Economic Development or Program Officer positions CO-02

Duties
As an Economic Development Officer or Program Officer, you could be asked to:
✅ Accomplish work that allows you to use your organizational and leadership skills.
✅ Promote ACOA's programs and activities to the public and business community.
✅ Provide professional advice, analysis and recommendations on economic and business development issues.
✅ Assist in the delivery of regional economic development programs.
✅ Represent ACOA at meetings with various key stakeholders.
✅ Manage a portfolio of accounts.
✅ Collaborate with other federal departments, as well as provincial, municipal and territorial governments.

Work environment
ACOA is committed to establishing a values-based culture within the organization fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels respected, safe, valued, and empowered to contribute.

Intent of the process
A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates will be established. This pool will be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements and various tenures (i.e., indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment, and secondment) within the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) in various locations mentioned above.

Important messages
📢 We will only accept applications received through the GC Jobs website, therefore you must submit your application by clicking on “Apply online” in this advertisement. Persons who are unable to apply online must use the “Contact information” below, prior to the closing date, to request accommodation.📢 Following the completion of workforce adjustment processes, ACOA has experienced a higher number of departures than anticipated, resulting in additional vacancies. The job postings are intended to fill some of these vacancies and maintain adequate staffing levels, rather than increase the overall number of positions. This will ensure ACOA has the resources needed to meet current and future operational requirements.📢 You are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of your choice.📢 You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this staffing process. You must ensure that you check your email account including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. If you respond past the deadline, you risk being removed from the staffing process.📢 Depending on the number of applicants, ACOA’s needs and ACOA HR plans, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach and/or cut-off scores may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. 📢 Various assessment tools may be used in this staffing process such as standardized tests, reference checks, written tests, an interview, etc.📢 Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

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Security level will be based on the position to be staffed (Reliability or Secret security clearance).

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• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime including evenings and weekends.
• Valid driver's license required for personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver's license within the limits of the Treasury Board Travel Policy.

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Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position. Applicants submitting education credentials from a non-Canadian institution are responsible for obtaining certification that these credentials are the equivalent of the Canadian education level required for the position. Please refer to the link below for more information.

Essential experience:
EX1: Experience in the delivery of programs, services, projects or initiatives involving a diverse client base.
EX2: Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to management, partners, or clients on program, policy, operational, or business matters.
EX3: Experience building and maintaining collaborative relationships with clients, partners, stakeholders, Indigenous organizations, communities, other levels of government, or private-sector organizations.

Competencies:
-Client Service *
-Adaptability **Your responses to the written questions will be used to assess the competencies Client Service and Adaptability. These competencies may be used as screening criteria. Candidates who do not sufficiently demonstrate these competencies may not be considered further in the process.

Competencies:
-Teamwork
-Strategic and analytical thinking
-Initiative and action-oriented
-Valuing diversity and inclusion
-Uphold Integrity and Respect

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements - (Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC, CBC/CBC, BBB/BBB, English Essential).

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Preference may be given to candidates who possess one of the following education asset:Education (Assets):
- Master’s in Business Administration or in Public Administration
- Recognized professional accounting designation
- Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) certification

Preference may be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following experience(s) asset qualification(s): Experience (Assets):AEX1: Experience in regional economic development, including interpreting policies and providing advice to support the delivery of government grants and contributions programs.
AEX2: Experience in commercial lending and project administration, including negotiating with clients or stakeholders, developing agreements or contracts, and monitoring projects throughout their life cycle.
AEX3: Experience analyzing and evaluating business plans, funding applications, economic-development proposals, financial statements, external reports or other data sources and preparing recommendations, reports, dashboards or strategic decision-support materials for management or executives.
AEX4: Experience managing high-risk or problem accounts, including operational reviews, work-out plans, financial restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy, recovery, collections and realization on security, in collaboration with financial institutions, governments, accounting or legal professionals.
AEX5: Experience managing human and/or financial resources.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
• In support of Employment Equity and departmental diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives, consideration may be given to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons, and women.
• In support of employment continuity, consideration will be given to employees impacted by workforce adjustment in the Public Service of Canada.

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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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