Program Officer

Important messages

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (Acting, Assignment, Determinate, Indeterminate, Secondment and Specified period), various linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative), language requirements (English Essential and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.)), various security requirements, various conditions of employment and for various locations.

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)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives. Employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma:
• a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma. OR
• an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in administering a program or service.
Experience in liaising with stakeholders or clients.
Experience in assisting with the preparation of statistical and narrative reports for senior managers.
Experience using a database and manipulating information in Microsoft excel.

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

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

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
Ability to negotiate.
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
Ability to provide administrative support for a program.

Effective Interpersonal Skills
Initiative
Judgement
Dependability
Thoroughness
Adaptability

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

Experience in administering an energy efficiency or alternative energy program.
Experience working in the commercial and institutional buildings sector.
Experience in communications and marketing principles and techniques.
Experience managing or developing content for websites.

Willingness and ability to work flexible hours including overtime.
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the screening stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Other information

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

A top down approach may be used to assess and/or appoint candidates.

Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be conducted.
A written examination may be administered.

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

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions. Candidates may request to informally discuss their elimination at any point during the process.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN EXTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH PUBLISERVICE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS SELECTION PROCESS. CANDIDATES MUST APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE RESOURCING SYSTEM (PSRS): JOBS.GC.CA.

Those selected for an interview should be prepared to provide the names of their references. Some or all of these individuals may be contacted. References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

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). If you do not wish to receive your results by email, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Proof of education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the 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.cicdi.ca/. You may use CICIC’s on-line form at http://cicic.ca/691/ask-us-a-question.canada

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.