Manager, Corporate Security

Important messages

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY PROCESS - A pool of fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada at the AS-07 group and level with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), various linguistic requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (i.e. Reliability, Secret, Top Secret), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

This pool may also be used to staff similar positions in other organizations within the core public administration.

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

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)

Graduation with a diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or and acceptable combination of education, training, and/ or experience in a field relevant to the position being staffed**.

**The experience/training required must be related to security and/or emergency management services and relevant to the position being staffed. A successful applicant is one who has at least six years of experience specifically in the context of security management.

Degree equivalency

- Recent* and significant** experience in developing and implementing the application of departmental security, policies, and procedures.
- Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to senior management.
- Recent* and significant** experience in managing two of the following program: corporate security, physical security, business continuity management, security screening.
- Recent* and significant** experience in managing human and financial resources.

*Recent means the individual conducted the duties within the last 2 years.
**Significant means the individual conducted the duties for a minimum of 2 years over the past 5 years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

- Knowledge of the Policy on Government Security and its related directives and standards.
- Knowledge of methods and techniques of how to conduct security risk assessments, security audits and inspections.

- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize projects and meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to prepare briefing notes and/or memoranda for senior management.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

- Create Vision and Strategy
- Mobilize People
- Uphold Integrity and Respect
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change
- Achieve Results

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

- Experience in corporate security and/or emergency management and its command system.
- Recent* and significant** experience in physical security as it relates to infrastructure.
- Experience of participating in a coordinated interdepartmental security incident response.
- Experience in leading the development of emergency related exercises.

*Recent means the individual conducted the duties within the last 2 years.
**Significant means the individual conducted the duties for a minimum of 2 years
over the past 5 years.

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance

Other information

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. 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.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.


Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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/.

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.

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the candidates.

The breadth and depth of experience may be considered when making selections from the qualified pool and in determining the "best fit" for the organization.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.