Various clerical and positions at the CR-04 group and level

Important messages

HOW TO APPLY:

No cover letter is required; when submitting an application, you will be asked to answer pre-screening questions. When answering the pre-screening questions for the education and experience requirements listed under "essential qualifications" and "other qualifications", you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experiences. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided.

The pre-screening questions will be used for screening purposes and it will also be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Your ability to communicate effectively orally will be assessed throughout the selection process.

The curriculum vitae may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the pre-screening questions and to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one or more position on an indeterminate basis in Ottawa, Ontario.

However, a pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (casual, term and indeterminate), linguistic requirements and security requirements within the Department of National Defence.

Positions to be filled: 3

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)

EDUCATION:

Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in using the MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Experience in providing information management services, such as indexing, cross-referencing, filing, retrieving, archiving or destroying data.

Experience in client service.

Experience in providing administrative support services in an office.

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

EXPERIENCE:

Work experience within the Department of National Defence.

Experience in data entry.

Experience in preparation reports and correspondence.

Work experience relevant to the position involving the use of human resources management software.

Work experience relevant to the position involving the use of financial management software.

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

Various language requirements
Various linguistic profiles, including:
English / French Essential
Bilingual BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

Ability to organize and set priorities for his or her workload.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Interpersonal Relationship Skills;

Initiative;

Adaptability;

Dependability;

Judgement;

Teamwork.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Availability to work overtime, sometimes on short notice.

Must be ready and able to travel.

Note: Operational requirements (if applicable) may vary by the position to be staffed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Various security levels, such as Reliability and Secret.
Must be able to maintain this security clearance throughout their employment.

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

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/

Please note that the information provided may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications considered to be an asset, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

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.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications considered to be an asset and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. The asset qualifications may also be used at any stage of the process.

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). 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 key messages may result in your being eliminated from this 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.