Communications Advisor / Senior Communications Advisor

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

A range of educational backgrounds and work experiences are being sought. If you have open, inquiring and creative mind, and like to work and connect with a team of professionals who take pride in their contributions in helping to build strong, sustainable communities, where Canadians live, work and raise their children, we encourage you to apply.

When submitting your application, you will also have to answer questions regarding the essential and asset education and experience requirements. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements by answering the online screening questions. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must clearly explain how you acquired each qualification by giving concrete examples. Information on your described education and experience in the screening questions must be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being eliminated from the process.

STREAM INFORMATION

Stream 1 (Communications Advisor) is at the IS 04 group and level.
Stream 2 (Senior Communications Advisor) is at the IS 05 group and level.

Work environment

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you excel at building strong working relationships with your colleagues and supervisors? Do you like working in a fast-paced environment where sharing ideas and laughs is encouraged? Do you want to work in the heart of downtown Ottawa, in a modern building close to public transit, dedicated cycling lanes, restaurants, shopping and Parliament Hill?

If yes, you should apply to join the Communications Branch at Infrastructure Canada!

Infrastructure Canada leads federal efforts to ensure that Canadians benefit from world-class public infrastructure. Investing in Canada, the Government of Canada’s long-term infrastructure plan, will invest more than $180 billion over 12 years. This strategic and collaborative long-term infrastructure plan will build economically vibrant, strategically planned, sustainable and inclusive communities. Infrastructure Canada works closely with all orders of government and other partners to enable investments in social, green, public transit and other core public infrastructure, as well as trade and transportation infrastructure.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) will be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements.

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

EDUCATION
ED1: A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

NOTE:
1. Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.
2. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS
EX1: Recent* experience in communications or journalism in a government, not for profit or private sector environment.
EX2: Recent* experience in developing communication products, which could include: news releases, backgrounders, questions and answers, key messages, media lines, social media and digital content (including graphics and video).
EX3: Recent* experience supporting complex files that require consulting, negotiating and collaborating with clients.
EX4: Recent* experience providing communications advice and support to management.

STREAM 2 ONLY
EX5: Recent* experience developing communications plans or strategies to support programs, services, or organizational objectives.
EX6: Recent* experience providing communications advice and support to senior management on complex files.
EX7: Experience in overseeing large, multi-stage projects.

Recent* experience can be defined as a minimum of two (2) complete years in the past three (3) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative, BBB-BBB (Stream 1)
Bilingual Imperative, CBC-CBC (Stream 2)

Information on language requirements

CORE COMPETENCIES
C1: Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2: Thinking things through
C3: Working effectively with others
C4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented

ABILITIES
ALL STREAMS
A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3: Ability to develop communications products (communications plans, news releases, etc.) and implement effective strategies to address a wide range of communications initiatives and issues.
A4: Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

STREAM 2 ONLY
A5: Ability to advise senior management on strategic issues related to communications opportunities, issues, or challenges.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS
AEX1 [Videography]: Experience producing short videos to support an organizations communications objectives.
AEX2 [Graphic Design]: Experience developing the design of digital and print communications materials for internal and external audiences.
AEX3 [Media/Social Media Monitoring and Analysis]: Experience using tools and techniques required for monitoring and analyzing media and social media activity.
AEX4 [Media relations]: Experience proactively engaging media to support communications objectives

STREAM 2 ONLY
AEX5 [Speechwriting]: Experience writing speeches for officials at stakeholder functions.
AEX6 [Events]: Experience organizing and coordinating public events/announcements.
AEX7 [Leadership]: Experience supervising teams of communication specialists.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The willingness and ability to work flexible hours.
The willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The Public Service of Canada is 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.

1. Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and have to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact person indicated on this job advertisement.

2. Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

3. Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or your application.

4. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

5. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed via a written exam, an interview, and a reference check.

6. Asset qualifications may be invoked for selection purposes.

7. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. Candidates must be prepared to submit electronic proof of a Canadian equivalent education at the time of application.

For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) a http://www.cicic.ca/415/credentialassessment-services.canada.

8. Please note that all information received throughout the staffing process and all communications relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

9. Throughout the selection process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this selection process and as a result, you will not be considered further. Please be aware that failure to reply to emails within the specified time frame will result in elimination from this process.

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.