Senior Labour Relations Advisor **Amendment to closing date**

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*** INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW ***

You must submit a complete application, consisting of screening questions which clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education and experience) and a résumé. The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process and the résumé will only be used to substantiate the information provided. Please note that point form, “copy and paste" from your resume and comments such “refer to my attached resume” will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide this information in the requested format WILL result in your application being rejected.

FOR EACH ESSENTIAL and ASSET CRITERION (that you possess), please provide concrete examples and the following MANDATORY information:
1. Name of the organization where the experience was acquired and your position (WHERE);
2. Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions WHEN);
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired (HOW).

Work environment

Looking for a new challenge or opportunity? You should consider joining the Labour Relations team of the Department of Justice Canada. The Department is a medium-sized department with around 5,000 employees. Roughly one half of departmental staff are lawyers. The other half is made up of a broad range of professionals, including paralegals, program managers, communications specialists, administrative services personnel, computer service professionals, and financial officers.

The Labour Relations team is currently composed of energetic, professional and dedicated individuals and is structured in virtual team across Canada. Those who join us will have the opportunity to work on both departmental projects as well as operational projects, which means that each Senior Labour Relations Advisor not only has his / her own client portfolio, but works also to develop ministerial initiatives. By joining our team, you can expect to find a dynamic group of experienced advisors who enjoy exchanges on a variety of interesting files.

Since the position to be filed is located in downtown Ottawa, the Human Resources Branch is easily accessible by public transit and close to all amenities. We want you in our team!

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to staff one vacant indeteminate, CBC/CBC bilingual imperative position and a one year term BBB/BBB bilingual imperative position.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates resulting from this process will be established to fill similar positions with various tenures (temporary or permanent) and various bilingual imperative requirements only.

Positions to be filled: 2

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:

Ed. Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

NOTE: Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing PE positions and positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions. This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to PE positions after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before October 1, 1999. The positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions are those that meet the Treasury Board definition for the PE occupational group.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

EX1. Significant* experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to management** on issues related to labour relations.
EX2. Experience in the creation and maintenance of effective relationships in collaboration with union representatives.
EX3. Experience in the interpretation of legislation and policies related to Labour Relations including collective agreements.
EX4. Experience in writing briefing notes, grievance replies or other labour relations documentation for management**

* Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with a combination of the time (approximately of three (3) years) associated with having performed the functions and the type of work (scope, breadth and complexity) linked to the core responsibilities according to this essential qualification. Clear and specific examples must be provided by the candidate at the time of completing their application.

** Management is defined as Director’s level or above.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE:

AEx1. Experience in delivering presentations or training sessions.
AEx2. Experience in preparing for adjudication.

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

Bilingual - Imperative

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 legislation, policies and jurisprudence related to Labour Relations.
K2. Knowledge of the current priorities in the Federal Government and their impact on human resources.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

COMP1. Thinking Things Through
COMP2. Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
COMP3. Working Effectively with Others
COMP4. Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
COMP5. Client Service Orientation
COMP6. Written Communication
COMP7. Oral Communication

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. We encourage candidates to provide a second e-mail address in their application.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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.