Learning Specialist

Important messages

The client organization will accept applications submitted on-line only. To submit an application, please select the button "Apply Online".

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

All information pertaining to the process will be sent by email. It is therefore your responsibility to monitor your email account, including junk folders, for new communication regarding this selection process.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential qualifications. The screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is not enough to simply state that you have the required qualifications, or list your current responsibilities. An effective approach would be to write one or two paragraphs with specific examples on how you meet the required experience. Failing to do so will result in your application being rejected. The resume may constitute a secondary source to validate the experience factors described in the screening questions. Applicants WILL NOT be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill one immediate vacancy. A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process may be created to staff current and future vacancies, and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (permanent and temporary).

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in education, education technology, distance education, or another specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EX1 – A minimum of two (2) years of experience designing and evaluating adult distance learning courses.

EX2 – Experience managing and coordinating multiple concurrent projects and teams.

EX3 – Experience collecting, classifying and indexing learning materials to ensure effective retrieval.

EX4 – Experience conducting research using online resources such as websites and databases.

EX5 – Experience utilizing one or more of the following software platforms: Articulate Storyline, SABA, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, or other similar electronic courseware authoring software.

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

AQ1 – Graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, in a specialty relevant to the position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

AQ2 – Experience in the contracting services through DND Supply Arrangement and Standing Offer contracting vehicles (or comparable / transferrable experience that an applicant would have acquired from outside DND).

AQ3 – Experience working in a training or education environment.

AQ4 – Experience conducting training needs analysis and identifying training establishment requirements.

AQ5 – Experience producing formal written correspondence.

AQ6 – Experience utilizing performance improvement principles

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

Various language requirements
English Essential,
Various bilingual imperative linguistic profiles including: (BBB/BBB, BBC/BBC, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

K1 – Knowledge of adult learning: theories, principles and practices.

K2 – Knowledge of innovative androgogical / pedagogical approaches and learning initiatives.

K3 – Knowledge of trends in e-learning programming and development.

A1 – Ability to communicate orally.

A2 – Ability to prepare clear and concise communications in writing.

A3 – Ability to organize work, manage multiple requests and meet deadlines.

A4 – Ability to systematically analyse information, assess client’s needs, draw logical conclusions, and plan follow-up actions.

PS1 – Values and ethics
PS2 – Effective interpersonal skills / team player
PS3 – Client service
PS4 – Initiative
PS5 – Dependability
PS6 – Adaptability
PS7 – Creativity

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

Organizational Needs:

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and Women.

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to travel outside Victoria (Capital Region District) and occasionally within Canada and/or abroad, for operational requirements as needed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization.

Top-down selection or random selection may be applied at any phase of this selection process.

Written test(s), interviews and/or reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.