Senior Development Officer

Department Name: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Locations: Regina, Saskatchewan or Calgary, Alberta
(The final location will be negotiable and will consider both the candidate's preference, and management requirements.)
Classification: CO - 02
Salary: $62,344 to $83,945 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 23, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: AGR06J-000205-000104
Selection Process Number: 06-AGR-REG-EA-ENV-587
Employment Tenure: Permanent full time position.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential

Education

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• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in business, economics, administration or other specialty relevant to the position.

Experience

Experience in project or program planning and management.

Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Asset Qualifications:
  Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
  Knowledge of the agriculture sector.
  Adaptability: Adapting in order to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations, and with diverse individuals and groups.
  Business Perspective: Using an understanding of business issues, processes and outcomes to enhance business performance.
  Client Focus: Providing service excellence to internal and / or external clients.
  Creativity and Innovation: Generating viable, new approaches and solutions.
  
  N.B.: Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position.
  However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs, and operational requirements. However, meeting
  these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
• Conditions of Employment:
  Secret security clearance.
  Willingness to travel on occasion.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Challenge

Providing support to Senior Managers in developing and managing PFRA’s annual work planning process.

Coordinating planning activities between PFRA work units and with AAFC departmental business planning processes.

Providing support with project planning and management tools and processes.

Supporting the development, monitoring and reporting of performance indicators.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• The pool established from this process may be used to staff similar positions on a term or indeterminate basis.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Only on-line applications are accepted.
Candidates will be contacted by email. It is imperative that you provide a current email address. Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices.

You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Questions?
E-mail: pscwin@psc-cfp.gc.ca
(This e-mail address is for questions only, do not send resumes via e-mail.)
Toll free telephone: 1-888-780-4444
INFOTEL (TOLL-FREE): (800) 645-5605
Toll free TTY/TDD 1-800-465-7735 (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired and speech impaired persons)

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.