Section Manager

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Please note that the ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING will be ASSESSED THROUGH YOUR COVER LETTER and SCREENING QUESTIONS.

The information provided must enable the Selection Board Members to understand HOW (clear explanation of duties), WHEN and for HOW LONG (date and length of time in months or years), and WHERE (employer and geographic location) the experience was acquired. You will be asked to provide this information during the application process.

Your resume may be used to confirm the information provided. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information. A lack of information may result in your application not being considered any further.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Duties

The incumbent will manage the team and programs of a Section within a regional office for the Canadian Wildlife Service.

The teams are comprised of approximately 25-30 staff divided into 3-4 work units focusing on either:
1) migratory game bird management and monitoring, migratory non-game bird monitoring and habitat monitoring as well as management of data, geospatial data and information;
2) protected areas management, protected areas establishment; and stewardship programs and partnerships; or
3) species at risk recovery, regulatory affairs; impact assessment; and Indigenous engagement and stakeholder consultation.

The manager will also lead and participate in branch, departmental, national and international partnerships and committees for the conservation and management of migratory birds, species at risk and their habitats.

Work environment

Why Work with the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada?

We are Canada’s national wildlife organization. Our central area of focus is on the protection and management of migratory birds, non-aquatic species at risk and their nationally important habitats. The Canadian Wildlife Service is composed of a dynamic team of dedicated biologists, natural resource managers, wildlife technicians, administrative officers and other professionals. We work extensively with partners, including other branches of ECCC and federal departments, provinces, Indigenous peoples and non-government organizations to implement federal wildlife laws and policies and to advance wildlife conservation programs and initiatives.

If you would like to work in a dynamic environment with a passionate group of people who work together to solve challenging problems, please submit your application!

Based on Treasury Board's Direction on prescribed presence in the workplace, ECCC is transitioning to a hybrid work model which will allow most employees the opportunity to both telework and work from an office location, subject to operational requirements. When answering the application question, please only select the cities from which you are willing to physically work.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate BI-05 position, with a linguistic profile of English Essential in the Prairie Region.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions within Environment and Climate Change Canada across Canada with various tenures, language requirements, security, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment, which may vary according to the position to be staffed.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "While you have already completed your application for the position, we are asking you to prepare a cover letter that succinctly explains why you are interested in and the best candidate for the position. THIS LETTER WILL BE USED TO HELP US EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN WRITING. Please limit your letter to a maximum of 1000 words."

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

Education

ED1: BI-05
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in a natural, physical or applied science with specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

ED2: PC-05
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization* in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

NOTE: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience

E1 Significant * experience in managing human and financial resources of a work unit or team.

E2 Significant * experience in the development or implementation of policies or programs related to wildlife conservation.

E3 Experience in communicating scientific concepts or government policies or programs relating to the environment to diverse audiences.

E4 Experience working in partnership with government organizations, non-government organizations or Indigenous organizations.

*Significant experience will be assessed in terms of the depth and breadth of activities, the complexity and diversity of work handled as well as the level of autonomy demonstrated. While such an experience would normally be acquired over a period of approximately 3 years, a shorter duration may be considered based on demonstrated complexity and diversity of work handled, scope of work, and/or level of direct responsibility.

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

Education

AED Graduation with a postgraduate degree (e.g. Master’s Degree) from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience

AEX1 Experience in managing or carrying out monitoring programs or research activities on migratory birds, species at risk or other wildlife.

AEX2 Experience working with government or non-government organizations nationally or internationally on programs related to wildlife conservation.

AEX3 Experience managing funding initiatives to achieve environmental objectives.

AEX4 Experience working on the conservation of migratory birds or species at risk or other wildlife.

AEX5 Experience working within government on regulatory or permitting regimes.

AEX6 Experience working on the management or creation of protected or conserved areas.

AEX7 Experience managing or coordinating formal consultation processes.

AEX8 Experience working with Indigenous organizations or communities.

AEX9 Experience managing or delivering geomatics services and/or Geographic Information System Services.

AEX10 Experience managing or delivering information and data management services.

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

Various language requirements
Immediate need: English Essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities

A1 Ability to solve problems.
A2 Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3 Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Competencies/Personal Suitability

PS1 Leadership
PS2 Adaptability
PS3 Integrity
PS4 Judgement
PS5 Resilience
PS6 Change Management

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Environment 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: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Note: The operational requirements may vary depending on the position to staff.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Valid driver’s licence.
- Occasionally work irregular hours, sometimes on weekends.
- Occasionally travel, sometimes on weekends, to various locations in Canada and internationally.

Note : The conditions of employment may vary depending on the position to staff

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

A written examination, an interview and/or a reference check may be part of the candidates' assessment.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. 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).

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

A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will advance to the next stages of the assessment process. A cut-off score (in other words, establishing a higher threshold than the pass mark and selecting only the candidates who meet this threshold) and a top-down approach (in other words, establishing a maximum number of candidates who can proceed to the next assessment stage) may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI on your resume / application.

Candidates will be required to submit a copy of their education documentation. 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/.

Please note that a number of volume management strategies are available to hiring managers. Several strategies may be used in combination to maximize the effectiveness in volume management. Management may decide to invoke the assets, random selection or, top-down selection at any stage of the process.

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.