Support Services Coordinator

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Please note that candidates must submit an application via the Public Service Jobs website at Canada.ca/GCjobs. If you are unable to submit online, please contact Cynthia Lascelle before the closing date.

Our immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate position (English Essential). A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions, at a future date.

Work environment

The Northwest Territories Regional Office (NWTRO) is responsible for the prosecution of all federal offences in the NWT. The regional headquarters is located in Yellowknife. Communities throughout the NWT are served by circuit in both the Territorial and Supreme Court and prosecutors travel by air to some twenty communities.

The NWTRO is a small office that relies on its members being flexible to the needs of the office. The ideal Support Services Coordinator is organized, a self-starter and comfortable working in an environment with changing priorities. We are seeking a focused, friendly, and forward-thinking professional. Due to the small nature of our office you will have the chance to work with senior management and have the opportunity to develop in-depth organizational awareness. If you want to make a difference working as part of a tight-knit team, come and join us!

Yellowknife sits on the shore of Great Slave Lake, the tenth largest lake in the world. There are many attractions, seasonal festivities and plenty of activities to take part in year round for everybody to enjoy.

Positions to be filled: 1

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 acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience providing administration support services such as making travel arrangements, filing, taking minutes, processing invoices, etc.
• Experience preparing and managing various documents to support a manager or team.

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

Asset Qualifications - Experience:
• Experience in information management as it relates to a legal environment.
• Experience working with IFMS (or SAP).
• Experience making travel arrangements in accordance in with the National Joint Council’s Travel Directive.
• Experience working in a northern and isolated community, particularly in Aboriginal communities.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
• Thinking things through.
• Working effectively with others.
• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Showing initiative and being action oriented.
• Communication (verbal and in writing).
• Time management.

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

Organizational Needs:
The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status security clearance.
• Medical clearance.

Other information

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.