Various Clerical Positions (Inventory)

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

For this advertisement, applicants will be required to provide information which is only accessible when applying on-line. To submit an application, please click on the “Apply Now" button below.

PLEASE NOTE: our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers. DNDs role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an important part of the Defence Team.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions (including lower level positions) on an indeterminate or term basis, including casual employment and with various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Experience providing clerical and/or administrative support services
Experience in records management
Experience using one or more of the following Microsoft Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual - imperative

Information on language requirements

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1)

Note 1: The employer-approved alternatives to two years of secondary school are: A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to two years of secondary school; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Ability to prioritize and work independently
Ability to communicate orally
Ability to communicate in writing

Effective Interpersonal Relationships
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Judgement

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

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the qualifications below may be deemed as an essential “must have” or an asset qualification “nice to have” (see Note):

Experience providing financial and/or accounting support services (Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable)
Experience in procurement/ contracting
Experience in travel coordination or processing claims
Experience in human resources
Experience in a construction or maintenance environment
Experience in administrative assistant support services
Experience in supervision
Experience using the Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) and or SAP
Experience using Claims-X
Experience using Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)
Experience in a construction or maintenance environment
Experience in an information technology environment
Experience in a health services environment
Experience in a fleet management environment
Experience in a supply chain environment
Experience in a food services environment

A secondary school diploma
Post-secondary education in a relevant field of study (for example: business administration, office administration, etc).

Ability to provide financial and accounting support services
Ability to utilize MS Office applications
Ability to use reasoning skills to solve problems *
*The PSC General Competency Test Level 1 may be used to assess this qualification.

Discretion

Note: Managers may add to these qualifications as required for the specific position being staffed.

Some positions may require one or more of the following (as applicable to the position being staffed):
- Willing and able to work overtime as pre-authorized
- Willing and able to travel
- Willing and able to attend employer directed training
- Possession of a valid unrestricted provincial or territorial driver’s license;
- Willing and able to obtain and retain a Department of national Defence 404 Operator’s Permit
- Willing and able to utilize Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - ;Secret security clearance

Some positions may require one or more of the following (as applicable to the position being staffed):
- Overtime
- Travel
- Attendance of employer directed training
- Possession of a valid unrestricted provincial or territorial driver’s license
- DND 404 Operator’s Permit
- Use of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) 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

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

Please note that all communication and conduct during the process may be used to evaluate any competency listed on the advertisement.

It is your responsibility to check your e-mail regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the timeframe provided will result in you not being referred to the organization.

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

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada 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 the Public Service Commission or the departmental official 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.

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.