Senior Human Resources Advisor Centre Expertise (Labour Relations) ---AMENDMENT

Update: Please note that the third experience under the Essential Qualifications has been changed:
Recent* and significant** experience in managing grievances, complaints and/or recourses.

Important messages

You MUST provide a cover letter. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or to provide a list of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Use the wording of each experience criterion as a header and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how you meet these.

Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET EACH FACTOR OF THE SCREENING CRITERIA FOR ALL ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

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

The Asset Qualifications contained in the Statement of Merit Criteria may be used as a screening/assessment tool. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements and of various tenures (e.g. Indeterminate, determinate, acting).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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, organization development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

NOTE: Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the PE group on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level described 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 guidance on complex labour relations matters.

Recent* and significant** experience in interpreting collective agreements and Human Resources policies.

Recent* and significant** experience in managing grievances, complaints and/or recourses.

Experience in dealing with bargaining agents.

Experience in preparing reports, briefing notes or ministerial correspondence for senior management***.

Experience in preparing and delivering training sessions to various levels of employees and managers.

NOTE: Recent* and significant** experience means experience that is normally associated with the completion of such tasks for a minimum of three (3) years in the five (5) last years.

*** Senior management refers to holders of positions at the Director General or above.

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

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in providing advice and recommendations on labour relations issues within the federal public service.

Experience in project management.

Experience in conflict resolution, negotiation, adjudication, mediation, or facilitation.

Experience in providing advice and guidance to management on disability management cases.

Experience in developing and implementing human resources strategies, policies and guidelines.

Experience in supervising and providing coaching to HR Advisors and/or HR Assistants.

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 the relevant legislations, guidelines, policies and practices relating to labour relations.

Knowledge of current trends and initiatives in Human Resources.

ABILITY:

Ability to work under pressure and effectively balance competing workload priorities in order to meet tight deadlines.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Client Focus;

Conceptual Thinking;

Effective Interactive Communication (orally and in writing);

Impact and Influence;

Teamwork and Cooperation.

Other information

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.