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President, Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation,

Appointment Opportunity

We know that our country is stronger and our government more effective when decision-makers reflect Canada’s diversity. Moving forward, the Government of Canada will use an appointment process that is transparent and merit-based, strives for gender parity, and ensures that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are properly represented in positions of leadership. We will continue to search for Canadians who reflect the values that we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. Together, we will build a government as diverse as Canada.

The overarching goal of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard is to protect our three oceans, coasts, waterways and fisheries and ensure that they remain healthy for future generations.

The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country who are interested in the following position:

President (full-time position)

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (the Corporation) is a parent Crown Corporation that is the buyer, processor, and marketer of freshwater fish from Manitoba, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.

The President is the Chief Executive Officer and is accountable to the Board of Directors. He/she provides leadership and direction in all aspects of the Corporation’s activities, business performance, and strategic development. This position represents the highest management authority within the Corporation and, as a result, the President has the final responsibility for all of the management decisions and overall position, survival, and growth of the Corporation.

Further details about the organization and its activities can be found on its website.

Candidates must apply online by August 23, 2016 via the Governor in Council website. Your cover letter should be addressed to the Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel), Privy Council Office, and should be sent only through the on-line application.

Salary Range: $149,500 - $175,800

Position Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Official Languages and Diversity

The Government of Canada will consider bilingual proficiency and diversity in assessing candidates for this position. You are therefore encouraged to include in your online profile your ability to speak and understand your second official language. Preference may be given to candidates who are members of one or more of the following groups: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

To be considered for this position, please provide examples from your career that clearly demonstrate how you meet the following requirements in your application:

Education and Experience

• A degree from a recognized university in a relevant field of study or an acceptable combination of education, job-related training and/or experience;
• Significant management experience at the senior executive level, including managing human and financial resources;
• Experience in managing the needs and sensitivities of diverse stakeholder groups in a multi-stakeholder environment;
• Experience in strategic management, organizational change and implementing modern corporate governance principles and best practices;
• Experience in growing an export-orientated, customer-focused organization in the global food industry, ideally in the fisheries sector, would be considered an asset; and
• Experience working with a board of directors and senior government officials would be considered an asset.

If you are selected for an interview, the following criteria will be assessed:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation’s mandate, business activities and public policy issues, as well as its governing legislation, including the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act and the Financial Administration Act;
• Knowledge of contract negotiation, distribution logistics, business finance and international trade issues;
• Knowledge of the federal government, including those issues related to sound governance and management principles, accountability and transparency;
• Knowledge of the key players, organizations, and issues facing the freshwater fish market both nationally and internationally;
• Knowledge of the principles of marketing and product branding;
• Ability to provide the leadership, corporate vision and strategic direction required to fulfill the Corporation’s mandate and attain its objectives;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a board of directors, as well as with government and industry partners and stakeholders;
• Ability to facilitate consensus and to manage conflicts, should they arise;
• Ability to apply strategic thinking skills when leading corporate planning, marketing and policy-making activities; and
• Superior communication skills, both written and oral.

Language Requirements

Proficiency in both official languages would be preferred.

If you move on to the next stage of the selection process, we will contact your references to verify how you have demonstrated the Experience requirements and the following Personal Attributes in your current and recently held positions:

• Sound judgement
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Tact and diplomacy
• Strategic and innovative leader

Eligibility Factors and Conditions of Employment

In your application, it will be important that you confirm you meet the following requirements:

• A person who has reached the age of seventy years is not eligible to be appointed President of the Corporation and the President of the Corporation ceases to hold office on reaching the age of seventy years. (statutory)
• You must reside in or be willing to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba, or to a location within reasonable commuting distance.

If you are appointed to this position:

You must comply with the Ethical and Political Activity Guidelines for Public Office Holders throughout your appointment as a term and condition of employment. The guidelines are available on the Governor in Council Appointments Web site, under Reference Material.

You will be subject to the Conflict of Interest Act. Public office holders appointed on a full-time basis must submit to the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, within 60 days of appointment, a confidential report in which they disclose all of their assets, liabilities and outside activities. For more information, please visit the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s website.

A link to this notice will be placed in the Canada Gazette to assist the Governor in Council in identifying qualified candidates for this position. It is not, however, intended to be the sole means of recruitment.

A roster of qualified candidates may be established and may be used for similar opportunities.