Director, Credit Risk Division (REX-07)

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LOCATION:
Toronto-based position. There is a possibility that the successful candidate may be able to work remotely from one of the OSFI offices across Canada; the one closest to their place of residence. Working remotely will require travel to Toronto.

Duties

The Director, Credit Risk Division is responsible for the identification of credit related risks and controls in financial institutions regulated by OSFI. Duties include leading staff in conducting on–site examinations and credit monitoring activities of financial institutions. In addition, the Director is responsible for providing consulting advice on credit issues to other OSFI divisions, and the executive group. Leading, developing, and coaching staff are key responsibilities of this position.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to fill one indeterminate position on a Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC) basis.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which may be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles (English essential, Bilingual Imperative, Bilingual Non-Imperative), security profiles (reliability or secret) and various tenures (term, indeterminate, assignment, acting and deployment), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree with specialization in commerce, accounting, business, finance, economics or other relevant field OR an acceptable combination of education, experience and/or training.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent, comprehensive, and significant experience in the financial services industry* in one or more of the following areas:
- Credit risk management (e.g. adjudication or oversight)
- Lending/credit underwriting
- Audit of credit risk activities
- Supervisory and/or regulatory experience
● Recent and significant experience in assessing risk management practices and identifying key risk areas in financial institutions.
● Recent experience in leading/managing or developing/coaching staff.

*Financial services industry experience is defined as experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (Immediate Intent)

The immediate intent of this process is to fill one indeterminate position on a Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC) basis.

This process MAY be used to staff various linguistic profiles (English Essential, Bilingual Imperative, Bilingual Non-Imperative).

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

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of economic, financial and business indicators which impact credit risk.
● Knowledge of financial institutions’ business units, products, and services with particular emphasis on credit risk.
● Knowledge of the oversight and control functions in financial institutions including Risk Management, Senior and Operational Management, Internal Audit, Board, and other areas with particular emphasis on credit risk.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Impact and Influence
● Critical Thinking
● Change Leadership
● Developing Others

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

ASSET EDUCATION
● An MBA, CA, CGA, CMA, CFA, or other relevant designation.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
● Experience resolving complex risk management issues affecting multiple stakeholders.
● Experience in making presentations to senior management.
● Experience with corporate and/or commercial credit.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● Sound knowledge of relevant governing legislation.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Results Orientation
● Innovation
● Working as a Team
● Excellent Oral Communication Skills
● Excellent Written Communication Skills

Organizational Needs: In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
● Travel is required for this position.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Agreement to be deployed into another REX position within OSFI at the same level.

Other information

Applicants must clearly demonstrate using concrete examples, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable. Applicants must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement, as well as time lines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year).

Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you request special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

To submit an application online, please click on the button "Apply Online" below.

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.