Department Name: Fisheries and Oceans
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Classification: PC – 02
Salary: $58,170 to $69,681 (per annum)
Closing Date: April 3, 2007 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Reference Number: DFO07J-000205-000181
Selection Process Number: 07-DFO-EA-SAR-922493
Employment Tenure: Permanent part-time position.
Vacancies: 1
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Fisheries and Oceans
Who Can Apply:
- Persons residing or employed in Winnipeg, MB, and within a 100 kilometer radius of Winnipeg, MB, extending to, amongst others, Gimli, Hadashville, Emerson, Portage La Prairie, MB.
The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada’s website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm
Citizenship
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
Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
English essential
Education
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in physics, geology or some other science relevant to the position.
Experience
Essential Qualifications:
Experience using geomatics and database management industry standard software.
Experience in natural resource management or environmental planning.
Experience in project design and implementation.
Experience participating in multi-disciplinary working teams.
Asset Qualifications:
Experience in the application of geomatics tools to ocean management planning.
Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment
- CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Security: Reliability status
Willingness to work overtime 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.
Work Environment
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for policies and programs in support of Canada’s economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters; for the conservation and sustainable utilization of Canada’s fisheries resources in marine and inland waters; for leading and facilitating federal policies and programs on oceans; and for safe, effective and environmentally sound marine services responsive to the needs of Canadians in a global economy.
Challenge
Develops, implements and maintains geomatics, biological and other databases of arctic ecosystems to support Ocean Program activities. Evaluates, develops and applies data analysis and information presentation technologies such as customized GIS applications, web-design, remote sensing and data visualization and integration. Works interactively and collaboratively with Oceans’ and other staff to provide scientific spatial analysis support, including graphics and relational databases to assist in communicating ocean management concepts with external clients and stakeholders.
Additional Requirements / Comments
- A written knowledge exam may be administered.
- A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff this position, similar positions or lower level, on an indeterminate, term or acting basis.
Information to be provided:
When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:
- Your resumé.
- A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "Applicants must provide, along with their resume, a detailed covering letter in which they clearly demonstrate the manner in which they meet each of the above mentioned screening criteria (i.e., Education and each of the Experience criteria, both Essential and Assets). Please provide concrete examples/details. Failure to provide the above-mentioned documentation will result in your application being screened out of the appointment process. Applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information."
- You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure
Important Messages
You must apply on-line for all positions advertised through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Hard copy applications (fax, mail, etc.) will not be accepted. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please fax your application to 1-877-209-0491.
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.