Leasing and Rental Officer Trainee (Developmental Program)

Work environment

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff an indeterminate position and a pool may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures within PSPC.

The Real Property Professional Development and Apprenticeship Program allows participants to progressively move from the AS-03 to the AS-05 group and level. Successful completion of the Real Property Professional development and apprenticeship program will lead to an indeterminate appointment at the AS-05 group and level.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum)

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:
University degree from a recognized university with specialization in business administration, concentration in real estate or any other field related to the work to be performed (proof of successful completion of university education by June 30 of the current year)

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Basic experience in the provision of leasing services OR management of accommodation OR acquisition and disposal OR building management under the direction of a senior level officer.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Basic knowledge of leasing or management of accommodation.
- Knowledge of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and the Real Property Branch (RPB).

Competencies:
- Thinking skills
- Service orientation
- Leadership
- Action management
- Interpersonal relationships
- Flexibility
- Communication (both oral and written)
- Judgment

Organizational Needs:

Preference may be given to candidates who are members of a visible minority or an Aboriginal group and/or are persons with disabilities.

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, including overnight.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Willingness to occasionally work overtime.

Conditions of Employment:

Reliability Status security clearance
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, including overnight
Willingness to occasionally work overtime

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

Meet the requirements established for eligibility for a professional designation recognized by the Department:
• Certified Leasing Officer (CLO)
• Certified Property Manager (CPM)
• BOMA Real Property Administrator (RPA)
• BOMA Facilities Management Administrator (FMA)
• IFMA Certified Facilities Manager (CFM)
• Fellow of the Real Estate Institute (FRI)
• Licensed or Affiliated Real Estate Agent

Other information

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
Candidates MUST provide a cover letter and resume. You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The resume may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter.
APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Your cover letter and resume may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail 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). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

A written exam will be administered.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

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

PLEASE NOTE: Top-down consideration of scores at any stage of this process may be used to determine the number of qualified candidates who will be considered further in the process.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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/

All job applications must be submitted through jobs-emplois.gc.ca. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

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.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

The Personnel Psychology Centre (PPC) of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) – Test of Judgement 375 (TOJ 375) will be administered.

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.