Administrative Assistant (CAPI Operations) - Anticipatory

Important messages

Our Toronto office will move to 2550 Victoria Park Avenue (corner of Victoria Park and Sheppard) in spring/summer 2018.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates for current and future vacancies.

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)

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

1. Experience working in an office environment.

2. Recent and significant* experience using Microsoft Word.

3. Recent and significant* experience using Microsoft Excel.

*Recent and significant experience is normally defined as experience acquired over the past two (2) years for a minimum period of six (6) consecutive months.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

1. Experience in providing administrative support to management.

2. Experience conducting surveys using various methods (telephone or face-to-face) to obtain statistical data.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

1. Knowledge of general office practices and procedures.

2. Knowledge of Statistics Canada's products and services.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

1. Ability to communicate effectively.

2. Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work to meet competing deadlines.

3. Ability to follow procedures.

4. Ability to produce reports and tables using MS Excel.

5. Ability to produce reports and documents using MS Word.

6. Ability to verify information for accuracy and completeness.

7. Ability to work in a team environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

1. Effective Interpersonal Relations

2. Initiative

3. Dependability

4. Flexibility

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

Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

NOTE: Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position. However, a person may be appointed even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Nevertheless, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

Reference checks may be sought

An interview may be administered

A test may be administered

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Acknowledgment 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 of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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.

Candidates will need to provide proof of their education credentials only at a later time in the process. 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/indexe.stm

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.