Analyst / Investigator / Auditor - INVENTORY

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

IMMEDIATE STAFFING NEEDS. PLEASE APPLY NOW !!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTENT IS TO PULL APPLICATIONS FROM THE INVENTORY AT THE VERY LEAST ON THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS TO FILL.

Depending on the needs of the organization, candidates could be randomly selected from the inventory for assessment purposes. This process may be used to establish a pool of partially or fully qualified candidates which may be used by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages to staff positions with various security profiles and various tenures such as indeterminate, term and casual position.

ABOUT US:

If you are passionate about promoting Canada’s linguistic duality and want to ensure that Canada has an inclusive culture which respects the language rights of its citizens, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages invites you to apply!

The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is a small organization of 160 employees that offers a positive, collaborative and entirely bilingual work environment.

The Commissioner of Official Languages is mandated by Parliament. She is therefore independent from the government, but her staff are members of the federal public service and benefit from all of the related advantages, including flexible work, competitive salaries and professional development.

Duties

The Analyst / Investigator / Auditor is responsible for:

Handling complaints and preparing performance report cards as part of a team responsible for processing complaints, preparing report cards, carrying out external audits and prevention interventions at the Compliance Assurance Branch of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.

Providing advice on official languages.

Work environment

OCOL has a Workplace 2.0 fit-up with open-concept offices, quiet rooms, meeting rooms and collaborative areas for team work. Employees are equipped with laptops and have Wi-Fi access throughout the office space. The new eco-friendly building is located at 30 Victoria St. in Gatineau and is close to public transit, parking, bike and walking paths, shops and services. The building offers indoor bike storage, as well as women's and men's change rooms with showers.

Intent of the process

Candidates may be referred from this inventory at anytime for various positions based on the needs of the organization, asset qualifications, or random selection. The inventory will be updated every 60 days. If your application is part of the inventory, you will receive a system generated email notice in your applicant account 10 days before that period. The notice will ask you whether your application should continue to remain active for an additional 60 days. Failure to respond to the email will result in the inactivation of your application. You will need to reactivate your application to be considered for staffing opportunities. The inclusion of your application into the inventory will depend on the responses provided to the screening questions. The information you provide must be true. If your resume is selected for a process and your experience is not clearly demonstrated, your application may be rejected.

PLEASE NOTE: The intent is to pull applications from this inventory once a month as we currently have several positions to fill.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to university graduation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EXP1: Recent and significant* experience in gathering, and analyzing information;
EXP2: Recent and significant* experience in preparing written material such as briefings, reports and recommendations, or presentations.

*Recent and significant” is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full-time performance of duties for approximately 2 years in the last 4 years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

AEXP1: Experience in conducting interviews.
AEXP2: Experience in participating as a team member in at least one of the project phases.
AEXP3: Experience in conducting investigations
AEXP4: Experience in conducting audits
AEXP5: Experience in program evaluation

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies:
C1: Written Communication Skills *
* Please note that grammar will be a mandatory element for the written exam under the
C2: Planning and organizing

Behavioural competencies:
C3: Information Seeking
C4: Judgment / Analytical Thinking
C5: Results Orientation
C6: Cooperation and Collaboration
C7: Client service orientation

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to do occasional business travel
Willingness and ability to work overtime occasionally

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

All job applications must be submitted ONLY ONLINE through the Public Service Resourcing System. Persons with disabilities who cannot apply online are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT RESULTS

Please note that if you have previously participated in an Analyst / Investigator / Auditor selection process with the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, your results may be applied to the current selection process. This will be confirmed during the assessment stage of the selection process. You are required to submit an application to this selection process to be considered for further assessment.

Proof of Canadian Citizenship and education credentials must be available upon request. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/. Should you not have a degree, you could be asked to undertake the PSC test approved as an alternative to university graduation.

COMMUNICATION FOR THIS INVENTORY will be sent by email. Candidates must check their email accounts frequently as there may be new communication regarding this inventory or a deadline for response. Responses provided after the indicated deadline may not be accepted. Candidates must include in their application a valid email address that is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users; some email systems block these types of email. Ensure to check/view your spam folder regularly.

TRAVEL RELATED TO THE SELECTION OR APPOINTMENT PROCESS
Please note that candidates (including employees of the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs. Minimal reimbursement of relocation expenses could be offered if the selected candidate moves as the result of an employment offer.

You must clearly indicate, in writing and giving concrete examples, how you meet each essential qualification in the Education and Experience category; failure to do so may result in your application being rejected. Therefore, please answer the questions in the application carefully. Resumés will be used as a secondary source to validate the criteria relating to experience and the skills described in the screening questions.

In order to be able to manage the number of applicants in this selection process, the organization may decide to use top-down or random selection or any other additional qualification as indicated in the statement of merit criteria in order to determine the number of candidates who will be considered further in the evaluation. If additional needs arise after the use of these strategies, the organization may continue the evaluation by considering the candidates who qualified with a low score, or use another strategy altogether.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Meeting criteria such as asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the right fit. Asset qualifications could be applied at any step of the selection process.

A written test may be administered.

An interview may be administered. Interviews could be conducted in person, by phone, or by videoconference.

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.