Senior Manager - Official Events

Important messages

Your ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated through your cover letter.

Intent of the process

Intent of the process is to staff a position for a temporary period.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff positions within Summits Management Office with various language requirements and/or various linguistic profiles. Tenures may vary according to the positions being staffed.

Candidates must be flexible and willing to work overtime and travel on short notice. Candidates may also be asked to relocate for a short period of time to the summit site, if needed. The duration of the term may be terminated early with a month’s notice. The Summits Management Office will be responsible for paying all expenses relating to salary, transportation, accommodation and overtime worked.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 800 words (maximum) "Please explain why you are interested in working for the Official Events team in the Summits Management Office. Your cover letter must describe ‘why you would be the ideal candidate for this position’."

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 college diploma in a field related to the duties of this position or have an acceptable combination of education, professional training and experience.

Note

*Degree : A baccalaureate or higher level degree, as established by educational authorities, unless the type of credential is specified in the relevant Qualification Standard.

**Recognized post-secondary institution :A public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience in leading the planning, organization and execution of official events*.
- Experience in providing advice to management** relating to the logistics planning and execution of official events*.
- Experience in managing protocol services for official events*.
- Experience in the management of contracting processes including negotiating requirements for goods, services and resources for official events*.
- Experience in managing or leading a multidisciplinary team for the delivery of official events*.

* “Official events” include official hospitality, cultural events, official meals, and working meals for high level foreign dignitaries and Guests of Government.
** “Management” is defined as the level of director and above, or the equivalent in the private sector.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, and to manage multiple and changing situations within very tight deadlines.
- Ability to coordinate teams comprised of employees, contractors and/or partners.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Judgment
- Teamwork
- Flexibility

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Willingness and ability to relocate within Canada, for a period of up to 3 months.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice.
- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada by car, rail and air.

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Our intention is to communicate via email with candidates who will be considered. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and their second language profile.

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.