Senior Communications Advisor - ANTICIPATORY **AMENDMENT TO CLOSING DATE**

Work environment

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, AAFC is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY
The intent of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff future vacancies with similar indeterminate or specified period positions, with similar linguistic and security requirements at AAFC for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting or assignment/secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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 degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

NOTE: Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor’s degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
•Significant* experience in providing strategic communications advice to clients, managers and senior executives.

•Recent** experience in the development of various communications products, such as, but not limited to: speeches and/or talking points, media lines, news releases, publications, and/or marketing materials.

•Recent** experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating communications strategies, files and/or projects.

•Experience in briefing senior executives on ***complex issues, files or projects.

* “Significant experience” is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various complex**** related activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least 2 years.)

** “Recent experience” is defined as having acquired this experience within the three (3) years immediately preceding the application for this process.

*** Complex issues, files, projects or initiatives include characteristics such as the following: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, impacting several partners or stakeholders or that could yield potential for significant media or employee interest.

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

Various language requirements
•Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
•Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
•Knowledge of the Government of Canada Policy on Communications and Federal Identity.

•Knowledge of the current issues facing the agriculture sector.

•Knowledge of current trends in communication techniques.

COMPETENCIES
Writing Skills
Stress Management
Leadership
Interactive Communications
Strategic Thinking
Teamwork
Client focus
Initiative
Judgement

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

EDUCATION
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, or political science.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
•Experience in administering professional service contracts.

•Experience managing a communications project or initiative on digital platforms to interact with key audiences.

•Experience in managing communications around complex, high profile or sensitive issues, policies or programs.

•Experience in supervising staff or leading a project team.

•Experience in media relations.

•Experience in developing marketing plans and leading the implementation of complex and high profile national advertising campaigns.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
•Ability and willingness to work overtime or adjust work schedule according to organizational needs on short notice.
•Some travel may be required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

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.