Director – Various Positions

Important messages

All applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). 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.

When answering the pre-screening questions for the education and experience requirements listed under "essential qualifications" (mandatory) and "other qualifications" (desirable), candidates must provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how they meet the qualifications. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about candidates’ experience. It is not sufficient to state the required qualifications or to list the current duties. The curriculum vitae will/may be used as a secondary source to confirm the responses provided. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Please note that candidates' responses may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are, together, the largest federal government department. DND/CAF share a unique relationship in the Government of Canada; we are the only department where military members work alongside public servants. Together, we form the Defence Team with one vision and one mission.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff positions within the Assistant Deputy Minister Human Resources-Civilian organization (ADM(HR-Civ)) on a permanent full time basis. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff positions at the EX-01 group and level with various tenures, language, and security requirements within National Defence across Canada. All federal organizations listed in the Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this selection process to staff similar positions in their organization.

The mission of ADM(HR-Civ) is to develop and implement plans, policies and programs to acquire, develop and retain top talent to effectively support the CAF in operations and meet the Defence Policy, Strong, Secure, and Engaged. To this end, the ADM(HR-Civ) organization has a critical role to play as a strategic business partner and enabler, delivering agile and effective services to the Defence Team.

National Defence is committed to building strength through diversity. Achieving a representative workforce may be identified as part of the appointment decision, and may be applied in this appointment process. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities or women could be considered in priority. Consequently, we encourage members of these designated groups to apply and to self-identify.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Candidates will be required to answer questions related to three (3) Key Leadership Competencies, namely, Promote Innovation and Guide Change (C05), Mobilize People (C02) and Achieve Results (C06). Please note that candidates' responses may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
  
  Definitions of the key leadership competencies can be found at the following link:
  https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html

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 (MANDATORY):
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (MANDATORY):
EX01. Experience* in providing strategic advice, guidance and recommendations to senior officials* on complex* issues.
EX02. Experience in developing and maintaining effective partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.
EX03. Experience providing leadership* to an organization.
EX04. Experience in managing human resources*.

*Definitions:
Experience is defined as the depth, breadth and complexity of experience that is normally acquired by performing the functions for a minimum period of three (3) consecutive years.

Senior officials include the equivalent of Director, Senior Director in the private sector, or Director General level and above in the Federal Public Service.

Complex is defined as multi-dimensional, involving many stakeholders with competing requirements and with inherent and emerging risks, sensitivities and impacts requiring a holistic approach to decision making.

Leadership is defined as the managerial responsibilities associated with the implementation of a vision by setting direction, engaging and motivating staff and stakeholders to achieve a common goal.

Managing human resources may include the following activities: supervising staff, establishing vision, priorities, establishing work plans or performance objectives, conducting performance assessments and feedback, and approving training. Applicants must also indicate the number of staff they have supervised.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES (MANDATORY):
C02: Mobilize people
C05: Promote innovation and guide change
C06: Achieve results

Definitions of the key leadership competencies can be found at the following link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html

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

EDUCATION (DESIRABLE):
Certification/Accreditation in an HR discipline or professional HR designation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (DESIRABLE):
AEX01. Experience in managing financial resources**.
AEX02. Experience in policy innovation, design, and implementation in an HR field**.
AEX03. Experience in providing direction in the delivery of services in an HR field**.
AEX04. Experience in leading and managing a regionally dispersed and multi-disciplinary team.
AEX05. Experience in the development, implementation, and management of strategies, policies or national program initiatives.
AEX06. Experience in leading, implementing or monitoring a business transformation or an organizational change management initiative.
AEX07. Experience in managing business planning, results reporting, risk management, and priorities setting.
AEX08. Experience in client service enhancement including business process improvement, performance measurement or reporting.
AEX09. Experience in collective agreement negotiations or the management of Canadian Human Rights complaints.
AEX10. Experience liaising with a Minister’s office.
AEX11. Experience managing Ministerial, DM or other senior-level governance committees.
AEX12. Experience in screening, controlling, and coordinating material and information flowing in a Minister's or Deputy Minister's office.
AEX13. Experience in the development of strategic guidance and processes within legislative and regulatory frameworks.

**Definitions :
Managing financial resources may include the following activities: full delegation for a budget, being responsible for financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed directly.

Human resources (HR) field include the areas of: staffing, planning, classification, compensation, labour relations, learning and development, workplace management (e.g, wellness, disability management, etc.), performance management, or other related disciplines.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative with various profiles (i.e. CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC)

Candidates (those currently employed in the Federal Public Service only) who have valid second language evaluation (SLE) results are to provide proof of their test results. It is the responsibility of those candidates who do not have their results to obtain them from the Public Service Commission at http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/test-examen-result/result-eng.htm

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES (MANDATORY):
C01: Create vision and strategy
C03: Uphold integrity and respect
C04: Collaborate with partners and stakeholders

Definitions of the key leadership competencies can be found at the following link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html

ABILITIES (MANDATORY):
A01. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A02. Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

KNOWLEDGE (DESIRABLE):
AK01. Knowledge of current and emerging people management issues, trends, and priorities of the Government of Canada.
AK02. Knowledge of legislation, policies, and practices in an HR field* in the Federal Public Service.
AK03. Knowledge of key Government of Canada human resources priorities, issues and initiatives in the Public Service of Canada.

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 in an environment that frequently involves a high degree of stress and time pressure.
Willingness to travel and/or work overtime on occasion when required.

Conditions of employment

Security: Secret or Top Secret security clearance

Managers may establish other conditions of employment specific to the position(s) being staffed.

Other information

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

ACCOMMODATION:
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.

ASSESSMENT:
We ask that all candidates make themselves available for each step of the process and provide requested information promptly.

Re-scheduling of assessments will ONLY be granted in emergency cases with appropriate supporting documentation (i.e. medical certificate to certify illness, proof of international travel etc).

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process (such as, written examination, standardized test, work samples, interview, references, etc) to assess the qualifications.

Recent and past performance evaluations may be used as part of the assessment. Accordingly, you may be required to submit a copy of your last two Performance Ratings/Evaluations as part of this selection process. Please be prepared to provide such documentation should it be requested from the selection board.

Indeterminate incumbents of EX-01 level positions as of January 1, 2016 are deemed to meet the minimum EX Group Qualification Standard for deployment. As part of this advertised process, management may re-assess some or all of the Key Leadership Competencies comprising the EX Group Qualification Standard.

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 worked with candidates for at least one (1) year within the last five (5) years.

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (those currently employed in the Federal Public Service only), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the candidates. All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, will be used to assess the candidates.

The Simulations for the Selection of Executives (SELEX) may be administered.

RANDOM SELECTION:
In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, random selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further considered.

TOP DOWN APPROACH:
Selection decisions may be based on the level, breadth or degree of qualifications achieved in one or more qualifications; for example, preference may be given to the candidate that has scored highest on a specific qualification or combination of qualifications.

A cut-off score screening approach may be undertaken. Applicants who meet the essential experience criteria may be ranked according to the depth and breadth of experience they possess. Only the top ranking applicants may be invited to the next phase of assessment. Asset criteria and/or organizational needs may also be applied at the screening stage.

EDUCATION:
Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

For the purpose of personnel selection, the federal Public Service will accept any international education credentials which are recognized by a Canadian educational institution. For information on how to obtain an assessment of such an educational, professional and/or occupational credentials, consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at https://www.cicdi.ca/927/Identify-the-organization-responsible-for-recognition.canada

You will be required to provide proof of your credentials.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

If you are a person employed in the Federal Public Service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your PRI on your resume and/or application form.

Candidates who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application.

Candidates may/will be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, 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, and thus are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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

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.