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Senior Director, Electronics and Informatics
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Posted on Oct 26, 2024
Senior Director, Electronics and Informatics
Reference number: DFO24J-160495-000088
Selection process number: 24-DFO-CCG-EA-639377
Selection process number: 24-DFO-CCG-EA-639377
Important messages
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 evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
📣DFO recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, and visible minorities.
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📣By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.
📣The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will be following the direction from the Office of the Chief Human Resource Officer on the introduction of a common hybrid work model across the federal public service. This common hybrid work model will consist of work on site at least 4 days each week, or 80% of their regular schedule.
Duties
📝About the job!
🚢 The Senior Director (SD), Electronics & Informatics (E&I), is the national functional lead for the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Electronics, Informatics, and Operational IT assets which, by extension, includes Communications & Cyber Security countermeasures. The SD is accountable for the overall Life Cycle Management of E&I assets, from cradle to grave, directing the necessary development, investment, and implementation of strategies and initiatives to meet evolving CCG Program delivery requirements.
🚢 Testimonial of Tom Montor, Departing Senior Director, Electronics & Informatics: In the SD functional lead role, I was privileged to work with a strong management team of dedicated and talented individuals, passionate about their work. Akin to the sense of fulfillment that comes with leading a small or medium-sized company, I was given the necessary independence, delegated authorities, and support to chart a successful way forward. Knowing that I’ve made a positive difference in developing appropriate technical & investment strategies to support Program clients in the delivery of services to Canadians.
Intent of the process
👉 The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position.
⇢ A list of partially qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard.
Positions to be filled: 1
Information you must provide
Your résumé.
In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)
🎓 EDUCATION:
⇾ Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
📌 EXPERIENCE:
⇾ Significant* experience in providing leadership and direction on operational Life Cycle Maintenance of electronic and/or information technology systems/services at the Executive (or equivalent) level;
⇾ Significant* experience in providing strategic advice, recommendations and briefings to senior management;
⇾ Significant* experience in negotiating and resolving complex** issues involving the private sector;
⇾ Significant* experience in managing electronic engineering and/or IT systems;
⇾ Significant* experience in managing financial*** and human resources**** matters.
✒️ Definitions:
*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex related activities over a period of at least two (2) years. Candidates must clearly demonstrate their roles and responsibilities pertaining to this experience.
**Complex issues would include three (3) or more of the following characteristics: high profile (e.g. public or media attention), multi-stakeholder, multi-jurisdictional (e.g. federal-provincial/territorial), third party interests, international in scope; requiring multiple consultations; high impact, or other factors that the candidate can demonstrate constitute complex.
*** For financial, applicants must clearly demonstrate their experience in this area such as evidence of managing, allocating and being accountable for a budget. This experience is defined as being responsible for financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed directly.
**** Human resources include activities at the national level such as leading a multi-disciplinary team; establishing vision, priorities and work plans; establishing work objectives; promoting diversity and inclusion, engaging employees, dealing with performance/duty to accommodate/grievances/union-related issues. Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed labour relations issues, managed and assessed performance, developed and implemented training and staffing plans. Applicants must also indicate the number of employees they supervised directly.
If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)
ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
📌 EXPERIENCE:
⇾ Experience in providing leadership and direction in the development and implementation of IT initiatives, IT programs, strategies or operational service delivery;
⇾ Experience in providing leadership and direction in the development and/or implementation of electronic engineering initiatives, strategies or operational service delivery;
⇾ Experience in managing technology in the marine transportation sector;
⇾ Experience in managing procurement projects for the Government of Canada;
⇾ Experience in providing direction to a national organization;
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Information on language requirements
🔑 KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
⇾ Create Vision and Strategy
⇾ Mobilize People
⇾ Uphold Integrity and Respect
⇾ Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
⇾ Promote Innovation and Guide Change
⇾ Achieve Results
Conditions of employment
Secret security clearance
Agreement to being deployed upon appointment or deployment to any position in the EX Group.
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
📢We can’t wait to read your application! Candidates who best meet the education and experience criteria will be invited to the next stage of assessment.
📢Please note that shortlisting may be applied at any stage of the assessment process. The purpose of shortlisting is to identify candidates who best meet the merit criteria for the position to be staffed and to reduce the number of candidates who will move on to the next step of the recruitment 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.
Contact information
| Josée Matte, Senior HR Business Partner |
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| DFO.EXStaffing-DotationEX.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca |
- Date modified:
- 2024-10-15