User Interface Designer

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Assessment accommodation

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If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application

Work environment

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) is a central agency located in the National Capital Region. Working at TBS offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the work of a central federal agency, and to be part of cultivating the federal public service as a model workplace. With high-performing teams and innovative practices, TBS professionals in various fields serve Canadians by collaborating on government-wide initiatives, driving excellence in people management and taking initiative while effectively managing risks.

TBS’s new flagship facility at 90 Elgin Street, in the heart of downtown Ottawa, is the hub of its activities. The new building meets the government’s Workplace 2.0 concept, has Wi-Fi throughout, and has many fully equipped videoconference areas to support collaboration and innovation. Employees have access to amenities such as showers, change rooms and secure bicycle storage, allowing them to commute using Ottawa’s bike path system.

If you are a leader, a motivator and a strategic thinker who wants to work for one of Canada’s Top Employers, consider joining the TBS team.

NOTE: telework allowed.

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to offer one term position.

A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process WILL be created and MAY be used to fill similar positions with linguistic profiles (english essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, bilingual imperative CBC/CBC, bilingual non imperative BBB/BBB, bilingual non imperative CBC/CBC) as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, specified period) which may vary according to the position being staffed.

This pool may be used to staff similar positions in other organizations within the core public administration (http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/rfli-lirf/index-eng.htm).

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

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:
Degree in Applied Sciences with a specialization in user-experience design, human-computer interaction or related field from a recognized university.

OR

Equivalent experience (at the discretion of the manager.)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent experience working with Agile or Scrum approaches to development planning and release cycles (minimum 30 sprint cycles in the last 3 years);

- Experience working on a software development or UX design team with responsibilities related to improving user experience of software (minimum 2 years);

- Recent experience in applying behavioural design to software development (e.g. gamification, interaction design) (minimum 2 years in the last 5 years);

- Experience (minimum 1 year) guiding the full spectrum of user experience design, including:
● gathering data through user research;
● perform data analysis;
● wireframing, prototype user interaction designs for software; and
● collaborating with the front-end development team to create, test, and deploy code in an iterative agile cycle environment.

- Experience working on a regionally distributed team.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of agile software development;
- Knowledge of application development practices using code sharing platforms such as GitHub;
- Knowledge of prototyping applications (eg. Proto.io, Balsamiq, Adobe XD);
- Knowledge of data analysis software (eg. Python, R, SPSS);
- Knowledge of HTML & CSS.

COMPETENCIES:
- Team player;
- Ability to work independently;
- Integrity;
- Ability to advance innovation inside a large bureaucracy (e.g. government, private sector corporation.)

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
- Treasury Board Secretariat employees affected by workforce adjustment may be appointed before persons employed by other government organizations;
- In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages).

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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