Project Officer, Intellectual Property (IP) Databases ***ANTICIPATORY***

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various tenure, linguistic and security requirements within the Federal Public Service in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma OR an employer-approved alternatives. (See note 1)

Note 1: A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma: OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
E1. Recent* and significant** experience in project management;
E2. Recent* and significant** experience in conducting User Acceptance Testing;
E3. Recent* and significant** experience in providing technical e-services guidance to clients on web-based applications and databases;
E4. Recent* and significant** experience collecting, analyzing and presenting data and statistics from multiple sources of information to senior managers*** and staff;
E5. Experience in liaising with technical support staff as well as external clients.

* Recent experience is defined as having been acquired within the last three (3) years.
** Significant experience is defined as depth and breadth of experience that would normally be associated with the performance of the duties as a major function for one (1) year.
***Senior management is defined as Director General and above.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
EA1. Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in a specialty relevant to the position being staffed;
EA2. Experience in developing training tools;
EA3. Recent and significant experience in the use of databases and spreadsheets, particularly in extracting information, conducting research and/or running queries;
EA4. Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.

* Recent experience is defined as having been acquired within the last three (3) years.
** Significant experience is defined as depth and breadth of experience that would normally be associated with the performance of the duties as a major function for one (1) year.

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

English or French
English or French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
K1. Knowledge of project stage-gate governance processes;
K2. Knowledge of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s structure, mandate and functions.

ABILITIES:
A1. Ability to work under pressure to achieve results;
A2. Ability to analyze and solve problems;
A3. Ability to communicate effectively orally;
A4. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
PS1. Dependability
PS2. Judgement
PS3. Initiative
PS4. Adaptability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness to work overtime as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

You will be required to show how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE requirements for both the ESSENTIAL and ASSET QUALIFICATIONS, if applicable, for the initial screening through your résumé and in answering online screening questions. It is your responsibility to PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples.

Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the online screening questions. As such, information on your described experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé.

Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates. For instance, screening questions and résumés may be used to assess the following essential merit criteria: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Proof of education credentials will be requested later in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials will be required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Please consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Depending on the number of candidates, CIPO’s needs and CIPO Human Resource plans, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down selection process, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Preference may be given to candidates based on the depth and breadth of their experience.

Please note that only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Candidates who are screened in to this selection process will be sent further information regarding what to expect during subsequent phases of this selection process.

Where an e-mail address is provided, the Selection Board may choose to communicate with candidates by e-mail to provide or request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. Please include a valid e-mail address that you check frequently, if you have one. Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Travel costs for the assessment are the responsibility of the candidate.

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.