Maritime Security Officer

Duties
The Marine Security Operations Centres (MSOC) were created to provide effective maritime security by collocating departments and agencies with a security and/or safety mandate. The Marine Security Operations Centres are located in Victoria, Niagara on the Lake and Halifax. The partner agencies are the Department of National Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Conservation & Protection). Together, these departments and agencies use their respective sensor and system data to create the national maritime picture and their collaboration supports timely operational decision making. For its part, the Canadian Coast Guard monitors activities in Canadian waters 24/7/365 in each of the MSOCs using radar, Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and the Information System on Marine Navigation (INNAV). Coast Guard personnel also provide maritime expertise to help interpret and assess on-water activities to detect threats.The National Command Centre (NCC) serves as the 24/7/365 strategic communications point for situational awareness of Coast Guard maritime operations in Ottawa, Ontario. NCC Operations Officers monitor, observe, collect, analyze and report on maritime events to ensure the strategic headquarters is kept informed of: the current status of fleet assets; program delivery; and, developing or ongoing incidents. Additionally, officers provide support to the National Incident Management Team during major incidents through alerting, coordination and information management.

Work environment
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a special operating agency within the Department of National Defence (DND). We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment. We support Canada’s economic growth through the safe and efficient movement of maritime trade. We help to ensure our country’s sovereignty and security through our presence in Canadian waters. The CCG proudly serves 243,000 kilometers of Canada’s vast and rugged coastline, the longest coastline of any given country, and is one of the few federal agencies that provides direct, front-line services 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Intent of the process
Intent of the process:
The intention of this process is to staff various positions in various locations within the Marine Security Operations Centres. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Canadian Coast Guard.

Positions to be filled
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Important messages
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessedApplicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. (Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049)

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Secret security clearance;
Willingness to wear and maintain a Canadian Coast Guard uniform.

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- Willingness and ability to work overtime and on short notice.
- Willingness and availability to travel.
- Willingness and ability to work a variable work schedule to assure a 24/7 service.
- Willingness and ability to work on a Monday to Friday basis.

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Education:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1).Note:
1. The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
- A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Candidates who already meet both of the following criteria must be accepted as meeting the secondary school diploma requirement:
a. Candidates who have achieved a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; and
b. Candidates who have been appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a position in the GT classification.

Experience:
- Experience gathering and synthesizing information from a variety of sources, conducting analyses, drawing conclusions, and contributing to the development or preparing of documents.
- Significant* experience working in an operations centre or maritime operation centres or Joint Operations Centre .*Significant refers to the breadth and depth of the experience normally acquired over a period of approximately two years.

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the concepts of maritime domain awareness (MDA) and of the Canadian Coast Guard’s contribution to it.
- Knowledge of Maritime Security Operations Center partners, their programs and services.
- Knowledge of Intelligence collection and analysis.

Competencies:
Initiative;
Judgment;
Discretion;
Effective interpersonal relationships;
Flexibility;
Demonstrating integrity and respect.

Abilities:
- Ability to analyze information and make recommendations to management.
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities in a changing environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and/or clients.

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements - Official Language Proficiency:
Various language requirements;
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB;
English Essential.

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Education:
Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization or training in a field related to the position.

Occupational Certification:
- Transport Canada Marine Certificate of Competency.
- Department of National Defence marine certificate.
- Marine Communication & Traffic Services (MCTS) Officer certification.
- Search & Rescue Coordinator certificate.

Experience:
- Experience building and maintaining cooperative working relationships with stakeholders.
- Experience in a seagoing or shore based work environment in Canadian Coast Guard operations.
- Experience in using navigation, mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) or other geospatial software.
- Experience analyzing information on vessel or vehicle activity.
- Experience preparing related reports on vessel or vehicle activity.
- Experience in a marine environment or industry.
- Experience with handling sensitive or classified documents or material

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Organizational Needs:
▶ The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.▶ As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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