Senior Advisor

Important messages

All information must be provided through the “apply online” application process. Do not fax, mail, email or drop-off a hard copy application as these will not be accepted. To apply in an alternate format due to disability, you must contact the email address indicated in the "Contact information" section below PRIOR to the Closing Date.

Intent of the process

The first position to be staffed will be a 2 year term from the CBC/CBC pool.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established from this process which may be used to staff similar AS-05 or equivalent positions within Veterans Affairs Canada in various locations, various security requirements (Reliability, Secret) as well as tenures (Term, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Indeterminate, Deployment), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 8,000 words (maximum)

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Acceptable combination of education, training and experience is defined as a secondary school diploma combined with at least five years' experience in the delivery of public service or Canadian Armed Forces programs.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Experience in establishing effective and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Significant* experience in analyzing, interpreting and advising senior management** on complex issues.

Significant* experience in developing policies or directives.

Experience in supervision.

* Significant is defined as being experience in which the person’s primary responsibilities include these duties and refers to the depth and breadth as well as the complexity of tasks that could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out the functions normally over a period of approximately 3 years.

** Senior Management is defined as Director-level or above, or Lieutenant-Colonel or above.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES (Supervisor level)

Values & Ethics
Strategic Thinking
Engagement
Management Excellence

https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/effective-behaviours.html

ABILITIES

Ability to implement and manage multiple projects, to meet tight deadlines
Ability to provide strategic options, advice and/or guidance.
Ability to communicate orally
Ability to communicate in writing

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in managing financial resources.
Experience in leading a team that is geographically dispersed at multiple locations.
Experience in staffing in the Public Service.
Knowledge of project management principles and practices.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to work overtime on short or no notice.
Willingness to travel.
Must carry a departmental Blackberry.

Conditions of employment

Reliability and Secret security clearance

Other information

Candidates must fully demonstrate they meet the education and experience requirements. Failure to do so may result in their applications being screened out.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Education and/or Experience factors in the asset qualifications may be used for screening. Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the education and/or experience asset qualifications. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

Candidates must submit a cover letter providing CONCRETE EXAMPLES WHICH DEMONSTRATE, how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:

1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions; and
3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials at a later date.

Candidates may be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

An interview or written exam may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only) in order to adequately assess the candidates.

Hearing Impaired:
Reader Service: 1-800-645-5605

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.