Regional Emergency Management Program Manager

Important messages

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) in the screening questions. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how and when they have met the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one indeterminate position. A pool of qualified candidates will be created. The results of this advertisement may also be used to staff similar positions on a permanent or temporary basis.

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

ED1: A post-secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1: Recent and Significant** experience in delivering, monitoring, and evaluating emergency management programs or projects and making recommendations on delivery aspects of these programs or projects to Senior Management.
EX2: Recent and Significant** experience in the development or review of emergency or incident response plans.
EX3: Experience in the coordination, delivery or evaluation of emergency management training or emergency exercises.
EX4: Experience working within an Emergency Coordination Centre (or Emergency Operations Centre) or at an Incident Command Post.
EX5: Recent and Significant** experience in leading or participating in internal and external multidisciplinary committees or working groups relative to emergency management.
EX6: Experience contributing to resource planning and management (Human and Financial resources).

**Recent and significant is determined by the depth and breadth of experience, typically defined as a minimum of three years in the last five years.

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

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

AED1: Successful completion of post-secondary degree from a recognized educational institution in a relevant field of study.
AED2: Completion of emergency management related training, courses (for example, Emergency Operations Centre training, business continuity planning, etc.) or a certificate in emergency management.
AED3: Successful completion of advanced Incident Command System (ICS) training including I-300, I-400, and/or any ICS position-specific training.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

AEX1: Experience in emergency management in a government context.
AEX2: Experience supervising or managing human resources, including performance management.

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 key legislative and policy frameworks regarding emergency management in Canada (such as the Emergency Management Act, the Federal Emergency Response Plan, the National Emergency Response System, and the Emergency Management Framework for Canada)

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

LC1: Create Vision and Strategy
LC2: Mobilize People
LC3: Uphold Integrity and Respect
LC4: Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
LC5: Promote Innovation and Guide Change
LC6: Achieve Results

ABILITIES

A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Conditions of employment

Secret Security Clearance
Willing and able to work overtime on short notice
Willing and able to travel to remote locations by various modes
Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

Other information

Candidates internal to the Public Service must include their substantive Group and Level (for acting, secondment, assignment or deployment purposes). An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

Your application and your answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

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). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Should your email address change during this process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

All applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

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.