Program Officer - CO-1 to CO-02 Apprenticeship Program

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

***AMENDMENT TO POSITION TITLE & DUTIES***

Candidates MUST submit their application through the online system available at: GC jobs. Applications submitted in any other format will not be accepted. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the PSRS online portal, you must contact the CBSA Recruitment team AND receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

*** NOTE: When submitting your application to this selection process, you will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences) as well as any Asset Qualifications (if applicable).
 
When answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your Education and Experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples with significant details to explain WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification. This is similar to what would be expected of you when asked to provide a concrete example of a particular situation in the context of an interview.
 
Candidates must also submit a resume with their application, which will only be used to validate the information provided in their answers to the screening questions.
 
Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
 

Duties

CO-1 to CO-02 Apprenticeship Program

The goal of the Apprenticeship Program is to facilitate the recruitment and development of quality candidates for the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Investigations Program. Apprenticeship Program participants will be offered a variety of assignments. Depending on the placement of the candidate and work availability, an assignment could include investigative work, policy development, project work and participation in simulations. In addition to working in these assignments, the participants will receive specialized theoretical and practical training in the Special Import Measures Act, administrative law concepts and principles, and other trade–related issues, as considered appropriate for each position. Over the duration of the Apprenticeship Program, this mix of practical work experience and theoretical training gives the participants a unique opportunity to develop and meet the expectations and competency levels required to be appointed to the Senior Program Officer position (CO-2). Successful candidates will be promoted to a CO-02.

Duties:

- Assist Canadian industries in the preparation of complaints alleging injurious dumping or subsidizing of imported goods, analyze these complaints, and make recommendations regarding the initiation of an investigation.

- Request and analyze detailed information from exporters in respect of their marketing practices and costs of production.

- Request and analyze detailed information from foreign governments in respect of subsidies.

- Conduct financial, accounting and commercial verifications at the premises of importers, foreign exporters or at offices of foreign governments.

- Prepare reports on results of investigations and recommend whether to impose
anti-dumping or countervailing duties.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, various linguistic profiles as well as various security clearances within the Canada Border Services Agency.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

We encourage you to identify any skills, competencies and/or experiences you acquired through a career with the Canadian Armed Forces.

EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in commerce or business administration.

Note:
For this selection process, an acceptable specialization is defined as at least three (3) single semester courses in accounting, including one in cost accounting, taken at a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
- English Essential
- Bilingual Imperative: CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

- Practical knowledge of accounting principles.

ABILITIES:

- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

- Ability to analyse and evaluate.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

- Effective interpersonal skills.

- Initiative.

- Adaptability.

- Self-confidence.

- Judgment.

- Demonstrates attention to detail.

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

EDUCATION:

- Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in commerce or business administration.

- Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in international trade.

Degree equivalency

KNOWLEDGE:

- Knowledge of the economic and business environment.

ABILITIES:

- Ability to plan and conduct investigations.

OTHER LANGUAGES:

- Proficiency in a language other than English or French.

Employment equity may be used to address the under-representation of the following designated groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, persons with disabilities,
Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Willingness and ability to travel in Canada and/or overseas occasionally.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime as required, often on short notice.

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

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

You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.  If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above. 

LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or 5) Participation in an assessment for another selection 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. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Official language proficiency could be assessed and required solely upon appointment. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process. Also, a person who initially failed linguistic testing could be introduced into the pool of qualified candidates during the pool’s validity period if he/she is assessed again through another selection process or following linguistic training.

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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses.It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.
If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.

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OTHER INFORMATION
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Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.
Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.