Careers in Program, Service and Procurement - Post-Secondary Recruitment

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Is your passion in Programs, Services, or Procurement? Connect with your future career and make a difference in the Federal Public Service!

Apply today to connect with career opportunities across the country! Did you know that there are many career opportunities for you that hiring managers could staff through this inventory? Here are a few examples:

- Communication Officer
- Procurement Officer
- Human Resources Assistant
- Change Agent
- Office Coordinator
- Contracting Management Services Officer
- Passport Officer
- Policy Officer
- Program Officer
- Project Coordinator

Intent of the process

This inventory will be managed by the Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) and used by various federal government organizations. If contacted, candidates may be further assessed, if deemed necessary, for the job to be filled.

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)

Hiring managers are looking for you if you have a degree, applied degree or diploma (already obtained OR will be obtained by June 30, 2018) from a recognized post-secondary institution (e.g. college, CEGEP, university) with at least one of the specializations* listed in the following categories:

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE: Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Financial Accounting, Insurance Management, Public Finance

ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: Area and Cultural Studies, Arts, Canadian Studies, Counselling, Criminology, Native Studies, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Welfare and Social Work, Sociology

BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION: Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Relations, Management, Office Administration, Procurement and Contracting, Project Management, Public Administration, Purchasing, Secretarial Studies

COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES: Communications, Languages, Linguistics, Public Relations, Translation — English to French, Translation — French to English, Translation and Interpretation

LAW AND PROTECTION SERVICES: Aboriginal Studies Law, Administrative Law, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies, Correctional Services, Criminal Law, Customs Administration, Emergency Management, Law, Law and Enforcement, Law and Security Administration, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Police and Law Enforcement, Public Law, Safety/Security Management

LIBRARY SERVICES: Library Technician, Documentation Techniques and Archiving

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: Mathematics, Statistics, Survey and Research

*PLEASE NOTE: Our system uses an automatic education screening functionality; select all the specializations you have among those listed above.

Degree equivalency

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

During the application process you will be asked to respond to a series of questions about your experience through detailed examples. Experience may be demonstrated through employment, volunteer work, student employment and/or scholastic activity or achievement.

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

Various language requirements

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

Competencies:
- Reasoning
- Judgement

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Tests

How and when will I be assessed?

- You will receive an unsupervised internet test (PSEE UIT 370) at the end of October to be completed within a five (5) day window.

- If you are successful at the unsupervised test, you will be invited to the supervised in-person test (PSEE 371) that will be administered starting in November 2017.

For more information on these tests, the testing process and assessment accommodation, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/graduates/post-secondary-recruitment/exams-and-assessment-accommodation.html

Other information

Give yourself the best chance to succeed!

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance during an assessment, such as a test or interview, you may require an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed so candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities.

To request an assessment accommodation or if you have questions, including the physical environment of the exam room, please contact us as soon as possible at

Each request will be individually reviewed. You will be asked to provide information regarding your limitations. If needed, professional documentation could be requested to determine the appropriate accommodation measures. For more information about assessment accommodation, please visit our website at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/graduates/post-secondary-recruitment/exams-and-assessment-accommodation.html

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.