Policy Officer Recruitment Programme (PORP)

Work environment

The Policy Officer Recruitment Programme (PORP) is a three-year development programme designed to recruit and develop talented individuals to meet the unique demands of the defence policy environment and become well-rounded public servants. Training is carried out through in-house learning opportunities, mentoring, and participation in special projects as well as classroom and on-line courses.

Candidates selected for a PORP position are offered an indeterminate position with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa.

For more information on the programme, please visit: http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/jobs-civilian/policy-officer.page

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff five (5) positions in the PORP on a indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB or Bilingual non-imperative BBB/BBB.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar positions with various tenures in the Department of National Defence (DND), with various linguistic profiles and security profiles. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens residing in Canada or abroad.

Positions to be filled: 5

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

ED1: Graduation with a Master's degree in history, political science, international affairs, public administration, law, sociology, economics or other security and defence related disciplines from a recognized university.

Candidates currently completing a Master's degree will be considered. They must demonstrate they are able to complete all the requirements of their current studies program to obtain their Master's degree by 30 June 2018.

Candidates must have an acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Note: Candidates must demonstrate their specialization in economics, sociology or statistics by:
- Indicating that they have taken at least one university course in one of these subject areas; or
- Describing a combination of education, training and/or experience in one of these subject areas.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1: Experience researching, analyzing and writing on subjects related to security and defence, international affairs or public policy.

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

Various language requirements
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB;
- Bilingual Non-imperative BBB/BBB.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

K1: Knowledge of current Canadian defence policy.
K2: Knowledge of current domestic security and defence issues.
K3: Knowledge of current international security and defence issues.

ABILITY

A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing (the ability to clearly present complex issues in writing in a manner that is concise, accurate, complete, and understandable).
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally (the ability to clearly present complex issues verbally in a manner that is concise, accurate, complete, and understandable).
A3: Ability to conduct research, analyze and synthesize information (the ability to effectively research and analyze a broad range of complex information and identify the fundamental issues in order to propose sound options and make appropriate recommendations).
A4: Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines (the ability to achieve results while managing large amounts of information, competing demands and/or changing priorities under tight timelines).
A5: Ability to work in teams (the ability to work collaboratively with others to build supportive and working relationships where people actively share information, rely on each other's expertise and deliver on commitments).

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

PS1: Commitment to Excellence (the ability to consistently deliver timely, high quality products and to consistently be a productive member of the team).
PS2: Values and Ethics (the ability to foster and support the principles and values of the organization and of the Public Service).
PS3: Judgement (the ability to perceive a situation correctly, to make appropriate, logical and practical decisions in accordance with circumstances and context).
PS4: Leadership (the capacity to effectively influence the opinions, attitudes and behaviours of others).
PS5: Adaptability (the capacity to adjust own behaviours in order to work efficiently and effectively in light of new information, changing situations and/or different environments).
PS6: Initiative (the capacity to conceive and initiate new activities, to proceed with creativity to influence events and outcomes and to be accountable for personal professional development).

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

The Department of National Defence (DND) is committed to having a skilled, diversified workforce reflective of Canadian society, to the equitable representation of women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities, and to the reasonable accommodation of special needs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Willingness to be assigned to various divisions in the organization based on operational requirements and/or developmental needs.
- Ability and willingness to travel, including to deployed operations

Conditions of employment

- A Reliability Status; a Secret Security Clearance; a Secret Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance; OR a Top Secret Security Clearance (position dependant).
- Take and subscribe to the oath or solemn affirmation (for individuals appointed from outside the Public Service only).
- The ability and willingness to work overtime frequently and on short notice.

Candidates must meet and maintain the above noted conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Other information

1. Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and must make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact person indicated on this job advertisement.

2. Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time. Applicants can also modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

3. Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or your application (if applicable).

4. Persons 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.

5. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed via a written examination, an interview and reference checks. Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position.

6. Reference checks will be conducted. It is your responsibility to provide information where requested in the screening questionnaire.

7. Candidates must provide proof of education credentials: Master's degree or proof that they are able to complete all the requirements of their current studies program to obtain their Master's degree by 30 June 2018 (i.e. letter from department head).

8. Please note that all information received throughout the staffing process and all communications relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

9. Throughout the selection process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this selection process and as a result, you will not be considered further.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).

Thank you for considering a career with the Department of National Defence.

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.