Business Officer (Anticipatory)

Important messages

Guaranteed you will not be bored!
Are you looking for a career in the public service with room to grow?
Do you want to be exposed to various facets of economic development?

***************** If YES, we want to hear from you! *******************

Duties

As a Business Officer, you will have an opportunity to work with our network of economic partners and communities. You will evaluate economic development proposals and funding applications. You will be part of exciting and new economic development initiatives that support job creation and community economic diversification.

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) supports economic growth through 4 key roles:
✔️Investor – create jobs and growth through investments and targeted initiatives using funding programs for businesses, communities, and organizations;
✔️Pathfinder – help businesses and communities navigate federal economic and job creation programs and services;
✔️Convenor – connect key economic stakeholders with federal departments and other partners, to drive collaboration, innovation, and growth; and
✔️Advisor – provide place-based advice and economic expertise to assist clients and partners, to inform decisions for clients and the department, and to advocate for Prairie interests in national policy discussions.

Explore our mandate and vision, learn about our programs, and discover how PrairiesCan advances the interests of the Prairies in national economic policy, program and project development and implementation.
 

Work environment

PrairiesCan works with many partners to grow and diversify the Prairie economy.
We care about our staff and the people we serve!
Excellence is our standard!
It’s in our DNA!

Why Choose PrairiesCan?
◆ Work with amazing and passionate people who support each other.
◆ Culture that supports continues learning and professional develop.
◆ Committed to an inclusive and barrier-free work environment.
◆ Meaningful work that helps to build the economy and create jobs!
◆ Hybrid work model and offer flexible work arrangements.
◆ Modern work tools and technology

At PrairiesCan, we enjoy a hybrid work model. These positions are not eligible for 100% remote work.
PrairiesCan offices are open environments with well-regulated air quality, ergonomic sit/stand workstations, and a combination of natural and fluorescent lighting. The physical demands of this position include spending a significant amount of time working on a computer, and reading documents. This role may also involve meeting with stakeholders virtually by video and telephone, and in-person.

Please note, 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 Jamie.Warywoda. Information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory process to develop a pool of qualified Business Officers for future temporary or indeterminate (i.e., permanent) opportunities.

The pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff future vacancies with various tenures, work locations, language requirements and conditions of employment.

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)

When you apply, you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
► Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
► Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

Education:
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the position or a combination of education, training, and professional experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including businesses, community leaders, or government departments.
• Experience developing or evaluating economic development project proposals, applications for funding, or business plans.
• Experience conducting economic development research and presenting findings to internal stakeholders or external clients.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual imperative Profile (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of communities, current economic and business trends, opportunities, and challenges in Manitoba.

Competencies:
• Critical thinking and analysis
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Communication (Oral and Written)
• Working effectively with others

Abilities:
• Ability to integrate and synthesize information to support decision making.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
• Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in Economics, Business, Finance, Public Administration or other field relevant to the position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Engaging with diverse stakeholders including community groups, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, and Indigenous communities
• Assessing applications for grants and contributions programs
• Monitoring projects, contracts, and loans
• Using stakeholder management systems and software applications

Note: Depth, breadth, and scope of experience in any one or combination of the experience factors may be applied at any stage in the hiring process.

Organizational Needs:
• Prairies Economic Development Canada is committed to having an inclusive and diverse workforce that is representative of the population we serve. Consideration may be given to candidates who self-identify as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Willingness to work overtime on occasion as required.

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

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).

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.

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.