Editor Western Sentinel (IS 2) & Deputy Area Public Affairs Officer LFWA/JTFN (IS 3)

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is the largest federal government employer, 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

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and used to staff similar permanent or temporary vacancies (including internal staffing, such as acting appointments) within the Department of National Defence in Edmonton, AB.

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)

A degree from a recognized university in communications, public relations, journalism or some other speciality relevant to information services.

Degree equivalency

Experience in writing and editing original media materials.

Experience in media, public relations, or community relations.

Experience in managing internal communication projects.

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

Experience monitoring or analyzing media issues and trends.

Experience providing senior leaders/executives or clients with advice regarding Public Affairs.

Experience utilizing Photoshop or the Adobe suite.

Experience preparing and implementing communications strategies within a governmental or corporate context.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to prepare and deliver communications products utilizing a variety of techniques and communication mediums.

Judgement **
Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
Working Effectively With Others
Flexibility
Thoroughness (attention to detail)
Dependability

**Note: Further distinction will be made between the IS 02 and IS 03 levels of competencies during the assessment.

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 on occasion.
Must be willing and able to work overtime as pre-authorized and on short notice.
Must have a valid driver’s license or be able to obtain and retain a DND 404.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Salary:
IS 2 - $57,430 - $61,877
IS 3 - $67,241 - $72,660

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Please note that all written communication submitted may be used to evaluate
the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Reference checks will be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A test may be administered.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they meet the education and experience requirements. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out.

Screening Questions: Note that this information may be validated against your resume. "See resume", or a similar response, is not an acceptable response to screening question(s). Failure to clearly and fully address experience in your resume may impact such validation.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are a member of the designated group specified in the merit criteria will be considered.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted via the www.canada.ca site. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
-Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
-Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
-Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
-Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
-For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.
To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

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.