Regional Manager Communications

Duties

Planning, development, management and implementation of CSC's communications program, including related policies, plans, strategies and products, for senior management and employees of the department, other stakeholders, the media and the public.

Work environment

Organization
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the court. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Mission Statement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Challenge
Candidates must be willing to work in a correctional environment where ongoing contact with federally sentenced inmates will be necessary.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to fill similar vacancies of permanent or temporary tenures (e.g. indeterminate, term, casual etc.) within Correctional Service Canada in the various locations.

Results of this process may be shared with other departments.

Positions to be filled: 1

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 degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Communications, Journalism, or another field related to the duties of the position, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Extensive and recent experience* in providing strategic communications advice and recommendations to both internal clients and senior management
Experience in managing the development and implementation of complex** communications strategies
Experience in writing and editing communications products such as memorandums, speaking notes, newsletters, news releases and backgrounders, media lines, speeches, social media content and serial publications
Experience* acting as a media relations spokesperson
Experience in building collaborative working relationship with a wide variety of stakeholders

*Experience normally accumulated over a cumulative period of approximately 2 years within the last 5 years.
**Complex is defined as having the following characteristics:
multidimensional, sensitive or confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent-setting or having a potential for significant media coverage.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Government of Canada’s Policy on Communications and Federal Identity
Knowledge of the Government of Canada`s Directive on the Management of Communications
Knowledge of CSC’s mandate and priorities, including how they relate to the Government of Canada’s priorities
Knowledge of strategic communications planning techniques

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to identify communications implications around complex issues
Ability to provide strategic communications advice and recommendations
Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver results in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Ability to manage multiple short, medium and long-term projects with various deadlines and scopes

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Values and Ethics
Strategic Thinking (Analysis, Ideas)
Engagement
Management Excellence (Action Management, People Management)

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

EXPERIENCE
Experience in managing financial resources
Experience in managing human resources

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
Willing and able to travel within Canada
Willing and able to work overtime on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance
Valid driver’s license or mobility usually associated with the possession of such

Other information

Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Should your email address change during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Assessments may consist of; tests, interviews, and reference checks. Random or top-down selection may be used at any point during the process.

Assessments may begin in May. Candidates are expected to respond promptly to invitations.

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.