Allocation Officer, Capital Mgmt Officer, Program Officer

Important messages

(AMENDMENT - Closing Date)

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff future vacancies on an indeterminate, term, and/or acting basis.

Pool could be used for acting appointments under exceptional circumstances to protect employee's indeterminate status.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education and Experience) for the initial screening through your resume, and/or in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process."

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:
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in accounting, public administration, business administration or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in providing advice and recommendations to stakeholders on program issues.
Experience in contributing to organizational planning processes.
Experience in developing briefing and reporting material in support of policies and programs.

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

All positions:
• Experience in conducting research and/or analysis related to a program.
• Experience providing advice or services to or for First Nations or First Nation organizations in BC.
• Experience in negotiating
• Experience reviewing and assessing funding proposals and reports.

Allocation Officer:
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in accounting, public administration, business administration
• Experience in developing assessments criteria for funding applications or proposals.
• Experience in the delivery of community based education and social development programs
• Experience with INAC Funding Arrangement implementation, monitoring, reporting and Treasury Board authorities
• Experience conducting training sessions or workshops

Capital Management Officer:
• Post-secondary education or technical training in community planning, project management, asset management or other field related to the position.
• Experience with program management systems and databases.
• Knowledge of the INAC Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program.
• Knowledge of federal and provincial legislation and acts relevant to capital asset projects and/or on-reserve land development.

Program Officer:
• Experience researching and analyzing issues affecting First Nations in BC.
• Experience working in partnerships with federal, provincial and/or First Nation governments or organizations.
• Experience providing advice or recommendations to Management on complex or sensitive issues.
• Experience applying program policy and eligibility criteria.
• Experience coordinating projects.
• Experience writing briefing notes, reports and/or records of decisions.
• Experience interpreting and applying statutes, regulations and/or policies.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Significant*, recent** program delivery experience.
*Significant means for a minimum of 2 years
**Recent means in the last 5 years

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the Aboriginal issues.
Knowledge of project management principles.

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to communicate in writing.
Ability to manage a program or project.
Ability to analyze and evaluate financial information.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
Adaptability

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

Funding Services Officer / Allocation Officer / Capital Management Officer only:
• Ability and willingness to travel by car, boat, airplane, sometimes to remote locations via small aircraft or boat under adverse road and weather conditions.

All Positions:
• Ability and willingness to work Overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Security Clearance

Funding Services Officer/Capital Management Officer only:
• Possession of valid driver’s licence or personal mobility to the degree normally associated with possession of a valid driver’s licence with the limits of Treasury Board’s Travel Policy

Other information

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

An assignment/secondment is a temporary resourcing option. Candidates are encouraged to advise their substantive supervisor that they are intending to apply. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

The essential qualifications that are listed in the statement of merit criteria are mandatory. A pass mark will be established for each. Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. An applicant may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. In the event that there are as many applicants who meet the essential qualifications as there are vacancies, the manager may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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 that are only available when applying on-line.
To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes; this will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid e-mail address in their application. IT IS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS ADDRESS IS FUNCTIONAL AND THAT IT ACCEPTS MESSAGES FROM UNKNOWN USERS (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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

A written examination will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials and proof of citizenship at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

Reference checks will be sought.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Top-down consideration of scores at various points in the process may be used to determine the number of qualified candidates who will be considered further in the process.

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

PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ THE POSTER THOROUGHLY AS THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. FAILURE TO READ THE NOTES AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION MISSING CRITICAL INFORMATION THUS PROVIDING FOR INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT BOARD TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSESSMENT AND RESULTING IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

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.