AS-05 Job opportunity: Safety Management Audit and Compliance Officer

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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

📣DFO recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, and visible minorities.

By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.

✍ How to apply for these opportunities?

1️⃣ Answer the screening questions in the online application system. Your answers MUST demonstrate how you meet the Education and Experience criteria listed below. These include the Essential Qualifications as well as additional relevant education or experience you may have (asset qualifications). Provide CONCRETE examples of your work experience within your answers to the screening questions. Do not simply refer to your resumé.

2️⃣ Upload your resumé to the online application system. Your resumé should support your answers to the screening questions, but is not a substitute.

3️⃣ Submit your application!

📣Your application may be used in the assessment of your ability to communicate effectively in writing; however, the Competencies criteria listed below will be assessed at a later date, after initial screening of applications.

A random selection or a top-down approach based on experience, assessment results and/or selection decision, may be used at any point during this process, in order to determine the number of candidates to be further considered.

Work environment

JOIN US! WHY?

🥇 Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Canadian Coast Guard(CCG) have been recognized as Forbes Canada’s Best Employers (2018 and 2021), National Capital Region’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for six years in a row!

🚢 The Canadian Coast Guard is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada. We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment.

🚢 We support Canada’s economic growth through the safe and efficient movement of maritime trade. We help to ensure our country’s sovereignty and security through our presence in Canadian waters.

Did you know that we also have a real impact on the lives of Canadians? On a typical day, its workforce:

✔️ Saves 15 human lives;
✔️ Answers 1,127 radio communications;
✔️ Responds to 5 environmental pollution reports;
→ And so much more!

Are you looking for an organization that:

✔️Focuses on its employees' creativity and their professional development;
✔️Has a rich and diverse range of career opportunities; and
✔️ Is a respectful workplace that celebrates diversity in all its genres?

If you're looking for new and rewarding challenges, do not waste another second and submit your application to join one of the most dynamic organizations in the Federal Public Service.

Intent of the process

The intent of this staffing process is to create a pool of qualified candidates which may be used to fill identical or similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

🎓EDUCATION

EDU1 - A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1).

Note 1 : The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
- A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

📌EXPERIENCE

EXP1 - Experience in managing or conducting one of the following:
- Inspections
- System audits
- Program evaluations in a marine or shore operational environment (Program evaluation could include safety investigations, gaps analysis, safety evaluation, after action reports).

EXP2 - Experience in interpreting and applying procedures or regulations in an operational environment.

EXP3 - Experience in planning the development and review of procedures, instructions and standards.

EXP4 - Experience providing advice, guidance or making recommendations to management*.

EXP5 - Experience working in partnership with clients, other government agencies or stakeholders.

EXP6 - Experience using MS Suite or Office Products.

*Management is defined as people who control and organize a business or government organizations.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

🎓EDUCATION

AEDU1 - Diploma from a recognized post secondary institution in a field relevant to the duties of the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

🎓OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

AOC1 - Certificate of competency issued by Transport Canada or the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). DND equivalencies are acceptable.

📌EXPERIENCE

AEXP1 - Significant* experience working in the marine shipping industry.

AEXP2 - Experience working in the federal government in a marine or operational environment.

*Significant refers to the breadth and depth of the experience normally acquired over a period of approximately two years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
English Essential
French Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

📌ABILITIES

AB1 - Ability to conduct analysis in order to make recommendations;
AB2 - Ability to work within a multidisplinary team;
AB3 - Ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate information from various sources and formulate recommendations;
AB4 - Ability to deliver and present information orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner;
AB5 - Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

📌PERSONAL SUITABILITY

PS1 - Effective interpersonal skills
PS2 - Dependability
PS3 - Initiative
PS4 - Client service Orientation
PS5 - Integrity

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

📌OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

OR1 - Willingness AND ability to travel.
OR2 - Willingness AND ability to work overtime on short notice.
OR3 - Valid driver license

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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.