Social Media Officer

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

The Commissioner of Canada Elections (CCE) plays an important role in safeguarding Canadians’ trust in the democratic process. The CCE is the independent officer responsible for ensuring compliance with, and enforcement of, the Canada Elections Act and the Referendum Act. The Commissioner is supported by approximately 30 people, including federal public servants and independent contractors. The Commissioner's offices are located at 22 Eddy Street in Gatineau, Quebec.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position for a specific period of three (3) years. A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions (various tenures and various language profiles) at the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections and the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Canada). All positions to be staffed are bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC).

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:
- A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in communications, marketing, or a specialty related to communications or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience developing communications products for at least two of the following: proactive or reactive social media messages, digital advertising, video scripts, web pages, presentations, infographics or briefing notes.
- Experience providing communications advice to clients or management.
- Experience responding to enquiries or inbound questions from any of the following: general public; internal stakeholders; or, external stakeholders.

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

Asset Qualifications - Experience:
- Experience developing communications plans in support of the delivery of social media communications programs or strategies.
- Experience using social media tools, such as HootSuite Enterprise, for producing reports or analyses on social media account performance, trends or activities.
- Experience developing designs for digital communications products such as (but not limited to): gifs, infographics, e-newsletters, graphics for social media, or videos.

Organizational Needs:
The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Operational Requirement:
- Availability and consent to work overtime, often on short notice.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Bilingual - Imperative (CCC/CCC)

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 Commissioner of Canada Elections mandate.

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely.
- Ability to monitor and report on social media activity.

Personal Suitabilities:
- Adaptability
- Planning and Organizing
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
- Secret security clearance
- Commitment to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment. Please note that this does not affect your ability to vote.

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

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.