Manager (RE-06), Life Insurance Group

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If you have recently applied to the Manager, Insurance Supervision Sector (RE-06), selection process number: 17/18-SIF-EA-4941, please note that your previous results may be applied to this process.

Duties

OSFI’s Insurance Supervision Sector (ISS) has openings in its Life Insurance Group for three highly motivated individuals to join the team as a Manager in the Toronto office. These individuals will be involved in the analysis and assessment of the risk profile and risk management practices of federally regulated insurance companies, and will lead or participate in a variety of other projects.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff three Manager positions within the Life Insurance Group. This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures. Qualified candidates may be considered for other manager level positions in the Insurance Supervision Sector.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree specializing in accounting, actuarial science, business, commerce, economics, mathematics or another relevant field; or a combination of relevant education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience working in the life insurance industry that includes involvement in various areas such as product development, analysis of profitability and financial results, strategic planning or risk management.
● Recent and significant experience in identifying key risk areas and assessing risk management and oversight practices in the life insurance industry.
● Recent and significant experience in analyzing financial reporting specific to the life insurance and/or reinsurance industry, including capital.
● Experience communicating and presenting complex issues to senior executives within the financial services sector and/or OSFI.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: risk management, internal control practices, financial services performance indicators, and actuarial standards and practices along with the information and techniques used in the measurement and management or risks in these areas.
● Extensive knowledge of the life insurance sector in Canada including:
o life insurance products and practices
o the operations and structure of the industry and insurance company
o understanding the key risks and issues facing the life insurance industry sufficiently to be able to make recommendations to address gaps in risk management.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Professional Judgment
● Critical Thinking
● Results Orientation
● Working as a Team
● Excellent Oral Communication Skills
● Excellent Written Communication Skills

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

ASSET EDUCATION
● A post graduate degree.
● Achievement of or working towards a professional designation such as CFA, CPA, FRM, CERA, FSA, FCIA or FCAS.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
● Experience carrying out prudential supervision of financial institutions.
● Experience communicating complex risk management issues to senior management within the life insurance industry.
● Developing processes to improve controls (financial, business, governance, regulatory) or identifying areas where controls require improvement.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of supervisory and/or regulatory processes.
● Knowledge of actuarial standards and practices.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Impact and Influence
● Organisational Commitment

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
● In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
● Some out-of-town travel may be required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. As a result you must update your personal information on your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes.

RESUMES:
Applicants must clearly demonstrate using sufficient details, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable, including timelines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year). Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.

SCREENING QUESTIONS (if applicable):
It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Your resume will be used to validate the answers provided; therefore, it should also contain sufficient details regarding your education and experience.

REFERENCE CHECKS/PERFORMANCE REVIEWS:
As part of the assessment, reference checks may be sought and internal candidates to OSFI may be required to submit their performance reviews. For internal candidates, the Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidate (within the Public Service ONLY), in order to adequately assess the candidates. This may include the candidates’ current or past managers.

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you request special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

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.