Enforcement Officer (Wildlife) - Enforcement Officer Development Program

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Assessment accommodation

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential qualifications, and asset qualifications (if applicable).
Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement.
Curriculum Vitae may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached CV" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.
Please pay careful attention to the screening and text questions in your application. Candidates will not be contacted for missing or incomplete information.

When completing the screening and text questions, remember that the assessment committee cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing clear and concrete examples. Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed in order to gain the experience you are describing. This detailed contextual information will be used by the assessment committee members reviewing your submission to assess whether you have sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered further.

Duties

Enforcement Officers are hired in either of two Directorates; Wildlife Enforcement or Environmental Enforcement. Wildlife Officers enforce the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and International and International Trade Act, the Species at Risk Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Canada Wildlife Act. All Enforcement Officers are designated and trained Peace Officers for their respective Acts and their duties include:

• Conducting inspections to ensure compliance with federal environmental laws: Inspections will take place in a variety of circumstances depending on the Act being enforced and the location of the officer, and can vary from an office or lab environment to remote locations involving access by plane, helicopter or all-terrain vehicle;
• Working with regulatory partners, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and various law enforcement agencies when conducting enforcement activities.

Work environment

Enforcement Officers must be skilled communicators capable of working effectively with partners and clients, sometimes in stressful situations. They must be capable of gathering and synthesizing information quickly and using sound judgement to make and communicate clear decisions. Officers often work in outdoor environments in all climates and must be comfortable with taking environmental samples, and transition to office environments when conducting data analysis or evidence review. They must sometimes take rapid, decisive action and must be able to facilitate behaviour change in a fair, transparent and respectable manner, particularly when issuing an enforcement action. Moreover, Officers are afforded Peace Officer powers and a variety of tools and must be prepared to protect themselves or others in the course of their duties. In the course of ensuring that laws and regulations are respected, Enforcement Officers carry significant responsibility and accountability, their decisions have a direct impact on the health and diversity of the Canadian environment and indirectly the safety of Canadians.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to permanently staff GT-04 positions as a part of the Enforcement Officer Development Program in various locations across Canada.

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) with various linguistic profiles and requirements (English essential, French essential, English or French essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC) in various locations across Canada.

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:

Successful completion of post-secondary school diploma (includes community college, CEGEP, technical college, or recognized post-secondary institution) related to the duties of the position (e.g., but not limited to natural resource law enforcement, environmental sciences, biology, environmental studies, police sciences, law, criminology) OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Experience in planning and conducting inspections in natural resources, environmental or regulatory* compliance fields.
* Regulatory means under the auspices of a law enforcement or regulatory program.

Experience in establishing and maintaining inter-agency partnerships to conduct inspections or investigations.

Experience in preparing written communications or documents (such as reports, court brief).

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

Asset Criteria:

Education:

Successful completion of a post-secondary school diploma related to the duties of the position (e.g., natural resource law enforcement or criminology, environmental sciences, chemistry, biology, police sciences).

Degree equivalency

Significant experience (2 years or more) in environmental (water, soil or air) / biological (wildlife) sampling techniques or interpreting results.

Experience in investigative techniques, including, but not limited to:
- interviewing
- statement taking
- completion of search warrants
- preparing court briefs

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English essential
French essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

Knowledge of the mandate of Enforcement Branch and the roles and responsibilities of a Wildlife Officer at ECCC.

Knowledge of provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and of the Criminal Code as it pertains to Environment Canada’s Enforcement Program.

Knowledge of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, the Species at Risk Act and the Canada Wildlife Act and their regulations.

Abilities:

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Judgement

Initiative

Result Orientation

Teamwork

Analytical Thinking

Integrity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Must obtain and maintain Secret security clearance.

Must successfully complete all stages of designation training to the Enforcement Branch Induction Training, which may require being away from home for several weeks at a time.

Must be willing to complete necessary training to maintain and upgrade knowledge, skills, and abilities required for position.

Wildlife Enforcement Officers are required to carry a sidearm and must be able to pass initial training and recertification (successful completion of a use of force recertification training every year and re-qualification on the use of the firearms every year).

Must participate in the Enforcement Officer Development Program of ECCC Enforcement Branch *
* NOTE: The Enforcement Officer Development Program of the Enforcement Branch and required training are held during the GT-04 employment period. The successful completion of the program and the training is a preliminary condition of employment to be promoted at the GT-05 level. For candidates hired from outside of the federal government, the probationary period ends when the candidate achieves promotion at the GT-05 level.

Must successfully complete initial and annual Occupational Health and Safety training.

Must be willing to obtain and maintain First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.

Must hold and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Must successfully complete an occupational health assessment, including both physical and psychological evaluations, and continue to meet these requirements at all times.

Must be willing to travel by small vessel, aircraft, off-road vehicle, and travel over rough terrain and water.

Must be willing, as required, to be on call, work weekends, and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, irregular hours, shift work, and overtime as required and must be available to do so.

Must provide a full set of fingerprints.

Consent to systematic checks of criminal record.

Must be willing and able to travel.

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

Asset qualifications may be used in the screening process. Therefore candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application which of the asset criteria for education and experience they possess.

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, may be used for the purpose of managing applications.

Several methods of assessment may be used to assess potential candidates (written exam, interview, reference check, Public Service Commission tests, etc.). Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Candidate(s) will be required to provide proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). 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/.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

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.