Senior Technician, Audiovisual Services

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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. You must answer the screening questions (essential and asset qualification, if applicable) and demonstrate NOT ONLY that you have the required experience but how and when it was acquired while ensuring you provide clear and accurate details/examples. The curriculum vitae will be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in your answers. 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 selection process is to staff one position for an initial determinate period of twenty-four (24) months.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff this position with different tenures (assignment, secondment, deployment, indeterminate, term, acting).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 related to the duties of the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent* and significant** experience in installing and using audio-visual equipment.
- Recent* and significant** experience in sound quality control.
- Experience in providing advice and guidance to managers/supervisors on audio visual systems, products and solutions.

* Recent experience is defined as experience gained within the past five years.
**Significant experience is defined as experience acquired over a period of more than two consecutive years.

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

Education:
- Specialization in a field related to the use and installation of audio-visual equipment OR sound quality control.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in installing and using simultaneous interpretation equipment.
- Experience in sound quality control in a work environment.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in supervising staff.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of audio-visual production systems.
- Knowledge of the principles and measures of sound quality control.

Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex information to provide advice.
- Ability to plan, organize and set priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Client Service Competency Level 1: Delivers high-quality client service.

Personnal Suitability:
- Reliability
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Judgment

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

Operational Requirements:
- Be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
- Be willing to travel to different locations within the National Capital Region.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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.