Internal Auditor Recruitment and Development (IARD) Program - Post-Secondary Recruitment

Important messages

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Duties

Be a Change Agent – Be Audit you can be!

Join the dedicated Internal Audit team…always ready and willing to help save the day!

Your mission:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to support management by providing strategic and independent advice related to an organization’s most critical business processes.

Your super powers:
You are intellectually curious, an avid learner and a change agent. Team players with an affinity for data and data analytics are in especially high demand.

Your sidekicks:
You will work with multi-disciplinary professionals who are eagerly awaiting your arrival. Other like-minded individuals who were called to similar missions in various organizations meet regularly to network and train together.

Your future:
Internal Audit is the best place to learn about an organization’s business and to be exposed to senior management. If you are interested in a career in the federal public service, join the internal audit community!

Work environment

The Ultimate (Audit) Universe

Are you interested in being close to the action, the people and the data that fuels an organization?

Do you thrive working in agile, multidisciplinary teams, whose goal it is to examine how things can run better, based on evidence?

If so, then internal audit is the profession for you!

The Internal Audit community is recruiting candidates who are dedicated, eager to embrace a new profession and positively influence their workplace! You will be working in a forward thinking, transformative environment that thrives on innovation. We need your new ideas and fresh perspective to contribute to the success of our operations.

Through the Internal Auditor Recruitment and Development (IARD) Program, the Office of the Comptroller General pre-assesses high caliber candidates for recruitment into entry-level internal audit positions on behalf of federal government departments located across Canada, but mainly in the National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau).

As an IARD participant, you will receive valuable on-the-job and formal training. Your development program will be tailored to meet departmental needs, as well as your professional goals, and will last for a period of up to 36 months.

To assist them in accessing more senior positions, IARD participants are also required to work towards obtaining a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification from the Institute of Internal Auditors https://na.theiia.org/certification/Pages/Certification.aspx

Intent of the process

The fine print

A pool of partially assessed candidates resulting from this process will be established on behalf of federal government organizations and may be used to fill similar positions with various language requirements. By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

Candidates who participated in the IARD 2016 Campaign must apply to this new campaign as the current pool of pre-assessed candidate will expire once the 2018 campaign inventory is created.

This is a separate process from the Financial Officer Recruitment and Development (FORD) Program, also advertised in this current post-secondary recruitment campaign.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Positions to be filled: 20

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 400 words (maximum) "Explain why you are interested in a position in the IARD Program and how you intend to prepare for the interview should you be selected."

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

EDUCATION:

Graduation by June 1, 2019, with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution.

* Degree: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master's degree), the term "degree" refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:

Experience in data analytics;
Experience in change management;
Experience in facilitation or interviewing techniques;
Experience in coding, database management, web design or machine learning applications.

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

Various language requirements
English essential
French essential
Bilingual imperative: BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC

For bilingual positions, you must be proficient in English AND in French (Reading, Writing and Oral interaction). You will be required to complete three (3) assessments to test your second official language proficiency at a later date in the process.

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 the Treasury Board Policy on Internal Audit and related directive.

Internal Audit Policy: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=16484
Directive on Internal Audit: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32533

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Strategic Thinking - Analysis
Strategic Thinking - Ideas

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Teamwork
Judgement
Initiative

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - to Top Secret security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Willingness to relocate to Federal government departments and agencies located across Canada, but mainly in the National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau).

Willingness to obtain internal audit certification (CIA) within 36 months of appointment.
https://na.theiia.org/certification/Pages/Certification.aspx

Tests

How and when will I be assessed?

- You will receive an unsupervised internet test (PSEE UIT 370) at the end of October 2018 to be completed within a five (5) day window.

- If you are successful at the unsupervised test, you will be invited to the supervised in-person test (PSEE 371) that will be administered starting in November 2018.

For more information on these tests, the testing process and evaluation accommodation, please visit: canada.ca/post-secondary-recruitment

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

IMPORTANT: Please note that your covering letter and résumé will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Selected candidates will be invited to a qualifying interview between February and April 2019.

Please note that the IARD program is highly competitive and only a limited number of candidates with strong test results will be invited for interviews. Federal government organizations can apply a top-down model, higher pass marks or random selection in their requests for candidate referrals. Simply passing a test may not be enough to have you referred to a hiring organization if many candidates scored well on the tests.

At or before the interview, you will be required to provide the following:

- Your updated résumé;
- Your most recent official transcript;
- 2 references.

Note: Failure to provide these documents will result in the cancellation of your interview.

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.