Senior Actuarial Officer

Important messages

In order for your application to be considered, you must submit a completed questionnaire. You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset) for the initial screening, 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 education and experience provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Duties

Participates in the development of sound and professional actuarial advice on plans and programs under the responsibility of the Office of the Chief Actuary, assists in carrying out statutory and non-statutory actuarial reports and studies, and participates in various projects in this regard.

About the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) and the Development Program for Actuaries (DPA):
The Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) has an important mandate in providing a range of actuarial valuation and advisory services to the Government of Canada. The OCA provides appropriate checks and balances on the future costs of the different public pension and employee benefits programs as well as social programs that fall under its responsibility, including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), the Old Age Security Program, the Canada Student Loans Program and the Employment Insurance Program. To perform its mandate, the OCA relies on the work of a highly qualified and professional workforce - a workforce that is largely comprised of actuaries.

The Development Program for Actuaries (DPA) aims to develop high-calibre individuals. The development takes place through challenging work assignments, job coaching and a combination of formal and informal training, which sharpens the knowledge, skills and competencies of individuals in order for them to move to higher working level positions and be capable of conducting the full spectrum of work-related activities required within the OCA.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill two (2) vacancies on an indeterminate basis. Candidates appointed to fill these vacancies will be enrolled into the Development Program for Actuaries of the Office of the Chief Actuary.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions with various tenure (indeterminate, term, acting, etc.) and/or security requirements (reliability, secret, etc.) within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

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)

EDUCATION:
- A degree* from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in actuarial science, mathematics or any other specialty related to the position.
- Successful completion of ACIA, ASA, ACAS or ERM designation.**

*The term degree refers to a baccalaureate or a higher level degree, as established by educational authorities.
** Extensive (5 years) experience in developing and managing actuarial valuation models will be considered equivalent to the designation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Significant* experience in developing and managing OCA actuarial valuation models or extensive** experience in developing and managing actuarial valuation models.
- Experience in developing rationales in the selection of the assumptions used in actuarial reports.
- Experience conducting actuarial valuations and providing cost estimates.
- Significant* experience in using one of the following programming languages: Fortran, SQL, Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), SAS and ProVal.

*Significant is defined as: the depth and breadth of experience that is normally acquired by performing the tasks continuously over a 3 year period.
** Extensive means the depth and breadth of experience that is normally acquired by performing the tasks continuously over a 5 year period.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, English or French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of relevant programs such as the Canadian retirement system, social security programs, and/or public sector insurance and pension plans, and/or benefits to public sector employees and Veterans.
- Knowledge of one of the following programming languages: Fortran, SQL, Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), SAS and ProVal.
- In-depth knowledge of the relevant acts, regulations and government policies such as CPP, EI, CSLP, PSSA, CFSA, RCMPSA, VAC, etc.
- Knowledge of risk sensitive approaches related to stress testing.
- In-depth knowledge of the applicable Actuarial Standards of Practice of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries or the International Actuarial Association; and the relevant sections of the Public Sector Accounting Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants Canada.

COMPETENCIES:
- Collaboration
- Developing Myself
- Critical Thinking
- Results orientation
- Innovation

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

A written exam will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

The ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the written exam.

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/.

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. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications may be applied at any time during the staffing process, including screening. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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

A top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the Government of Canada public service jobs website. Do not email, fax, or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "apply now" button.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centers, libraries, community centers, Internet cafés and Services Canada. You may also call 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access locations.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address:.

OSFI's Ottawa location is downtown with easy access to shopping, restaurants, gyms, financial institutions and more. The building is less than a five minute walk from the Transitway and from the nearest STO stop.

As a Separate Agency, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) appoints employees in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). OSFI is named in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and it offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core Federal Public Service. In addition to this, OSFI employees obtain a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

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.