Security Screening Investigator

Important messages

The candidates MUST provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how they 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. The curriculum vitae will be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the screening question. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

The position to staff immediately is located at 2745 Iris Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures within the Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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)

Education:
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Minimum of two (2) years experience in a security related field
Experience conducting security screening analysis or interviews
Experience in analyzing open source information and reports
Experience in writing reports or briefing notes
Experience in liaising with the public and industry representatives

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

Asset Experience:

Experience conducting security interviews
Experience working with counterintelligence and human intelligence (humint)

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

Various language requirements
English or French Essential
Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the Contract Security Program
Knowledge of Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Policy on Government Security
Knowledge of TBS Standard on Security Screening
Knowledge of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Abilities:
Ability to analyse and make recommendations on security screening issues
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personnal Suitability:
Values and Ethics
Strategic thinking (analysis and ideas)
Engagement
Client Service Competency Level 1

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

Asset Knowledge:
Knowledge of the Criminal Code
Knowledge in internet or data mining

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Willing and able to travel

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

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.

Random or top down selection may be used as screening methods at various stages throughout this selection process in order to manage the number of applications.

Asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage. Please ensure to indicate if you meet the asset qualification (education and experience). A person may be appointed even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, it may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. 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).

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

NOTES: Client Service Competency Level 1
Behaviours required to effectively respond to diverse client needs and maintain positive relationships with clients.
Listens actively to clients, demonstrates an understanding of diverse client needs and fosters effective two-way communication.
Communicates with clients in a timely manner to provide necessary information and services and to identify potential issues.
Gathers information and consults appropriate parties, when needed, to follow up on client requests.
Resolves client service issues, including urgent ones, in a timely manner.
Follows applicable government policies, regulations and procedures impacting client service.
Demonstrates an understanding of own roles and responsibilities, and those of other parties involved in providing client services.
Prioritizes own work to meet client needs within agreed and sometimes tight timelines.

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.