Various AS-02 Positions

Important messages

STREAM 1: Finance and Administrative Officer / Executive Assistant
STREAM 2: Regional Learning Coordinator
STREAM 3: Team Leader
STREAM 4: National Operations Planning Support and Scheduling Officer
STREAM 5: IM Specialist

Some positions might be under review. Its classification group and/or level may be modified.

Work environment

Have you always dreamed of being part of a dynamic organization, where your competencies are put to good use? To be part of a team where collaboration, respect, professionalism and… good humour prevail?

Well this opportunity is for you!

The Canada School of Public Service is a small organization (approx. 600 employees). Through its mandate, it plays a key role in all departments of the federal public service and provides its employees with a workplace where learning and professional development are valued.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff six (6) positions with various linguistic requirements. A pool of qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures, locations and linguistic requirements within the Canada School of Public Service.

Positions to be filled: 6

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 and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
ALL STREAMS
E1: Experience in providing administrative support services to management*.
*Management is define as manager and above.

E2: Experience preparing and/or revising written materials, such as correspondence or briefing materials.

E3: Experience using MS Software (including outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

STREAM 1 : Finance and Administrative Officer / Executive Assistant
E4: Experience in coordinating finance activities, at least three (3) of the following:
- processing travel approvals and expense claims;
- organizing and coordinating approvals for hospitality;
- coding and ensuring approvals for paying invoices;
- extracting or preparing budget reports.

STREAM 2 : Regional Learning Coordinator
E5: Experience in preparing correspondence and reports relative to training delivery.

E6: Experience in coordinating or supervising the work of a team.

STREAM 3 : Team Leader
E7: Experience in researching and analyzing information for presentation to management*.
*Management is defined as a supervisor and above.

E8: Experience in coordinating and/or supervising the work of a team.

STREAM 4 : National Operations Planning Support and Scheduling Officer
E9: Experience working with Microsoft Excel advanced level features such as: pivot table, diagram, pick list, macros and to organize data in tables.

STREAM 5 : IM Specialist
E10: Experience in providing Recordkeeping and Information Management (IM) Services.

E11: Experience developing procedures, guides and tool for the management of information.

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, CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
ALL STREAMS
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A3: Ability to plan and organize workload
A4: Ability to manage multiple demands and meet deadlines

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
ALL STREAMS
PS1: Judgement
PS2: Team work
PS3: Attention to detail

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES
ALL STREAMS
AE1: Experience in coordinating or organizing events.

AE2: Experience in manipulating and analyzing financial information with the use of a financial system.

AE3: Experience in project management.

AE4: Experience participating on project teams or in work groups.

AE5: Experience in scheduling and organizing teleconferences, videoconferences or meetings.

AE6: Experience in tracking correspondence.

AE7: Experience in scheduling and organizing travel arrangements.

AE8: Experience in providing Human Resources support services.

AE9: Experience in the provision of secretariat services within a small or large organization.

AE10: Experience working with Learning Management Systems (e.g.: SABA, or others).

AE11: Experience in analysing quantitative and qualitative data and provide recommendations.

AE12: Experience in working in an electronic document management system (GCDOCS, IRIMS, RDIMS).

AE13: Experience participating in Open Government Projects.

AE14: Experience in providing information management advice and guidance to management.

AE15: Experience in the analysis and identification of information management requirements within a business unit.

AE16: Experience in coordinating or supervising the work of a team.

AE17: Experience in analysis, synthesis and research to be able to present results.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

STREAM 3
Operational business hours of the client contact center are from 8h00 to 5h00. Employees are required to work between these business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. / 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. / 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Secret Status security clearance

Tests

PSEE - Test of Judgement UIT

Applicants must complete the Public Service Entrance Exam: Test of Judgement Unsupervised Internet Test as part of the screening for this selection process. This test assesses the judgement required for solving problems in work-related situations. You will have 75 minutes to complete the test. You must complete the test before you submit your application for this position.

For more information, please consult: Public Service Entrance Exam - Test of Judgement Unsupervised Internet Test

Other information

You must clearly demonstrate on your application, via the screening questions, how you meet each of the essential merit criteria. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

When responding to screening questions, please be sure to provide comprehensive examples from your work experience that clearly demonstrate how you meet the identified experience criteria. Your answer should clearly identify your role in the noted example. A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have requisite level of experience, so be sure to explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Failure to complete the questionnaire or failure to provide sufficient details to the questions will result in your elimination from this process.

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.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via e-mail. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. If you do not wish to receive your correspondence and results by e-mail, it is also your responsibility to inform us.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Please identify clearly for which stream(s) you are submitting an application.

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

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.