ANTICIPATORY: Human Resources Advisor - Staffing

Important messages

The organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

How to Apply

Respond to Screening Questions.

You will be invited to clearly demonstrate, as a candidate, if/how you meet each of the screening criteria by answering the questions in the Screening Questions section of the application. This may take more time than applying to a standard process so please think about saving your information regularly to keep from losing your work.

We strongly encourage you, when providing your answers, to provide concrete examples to illustrate how you meet each criterion identified in the questions.

When drafting your responses to the experience qualifications, we encourage you to follow this format:

1. Your answers must include where, when and how you obtained the required experience.
2. Your answers must include the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s).

By providing the required information in the suggested format, you will ensure that the assessors are in a position to assess the depth, complexity and scope of your experience.

Asset Qualifications (Other Qualifications Section)

You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task listed in the section entitled "Other Qualifications". Responding “NO” to one or more of these non-essential experience questions will not result in the rejection of your application. If you answer “YES” to a non-essential experience question, you should provide information in the format mentioned above to ensure that the assessors are in a position to assess the depth, complexity and scope of your experience. This will ensure that you can be considered for a specific appointment where asset qualifications would be used.

Work environment

The Human Resources Unit at the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) is looking for a Staffing Advisor on an indeterminate basis. If you are a dynamic person with new ideas and you are at ease in working in a changing environment, you should apply.

The successful candidate will need to establish partnership with the group clients in order to understand their needs and for you to propose viable options in staffing. Also, you will work jointly with the Classification Advisor and the Financial Management Advisor.

We are located downtown Ottawa near bus station (OC Transpo and STO).

Intent of the process

A fully or partially assessed pool may be created and may be used to staff similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various bilingual linguistic requirements, tenures and security clearances within the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC). All other federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this selection process to appoint a candidate to a similar position within their organization.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

*Indeterminate incumbents of position in the PE group on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice*** and recommendations in staffing or recruitment in an operational context.

*’Recent experience’ is defined as having been acquired within the last three (3) years.
**'Significant experience' will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities and the level of responsibilities related to the required experience.
***Strategic advice may be on planning, consulting, researching, analysing or implementation of human resources strategies.

Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering on deadlines in an environment with shifting deadlines and priorities.

Experience in researching, analyzing information and providing recommendations to clients in the field of human resources.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

Experience in providing advice to a client group in staffing in an operational environment within the Federal Public Service.

Experience in project management.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of legislative framework relating to staffing in the Federal Public Service.

COMPETENCIES

Service orientation
Adaptability
Integrity
Thinking things through
Influence skills
Action management
Communication

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The work is done in an operational environment where priorities are changing and where you must be able to work under pressure on a daily basis.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will 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.

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

Proof of your education credentials will be required at a later date. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information : http://www.cicic.ca/383/foreign-credential-recognition.canada.

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.

Asset qualifications may be used for the screening or when selecting candidates for appointment, therefore, if you meet the asset experience qualification(s) listed above, please be sure to clearly demonstrate this in your application.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

Your résumé and screening questions may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Candidates from outside the public service will be responsible for all travel costs associated with this selection process.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line or persons without access to the internet are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Only on-line applications will be accepted in order to take advantage of the many benefits of using the electronic recruitment system. Some of the benefits for applicants include:
- modify your application/resume at any time before the closing date;
- complete screening questions which will highlight your qualifications to the hiring manager;
- verify the status of your application and notification(s), at any time, and
- be notified electronically of assessment details and results.

Top-down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. The selection board may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.

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.