Emergency Preparedness Officer

Important messages

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO SELECTION PROCESS NUMBER: 2017-SVC-EDM-IA-298874 / REFERENCE NUMBER: SVC18J-019854-000008 NEED NOT RE-APPLY.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff an indeterminate position and a pool may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures within Public Services and Procurement Canada in Western Region.

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 :
- Secondary school diploma or employer approved alternative such as an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources to provide advice, guidance and make recommendations to both management and employees
- Experience in Emergency Management

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Business Continuity Principles
- Knowledge of facilities emergency preparedness planning
- Knowledge of the Policy on Government Security as it applies to emergency management and business continuity

Leadership Competencies:
- Value and Ethics
- Thinking Things Through
- Engagement
- Excellence through results
- Client Service – level 1

Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations
- Ability to work effectively under pressure/in stressful situations

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

- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in emergency management
- Certificate or diploma-level training in emergency management
- Experience in providing advice and guidance to internal and external clients with regard to emergency management and emergency preparedness
- Experience in the delivery of presentations OR public speaking
- Experience in working with Business Continuity Plans
- Experience in providing emergency management training
- Experience in providing security and emergency advice to internal and external clients or large international events
- Experience in coordinating, planning and delivery of table top exercise for emergency scenarios
- Experience in organizing emergency drills such as fire drills

Degree equivalency

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women, or aboriginal persons.

- Operational Requirements:
- Willingness to Travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Ability and willingness to work on short notice and to work overtime.
- Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license

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

All job applications must be submitted through jobs-emplois.gc.ca. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

In addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. Failure to do so in the prescribed manner may result in your application being rejected.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

A written exam may be administered.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

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

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

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.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

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.