Chief Strategic Policy and Planning Officer

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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.

Work environment

As an employer of choice for over 28,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 140 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada’s national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities.

The Strategic Policy and Planning Directorate enables the RCMP to establish, articulate, and execute strategic direction by providing strategic policy advice and analysis; by supporting enhanced program performance and continuous improvement; by providing executive and client services; by enabling and ensuring strategy development and execution; by enabling modern management practices; and, by facilitating innovation, service delivery and employee engagement.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC and a security clearance of RCMP Top Secret.

A pool of candidates may be established inclusive of the general public, Public Service (PS) employees and Civilian Members (CM); and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with a bilingual linguistic profiles of CBC/CBC and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 6,000 words (maximum)

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
Recognized post-secondary institution: A public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience managing significant financial and human resources matters.
Experience collaborating and maintaining partnerships.
Significant experience in setting direction and providing advice to Ministers or Deputy Ministers or C-Suite management level on policy, legislative or regulatory frameworks or priorities.
Experience in the design, development and implementation of complex programs.
Recent and significant experience in leading horizontal issues, setting strategic direction and developing policy.

Note:
Significant experience is defined as having performed a large number of difficult activities related to the work experience in a wide variety of situations on an ongoing basis. The work history demonstrates a well-seasoned depth and breadth of experience in this regard.

Financial resources management is defined as experience in managing with demonstrated stewardship a significant complement of financial resources. Applicants must show evidence of managing and being accountable for a budget, as well as indicate the size of the budget they managed.

Human resources management is defined as experience in managing human resources through subordinate management teams with demonstrated stewardship of a significant complement of human resources. Applicants must clearly demonstrate their experience in this area with supporting examples, as well as indicate the number of staff they supervised.

C-level, also called the C-suite, is an adjective used to describe high-ranking executive titles within an organization. C, in this context, stands for Chief. Officers who hold C-level positions are typically considered the most influential members of an organization; consequently, they make higher-stakes decisions.

Complex is defined as multi-dimensional, involving many major stakeholders with competing requirements and having a high cumulative dollar value with inherent risks, sensitivities and impacts requiring a holistic approach to decision making.

Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

Asset Qualifications:
Education:
Graduation with a post-graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a relevant field of study.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Recent and significant experience in working closely with federal public service organizations.
Recent experience in leading large-scale change initiatives.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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 federal government priorities, major policy directions and initiatives and their impact on the RCMP’s business activities and programs.
Knowledge of the current and emerging issues related to the RCMP and the Public Safety portfolio including policy and strategic direction.
Knowledge of the machinery of government, Cabinet, Parliamentary and ministerial decision-making processes.

Key Leadership Competencies:
Create Vision and Strategy
Mobilize People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Promote Innovation and Guide Change
Achieve Results

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

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Conditions of employment

Top Secret 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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

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.