Environmental Notifications Operations Officer ***Amendment to Closing Date***

Work environment

At Environment and Climate Change Canada, our business is protecting the environment, conserving the country’s natural heritage and providing weather and environmental predictions to keep Canadians informed and safe.

There is no better time than now to work for Environment and Climate Change Canada and contribute to the environmental agenda. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill six (6) indeterminate positions in Montreal, Quebec.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements and profiles, security requirements and/or tenures within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Positions to be filled: 6

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)

ED1 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1 Significant and recent* experience in communicating and processing information with internal and external clients.
EX2 Experience in analyzing and synthesizing information from diverse sources into briefing materials or reports.
EX3 Experience in data entry and in the use of multiple software: Microsoft office suite (word processing, spreadsheet, email) and web-browsers.

* Significant and recent experience is defined as the experience obtained by the candidate is representative of the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a period of approximately two (2) years within the last five (5) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION - EDUCATION

AED1 Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a science relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE

AEX1 Significant and recent* experience in communicating and processing regulatory information with internal and external clients.
AEX2 Experience in communicating with federal, provincial or territorial authorities.
AEX3 Experience in analyzing information or writing reports about environmental and/or regulatory issues.
AEX4 Experience in responding to emergency type inbound calls within a call center environment.
AEX5 Experience in working in a 24/7 environment.

* Significant and recent experience is defined as the experience obtained by the candidate is representative of the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a period of approximately two (2) years within the last five (5) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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

KNOWLEDGE

K1 Knowledge of the processes involved in the management of environmental emergencies and mitigation measures to attenuate risks in order to protect the environment.
K2 Knowledge of environmental legislation and regulations regarding pollution prevention administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

ABILITIES

A1 Ability to type data efficiently and precisely.
A2 Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities and to work under pressure.
A3 Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A4 Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

PS1 Client Service Orientation
PS2 Analytical skills
PS3 Thoroughness
PS4 Ability to work independently

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

In support of achieving a representative workforce and our employment equity goals, consideration may be given to qualified candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Visible Minorities, Aboriginals and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

In an office environment, the work involves tight deadlines to feed into other activities.

The work involves wearing a headset continuously and remaining at your desk for a continued period of time.

Must be willing and able to work overtime as required, often on short notice.

The work involves remaining ready to receive and process files, regardless of the incoming volume (low or high). This means to be able to adapt to calm periods with potential delays in between incoming files and to busy periods requiring processing multiple files at once.

The work involves preparing reports that can be used in a court case.

The work involves prioritizing files in an emergency setting.

The work involves working alone during night and week-end shifts.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Work in rotating shifts from 8 to 12 hours (24/7 x 365)

Other information

The essential qualifications that are listed are mandatory. Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. An applicant may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Candidates may be required to meet asset qualifications, depending on the requirements of the position being staffed.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

A written exam and an interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure 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 indicated on this job advertisement. Candidates should be aware that confidential information such as assessment results will be communicated via the provided email. Please ensure that you check your e-mail regularly.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language (French or English) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their cover letter. Please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI in your application.

Please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI in your application if you are already an employee of the government of Canada.

Environment and Climate Change Canada will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment 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.