Senior Advisor

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Duties

Environment and Climate Change Canada is offering you the opportunity to join an inspiring and dynamic organization. A number of challenges and development opportunities await you, not to mention numerous opportunities to support emerging policies and regulations that affect each and every Canadian. We provide opportunities to inspire and guide the work of the next generation of economists and policy analysts.

You will be guiding and mentoring analysts and economists and helping to consolidate and enhance the Department’s highly recognized economic and policy analysis capacity and have the opportunity to help the organization grow its expertise through the advice and support that you provide to senior management.

Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada was recognized in 2021 by Forbes as the 2nd best employer in Canada!

What makes us different?
• An exceptional mandate of protecting the environment and its natural heritage;
• An organization which recognizes work contribution and supports you in your career aspirations;
• A collaborative environment where our services are offered to a scientific community and a department that values innovation.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff up to [three] indeterminate positions. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar positions across Canada within Environment and Climate Change Canada with various tenures (Term, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Indeterminate, Deployment), various security levels and various language requirements which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Please indicate in your application your preferred work location(s). Additional locations, other than those listed, may be considered based on the needs of the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
ED1: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Economics, Sociology or Statistics.*

* Note: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EX1: Significant* experience in providing strategic advice to senior management**;

EX2: Significant* experience in preparing strategic or economic analyses, reports, or briefing materials for senior management**

EX3: Significant* experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

EX4: Experience leading teams and preparing work plans;

* Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for at least two consecutive (2) years.

** Senior management refers to the level of administration (e.g. Director General, Assistant Deputy Minister, Vice-President, Deputy Minister, Minister or equivalent) in the private or public sector

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
NOTE:
In the public service, positions require knowledge of English, French, or both English and French. When both official languages are required, the position is designated "bilingual". The proficiency levels for Reading, Writing, and Oral Interaction are the following: A (beginner), B (intermediate), C (advanced). Candidates must meet the language requirements of a position before an appointment can be made.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/language-requirements-candidates.html

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
C1: Uphold Integrity and Respect;
C2: Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders;
C3: Achieve Results;
C4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented;

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to work under tight deadlines, to resolve conflicting work priorities and to cope with stressful situations;
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally;
A3: Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
AED1: Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
AEX1: Experience in strategic or operational planning processes;
AEX2: Experience in the production and quality control of public corporate or departmental reports;
AEX3: Significant* experience in developing or managing performance measures and\or performance measurement frameworks;
AEX4: Significant* experience in corporate risk management;
AEX5: Significant* experience in corporate governance
AEX6: Experience in policy work related to environmental issues;
AEX7: Experience working on staffing processes.

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for at least two consecutive (2) years.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Environment Climate Change Canada has taken an engagement to have a diverse and qualified workforce that is representative of the population we serve.

Our strategy aims to achieve our employment equity objectives, and the selection of candidates may be limited to persons who auto-declared themselves as being members of (Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women) designated by Employment Equity.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willing and able to work overtime with short notice;
• Willing and able to travel for work;
• Willingness and ability to work remotely and/or on site.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - A valid secret security clearance is a condition of employment required for an appointment at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Failure to obtain this security clearance means either the candidate will not receive a job offer or the conditional offer will be rendered null and void. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

• criminal record checks
• reference checks
• previous employment
• open source checks
• credit/financial status

For a secret security clearance, the verification of background information over a period of 10 years is typically required. Many of the verifications require support from third parties whose timelines are outside of ECCC’s control. Overall, the process may take several weeks or months to complete. For further information, you may wish to review the TB Standard on Security Screening and the Policy on Government Security.

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

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above.

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

Qualifications may be evaluated by a wide range of tools and methods. Consequently, a written exam, an interview, reference checks or other evaluation methods may be sought in this process. Your application may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail 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). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.

If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.

At ECCC, we are committed to achieving a competent, representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. We work hard to create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive workplace through a variety of programs and initiatives. In order to self-declare, please ensure to check off the appropriate box within the online application under the Employment Equity section.

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON WILL BE CONSIDERED. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.
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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.