Contract Officer

Important messages

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

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.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff a number of positions in the Summits Management Office.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within the Summits Management Office (DSMX) with various language requirements and/or various linguistic profiles (see "Official Language Proficiency" section). Tenures may vary according to the positions being staffed.

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
- A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience in providing advice and recommendations on procurement issues in the Federal Government with medium complexity procurement** process.
- Recent experience* in preparing documentation for the procurement of services in the Federal Government, such as: Contracts, Requests for Proposals, Request for Quotes, and awarding contracts with medium complexity procurement** process.
- Recent experience* in reviewing and recommending improvements, advice on Statement of Work and Evaluation criteria and method of procurement with medium complexity procurement** process.
- Recent experience* in using PSPC or SSC procurement tools such as standing offers or supply arrangements with medium complexity procurement** process.
- Experience in using SAP in MM Module.

*Recent experience is defined as having performed similar task within the last year.

**Medium complexity procurement is defined as procurements involving two (2) of the
following attributes:
• Multi-year
• Multi-client
• More than $500K
• Sensitive in nature
• Multiple procurements related to the same project

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the requirements (i.e. legislation, regulations, directives, policies, practices & trade agreements) pertaining to procurement and contracting of goods and services in the federal government.
- Knowledge of tools mandatory public service and supply Canada.
- Knowledge of the Government’s Electronic Tendering Service (GETS).

ABILITIES
- Ability to analyze and make recommendations on issues related to contracting and procurement.
- Ability to work under pressure and with changing priorities within tight deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Judgement
- Dependability
- Client Service Orientation
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Discretion

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Willingness to be able to travel for short periods of time and on short notice.
- Willingness to be able to work overtime on short notice.

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages).

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

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

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.