Communications (Web) Advisor

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY

This process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles (Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC, Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC, English essential, French Essential), various security profiles and various tenures (such as Indeterminate, Specified Period, Deployment, Acting, Assignment, and Secondment) at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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

The minimum standard is:
- A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Notes:
1. 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.
2. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

- *Recent and significant experience in developing and being the primary coordinator for effective Web communications plans and/or Web products.
- *Recent and significant experience in writing and editing Web content intended for an international mass audience.
- Experience in providing Web communications advice to your manager or director.
- *Recent and significant experience leading Web project(s) in collaboration with coders, programmers and/or subject matter experts.
- Recent experience in conducting quality assurance checks on websites according to Government of Canada Web standards.

* Recent and significant experience means sufficient variety, depth and breadth of experience to display a working knowledge in the area of expertise acquired over a period of at least 6 months within the last two years.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE

- Experience providing advice for websites using Web Experience Toolkit 4 (WET4) technology and Canada.ca templates
- Experience in Web usability design and testing methodology

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge of ongoing and emerging Web best practices and trends.
- Knowledge of the Government of Canada Policy on Communications and Federal Identity and Web Standards (accessibility, usability and applications for mobile devices).

ABILITIES

- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to represent communications interests with different groups, internally and externally and to negotiate best practices and content for Web-based products

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

- Autonomy
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Values & Ethics
- Client service oriented
- Effective organizational skills

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

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

The Public Service of Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employees' population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We therefore encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the above mentioned Employment Equity Designated Groups.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address to the Human Resources Assistant (GABRIELLE HARRIS at ). Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Please note that the person appointed to this position must meet each essential qualification. This means that in order to qualify, candidates must obtain the pass-mark establish for each of these essential qualifications. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the identified asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Meeting these criteria is however desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

It is the candidates' responsibility to fully demonstrate in writing at the time of application how they meet the essential experience and/or education factors. Failure to do so will result in your application being screened out without further consideration. If candidates' meet the experience and/or education factors listed in the Asset Qualifications, they must also clearly demonstrate in writing at the time of application how they meet these factors.

Candidates will be advised on their individual results in this advertised appointment process by email.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:

. Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team
. Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed
. Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience
. Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

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.