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The current intention is to staff One position in Moncton (NB).
This selection process may also serve to staff One position in St. Andrews (NB) and establish a list of qualified candidates that may be used in the future to staff similar positions with various employment tenures, language profiles, security requirements, conditions of employment and operational requirements within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
Graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of the natural sciences related to the duties of the position (such as but not limited to fish or wildlife biology, ecology, environmental science, or toxicology) or an employer-approved alternative*.
*The employer-approved alternative for the SE classification is an acceptable master’s or bachelor’s degree coupled with acceptable research, training and experience. The degree must be from a recognized post-secondary institution and in scientific fields and specialties related to the duties of the position. The training and experience must clearly demonstrate the ability to do personal research of doctoral degree caliber.
EXPERIENCE:
• Significant* experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and program management in a science delivery environment.
• Experience providing scientific advice, briefings and recommendations to senior management (at the Director level or higher).
• Significant* experience in managing human**and financial resources***.
• Significant* experience in establishing or maintaining effective partnerships or collaborative programs with key internal and external stakeholders, including governments, indigenous groups, industry, or academia.
*Significant is defined as depth and breadth of complexity typically associated with having carried out these activities on a regular basis for a period of approximately two (2) years or more in the past 5 years.
**Human resource management may include planning, directing and coordinating activities related to the recruitment, performance and talent management, and learning and development of employees. Applicants must indicate the number of employees they have supervised.
***Financial resources management may include managing and being accountable for a budget, resource management and forecasting, planning, budget allocation and tracking of expenditures. Applicants must indicate the dollar value of budgets they have managed.
EXPERIENCE (ASSET):
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary research and program delivery in field and/or laboratory settings in terms of human resources, finances and infrastructure.
• Experience in strategic planning and priority setting.
• Experience in exercising positive leadership in the context of organizational changes and adjustments.
• Experience in dealing with sensitive or conflictual work situations.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEED
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard are committed to establishing and maintaining a workforce representative of the population it serves. In order to achieve this representative workforce, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.
Operational requirements:
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours on occasion.
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Information on language requirements
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
• Create vision and strategy
• Mobilize people
• Uphold integrity and respect
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Promote innovation and guide change
• Achieve results
ABILITIES:
• Ability to synthetize complex information and provide strategic advice, briefings and recommendations to senior management based on complex scientific information.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
COMPETENCY (ASSET):
Prioritization skill
Secret security clearance
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
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Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be considered in the assessment of any essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate in writing and orally.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.
For this appointment process, our intention is to communicate with candidates by email for assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply to this selection process must include, in their application, a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is always functional and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). If you do not wish to receive your results by e-mail, it is your responsibility to inform us.
Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.
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.