Emergency Management Coordinator *Amendment - Closing Date*

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the criteria in the online questionnaire, which is provided during the application process. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of past or current responsibilities. Rather the candidate must provide concrete and detailed examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

• Your resume and cover letter may be used to validate the information provided in the screening questions.
• All communication and correspondence related to this process‎ may be used as part of the assessment.

Duties

• Strengthening Emergency management capacity of First Nations on reserve
• Building partnerships with First Nations, Other Government Departments (OGDs) and other levels of government
• Managing funding arrangements
• Providing support to Manitoba First Nations in responding to natural disasters on reserve

Work environment

Fatigue caused by stress due to multiple and conflicting demands, working within tight and mandatory constraints.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates.

It may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) within Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) in different locations with various language profiles and requirements (bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC or English Essential) and various security requirements (reliability or secret).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

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

EDUCATION:

ED1 - Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution , or an acceptable combination* of education, training and/or experience.

*An acceptable combination is defined as successful completion of two (2) years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in any field relevant to the work to be performed and at least 2 years of relevant work experience**/on-the-job training.

**Relevant work experience is defined as criteria listed under Essential Experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

EXP1 - Experience in emergency management coordination and operations

EXP2 - Experience in developing briefings and providing recommendations to senior management

EXP3 - Experience in creating and managing budgets

EXP4 - Experience negotiating or consulting with federal or provincial/territorial and Indigenous organizations

EXP5 - Experience in researching and analyzing data from a variety of systems and sources

EXP6 - Experience in reviewing programs/proposals to determine eligibility

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

A1 - Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

PS1 - Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2 - Initiative
PS3 - Judgement
PS4 - Teamwork
PS5 - Dependability

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

AEXP1 - Experience working with First Nations leadership (Chief and Council, Band Administrators) and communities

AEXP2 - Experience building and maintaining partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willing and able to travel to remote locations within and outside of Manitoba via small aircraft, vehicle or boat, travelling in some adverse road and weather conditions.

Willing and able to work overtime as required.

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

1. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

2. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Do not email, fax or mail in applications, as these may not be accepted.

3. 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.

4. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

5. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility 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).

6. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

7. Online assessments may be scheduled and applicants will be invited to participate in these assessments via email. Applicants MUST make themselves available within the time span of the testing phase. The written/online exam MAY be administered outside of regular working hours including evenings and weekends.

8. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will be only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

9. Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

10. NOTE: The PSRS systemwill time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. ISC is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

11. ISC 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 ISC 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.

12. Depending on the number of applicants, ISC needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

13. Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

14. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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.