Operational Administrative Services

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Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview.

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/.

You must clearly demonstrate in writing, with concrete examples, how you meet each essential experience requirement. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

Duties

A summary of the position is as follows:

Operational Information Management Specialist

The Operational Information Management Specialist (OIMS) is responsible for searching in automated Information Management (IM) systems utilized within K Division to find all references to an individual who has received a Records Suspension in order to locate records potentially containing criminal conviction information. The OIMS will sequester the information when a Records Suspension is granted under the Criminal Records Act and will restore the sequestered information to its original state and location in the event of a revocation of a Records Suspension. The OIMS is also responsible for searching within the IM systems to locate and process records that require application of Access Control List restrictions and to ensure appropriate sequestering as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Criminal Records Act.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position located in Edmonton, AB.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff future indeterminate and/or temporary vacancies in Edmonton, AB within the RCMP. In the event of a temporary vacancy, the following staffing actions may be used and/or considered: acting appointment, term appointment, assignment or secondment.

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)

Successful completion of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience researching and correlating information using multiple sources of information.

Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheet software.

Recent* and significant** experience using corporate databases (for example SAP).

*Recent experience signifies having performed these duties within the last 2 years
**Significant experience means full-time usage for approximately 1 year.

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

Recent* experience in using PROS with End User Certification.

*Recent experience signifies having performed these duties within the last 2 years.

Experience using CPIC, PIRS or JOIN.

Experience providing administrative support services in a law enforcement, judicial or quasi-judicial environment.

Experience working with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Criminal Records Act.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to analyze and problem solve
Attention to detail
Effective time management

Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

PROS Information Manager (IM) Certified

Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and /or graphic material.

Willingness and ability to maintain a valid driver's license, or have personal mobility to the degree normally associated with a driver's license.

Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes, using various modes of transportation.

Conditions of employment

Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain an RCMP Security Clearance throughout their employment. Depending on the position requirements, the security clearance requirement will be at one of the following RCMP levels: Reliability Status, Secret or Top Secret. This requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of Criminal Activities, credit/finances, education, employment, reference, etc.

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

N.B. Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.