FCAC wants to recruit top talent for various administrative positions! Challenge accepted?

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

We want to attract top talent, therefore we are focusing on your experience and competencies. To apply for this process, you:
• Don’t need to provide a cover letter (just a resume)
• Don't need to meet ALL the experiences listed below
• Answer pre-selection questions online

Although this advertisement is opened until March, 2019, we invite you to apply as soon as possible as we intend on filling some positions very quickly.

Duties

FCAC is looking to staff various administrative and support type positions. We promise that:

• You will play a large part in the effectiveness of the Agency. You’ll be helping to keep all the wheels turning!
• Every day is different. You’ll provide support for whatever help is needed at the Agency on that day!
• You get to meet a variety of different people. You’ll be interacting with everyone from administrative/support officers to senior executives!

If this sounds like an interesting challenge, apply below!

Work environment

FCAC is a separate agency that offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core federal public service. In addition, you will benefit from a minimum of four (4) weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and be eligible for an annual performance pay. We have our own classification system (RE and REX).

We are a passionate, enthusiastic and innovative team are committed to protecting consumers by supervising federally regulated financial entities and by strengthening the financial literacy of Canadians. With a team of 100 employees and plans to grow, we strive to give you opportunities to meet your personal and professional goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace. We are located in downtown Ottawa.

If you are motivated, strategic and creative and want to join a dynamic team, FCAC is definitely for you!

Intent of the process

From this process, we may establish a pool of candidates for use in staffing a variety of positions at various levels with various tenures, language requirements and security levels.

We may appoint candidates by applying one or more of the following criteria:
• breadth, depth, type of specific asset experience
• matching individual experience assets or qualifications to the Agency’s needs
• level of one or more competencies/qualifications

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 (Note 1)

Note 1: The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are: a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in providing administrative support services in an office environment*

*Administrative support services is defined as, but not limited to: managing calendars/emails; writing agendas and minutes for meetings; scheduling and organizing meetings; making travel and hospitality arrangements/claims; ensuring the distribution, control and filing of documents/correspondence; and other related duties.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Building Business Relationships
Innovative Thinking
Results Oriented
Service Orientation

Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

1) Experience in performing tasks related to financial information or financial documents (e.g. budget tracking and forecasting, acquisition card reconciliation or petty cash)

2) Experience coordinating administrative activities in the office of a senior manager (director-level and above)

3) Experience scheduling and organizing travel arrangements, or processing claims

4) Experience in editing, proofreading or verifying correspondence or reports

5) Experience providing contracting or procurement support services

6) Experience providing accommodations, telecommunications and/or security services

7) Experience in project management and project coordination activities

8) Experience with a correspondence tracking system

9) Experience working in a fast-paced or high volume environment (e.g. call center, help line, marketing, sales, or surveys)

10) Experience working in a IM and/or IT environment

11) Experience providing support in the processing of access to information requests

12) Experience working in a human resources environment

13) Experience working in a legal or law enforcement environment

Other qualifications specific to the position being staffed may be applicable

Willingness and availability to work overtime at peak periods

Operational requirements specific to the position being staffed may be applicable

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

Conditions of employent specific to the position being staffed may be applicable

Other information

You may be assessed using a variety of tools (email communication, online test, written examination, interview, presentation, recent and past performance assessment, reference check, etc.).

You are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of your choice. Please indicate in your application your preferred official language.

All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System online. To submit an application on-line, please click on "APPLY ONLINE" below.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process and to contact 1-800-645-5605 prior to the closing date.

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.