Program Officer (Anticipatory)

Important messages

All applicants that apply to this Selection process 2017-RSN-EA-ES-179098 and/or 2017-RSN-EA-ES-179098-1 need to reapply to this Selection process 2017-RSN-EA-ES-179098-2

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing
leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation.
We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen.
That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural
Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of
career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to
learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by
offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

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, French
Essential, English or French 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.

A covering letter in 4,000 words (maximum) "NOTE: You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and other qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION."

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. Employerapproved
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 liaising with stakeholders or clients
Experience in analyzing data, conducting research,
synthesizing information and preparing reports
Experience in the planning, developing, managing
and/or delivery of a program
* Experience is defined as work-related experience
of a minimum of two (2) years.

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

Experience developing or delivering energy efficiency initiatives or programs
Experience developing or delivering programs related to energy-using
equipment or to one or more of the following sectors: commercial and
institutional buildings, residential buildings, industry, transportation.
Experiencing reviewing documents related to energy efficiency in commercial
and institutional buildings.
Experience in working with contribution agreements
Experience in using Microsoft Excel to analyze data
Experience in developing communications and marketing material, or
managing publication plans
Experience with developing content for social media.
Experience in creating, designing and updating websites to meet the
Government of Canada’s Common Look and Feel (CLF) 2.0 guidelines and Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standards
Experience in project management involving communications, publications,
newsletters or Web sites

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

Various language requirements
Language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French
Essential and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC)

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 analyze, research and synthesize information
Ability to plan, develop, manage and deliver program activities
Ability to provide service excellence to internal and external clients

Effective Interpersonal Skills
Initiative
Judgement
Reliability
Thoroughness

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

Willingness and ability to work flexible hours including overtime
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally
Willingness and ability to work long hours in front of a computer

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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.

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

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.

Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications, depending on the
requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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

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

Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization, when contacted, and they will provide you with the necessary information.

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.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications
must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original
documents only).

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates
via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include
communication of screening results and 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.

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.

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of
this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be
contacted.

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.