Program Officer, Various (ANTICIPATORY)

Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Science and Risk Assessment Directorate is seeking energetic and dynamic individuals with broad business experience and good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills. If you are looking for a work environment with progressive roles and the opportunity to make a difference, then this group is a good fit for you. ECCC invests in the professional development of its employees. If successful, you will be provided the opportunity to focus on critical programs and projects and to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Take this opportunity to invest in yourself and become part of a community focused on improving the lives of Canadians.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY: A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff similar positions with various language requirements (English Essential, French essential or Bilingual) and profiles (BBB/BBB and CBC/CBC), security requirements and/or tenures (indeterminate, specified period, assignment/secondment, acting appointment and extension of acting appointment), within Environment and Climate Change Canada in the National Capital Region.

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)

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution OR a successful completion of an acceptable post-secondary educational program and an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience relevant to the position being staffed.

Definitions:
1). Degree: A baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

2). Recognized post-secondary institution: A public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

* It is the responsibility of the candidate who does not possess a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution to explain how his/her individual combination of education, training and/or experience is equivalent to a university degree.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in delivering client services.

Experience coordinating in consultation, collaboration or relationship-building inter-organizationally (e.g. government, corporation, non-governmental organization, or international).

Experience in planning and managing projects.

Experience in drafting and maintaining business procedures (such as standard operating procedures).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

Experience providing advice to industry or the public.

Experience working in a multidisciplinary team of scientific and technical specialists.

Experience in training or developing training materials.

Experience coordinating and participating in quality assurance and quality control of software or data reports.

Experience using JIRA case management software (version 5.0 or above).

Experience with Nuxeo document management software (version 5.5 or newer).

Experience in preparing web pages and documents for web publication using Adobe Experience Manager.

Experience in administration or configuration of Jira case management software (version 6.0 or above).

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Parts 5 and 6 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and its guiding principles.

ABILITY

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

Ability to interpret, analyze and recommend changes to procedures and technical data or program-related documents;

Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage priorities

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginals, Persons with a Disability or visible minority.

Willingness to work overtime as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605 and press '0' for assistance.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

The onus is on candidates to demonstrate that they meet all of the above qualifications in order to receive further consideration.

A written exam may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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.

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.