Manager, Corporate Secretariat
Environment and Climate Change Canada · Winnipeg · AS07 · Open to the public
Open October 8 to October 29, 2024
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Manager, Corporate Secretariat
Selection process number: 24-DOE-PNR-EA-637862
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.
If you are a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and analytical skills and are interested in being a part of a leadership team leading the Canada Water Agency, we encourage you to apply.
Duties
This is your chance to help shape the Canada Water Agency (CWA)’s new Corporate Secretariat.
Are you a person with a passion for mission critical roles located in the nerve centre of an organization? Do you enjoy the challenges that come with a high visibility role and the opportunity to advise and support senior executives and elected officials? Are you inspired and energized by leading multidisciplinary teams?
If this sounds like you, the CWA is interested in your application to fill the AS-07 position of Manager of our Corporate Secretariat, a pivotal role within our multidisciplinary and ever-growing team of committed professionals. The Corporate Secretariat will be responsible for the following central functions within the CWA: briefing and correspondence, Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP), corporate governance, and Ministerial liaison.
As a key member of the CWA’s management team, you’ll have the opportunity to deploy your skills across a range of business lines, including:
• Leading the development, implementation, and management of the CWA’s Corporate Secretariat function by providing senior leadership and direction for the delivery and management of mission-critical ministerial and corporate liaison activities including briefing, executive correspondence and coordination services quality and content review, challenge and control for submissions, tasking, correspondence and other communications for and across key offices (i.e., the Minister’s Office, the office of the CWA President, the ECCC Deputy Minister’s Office, and CWA teams).
• Providing senior functional and advisory direction and leadership for the design, implementation, management and reporting on CWA’s corporate governance operating model and framework.
• Leading the design and implementation of access to information and privacy (ATIP) related governance, systems, and processes.
• Managing assigned human, financial and materiel resources in support of the corporate secretariat function.
Why Choose the Canada Water Agency:
This role will appeal to someone who takes great pride in their work, is keen to take initiative, is able to operate in an environment that models client service and professionalism, have an ability to manage competing demands in a high-profile, fast-paced setting and is excited about the challenge of working in a small organization and enjoy the challenge of setting up a new team!
Work environment
The Canada Water Agency’s mandate is to improve freshwater management in Canada by providing leadership, effective collaboration federally, and improved coordination and collaboration with provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples to proactively address national and regional transboundary freshwater challenges and opportunities. The Canada Water Agency is national in scope with a headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba and regional offices across the country delivering programs.
The Canada Water Agency supports a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an innovative workplace that makes a difference for all Canadians with our focus on freshwater management, protection and stewardship. We pride ourselves on our talented team and delivering high quality work. We strive to provide an employment experience that brings out the best in people including continuing to build our culture through the feedback of all staff and prioritizing mental health and wellness. We are motivated by achieving great results for Canadians.
Why Choose the Canada Water Agency:
• Work with amazing people who enjoy team-based approaches to solving challenges
• The opportunity to work with a wide variety of people that are passionate about protecting water both within and outside of government
• Meaningful work that makes a difference to the country
• Flexible work arrangements
The Canada Water Agency is currently 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 three days each week. You may find more information here: https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/staffing/common-hybrid-work-model-federal-public-service.html
Intent of the process
The intent is to staff 1 indeterminate position in Winnipeg*.
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level ONLY at the Canada Water Agency. This process may be used for various tenures (including but not limited to term and indeterminate appointments, assignments, secondments, deployments, acting appointments, casual), as well as various security requirements, language and conditions of employment.
*Due to the nature of the position, no telework agreement outside of Winnipeg will be granted. By accepting the offer, the candidate will be expected to reside in or relocate to Winnipeg. Therefore, only candidates who are residing in or willing to relocate to Winnipeg are encouraged to apply.
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:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternative (see Note 1).
Notes 1: The employer-approved alternative to a secondary school diploma is:
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in managing *complex issues with competing deadlines.
• Experience in providing strategic advice and analysis and recommendations to Senior Management**.
• Experience preparing written material to Senior Management** such as Briefing notes, Presentations or Memos.
• Experience in building and maintaining relationships, consulting and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in managing ***human and ****financial resources.
*Complex issue is defined by having many of the following characteristics: multi-dimensional, sensitive in nature, involving many stakeholders, requiring alternative solutions in situations where information or data is incomplete or missing, and having requirements that are difficult to reconcile.
** Senior Management refers to Director Level (EX01 or equivalent or above) or the private sector equivalent.
***Human resources is defined as clearly demonstrating that you have supervised staff, assigned work and managed a work unit.
****Financial Resources is defined as a combination of monitoring and making recommendations for financial resources (such as budget planning/forecasting, establishing and implementing contracts, forecasting, and reporting) as well as authorizing financial transactions.
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Various language requirements
Information on language requirements
ABILITIES:
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and deliver under tight timelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
• Working effectively with others.
• Thinking things through.
• Change Management.
The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)
ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
The following criteria are not required for the appointment, but preference may be given to candidates who possess these asset qualifications.
ASSET EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Experience in the coordination of briefing and correspondence services.
• Experience liaising with Ministers’ and/or Deputy Ministers’ Offices.
• Experience in managing a corporate governance function to support Senior Management** decision making.
• Experience in work activities to support a department’s accountability under the Access to Information or Privacy. Acts or equivalent provincial/territorial/municipal/Indigenous government legislation.
** Senior Management refers to Director Level (EX01 or equivalent or above) or the private sector equivalent.
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities
Information on employment equity
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability and willingness to travel within Canada.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice if required.
Conditions of employment
Secret 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
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.
Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
The use of assets and/or a random or top-down selection may be used to determine who will advance to the next stage of the selection process in the event of volume management.
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.