and nurture inclusive regional ecosystems that support business needs throughout the innovation continuum, and foster an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation, growth and competitiveness.

Senior Business Officers for Stream 1 are expected to have the following:
• Experience in developing and/or implementing projects, and/or conducting research, and/or analyzing information, and/or summarizing key findings in one or more of the following areas:
- Advanced Manufacturing.
- Agri-food.
- Health Bio-Sciences.
- Clean Technology.
- Digital Industries.
- Primary Industries.

*Stream 2: Business Productivity and Industry Initiatives

The Business Productivity and Industry Initiatives unit supports high-growth businesses that are scaling up and producing innovative goods, services or technologies.

Senior Business Officers for Stream 2 are expected to have the following:
• Experience in commercial banking or financial consulting.
• Experience in managing accounts receivables.
• Experience in assessing the viability of business operations, including those focused on technology commercialization, productivity improvements or business scale-up activities.

*Stream 3: Community Economic Development

The Community Economic Development Directorate is responsible for project development and administration with communities to foster growth, entrepreneurship and community economic development across Manitoba. The role helps PrairiesCan contribute to economic growth of communities, and well as assisting underrepresented groups better participate in the Manitoba economy.

Senior Business Officers for Stream 3 are expected to have the following:
• Experience in development and/or implementation of projects that support community economic development and/or the economic inclusion of underrepresented groups.
• Experience in development and/or implementation of projects that build business capacity and resiliency within Manitoba’s rural and remote communities.

*Stream 4: Regional Accounting and Finance

The Regional Accounting and Finance unit is responsible for financial oversight and forecasting of PrairiesCan-MB’s grants and contributions as well as regional operations and maintenance spending.

Senior Business Officers for Stream 4 are expected to have the following:
• Experience in assessing claims and financial monitoring.
• Experience in financial forecasting and budgeting.
• Experience in managing accounts receivables.

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to work overtime when required.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

• Reliability security clearance.
• Mobility normally associated with a Driver Licence.
• Fully vaccinated for COVID 19 unless being accommodated based on a certified medical contraindication or a prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants must check their email accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

If a candidate is selected for an interview, however they do not achieve the required pass mark, they will remain in the inventory and there is a 6 month waiting period before they can be re-evaluated in this selection process.

The inventory will be updated every 120 days. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 14 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 120 days.

TIPS FOR APPLICANTS: When answering the screening questions ensure that you provide complete and thorough details of your experience. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, will be used for the purpose of managing applications.

Organizational Needs:
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, visible minorities and women.

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.