Director, Deposit Taking Approvals

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position with a language requirement of bilingual non-imperative CBC/CBC on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, term, acting, etc.), linguistic requirements (bilingual imperative, bilingual non-imperative, English or French essential, etc.), linguistic profiles (CBC/CBC, BBB/BBB, etc.) and/or security requirements (reliability, secret, etc.) within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

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 in law (B.C.L., LL.L., LL.B. or J.D.), commerce, business administration, finance, accounting or economics or another field relevant to the position.

*The term "degree" refers to a baccalaureate or a higher level degree, as established by educational authorities

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- At least 3 years of significant** and recent*** individual or combined experience in the following:
a) applying, interpreting, or providing advice on one or more of the following statutes administered by OSFI: the Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act, or Trust and Loan Companies Act
b) the prudential supervision of federally regulated financial institutions
c) the development or administration of Canada’s Federal financial services sector’s legislative framework
d) working in lower or upper middle management, or senior management****, in the Canadian financial services industry and/or for an organization that carries out the prudential regulation of financial service entities

- At least 3 years of significant** and recent*** experience in managing a team of professionals. (Examples of managing a team of professionals may include: assigning work, managing performance, developing resourcing plans, determining needs and approving training, etc. Applicants must indicate the number of staff they supervised and the duration)

**Significant is defined as the breadth and complexity of experience that would normally be acquired where the experience was directly a part of the regular work duties of the candidate
*** Recent is defined as experience acquired in the 10 years prior to the application for the current position
**** Senior management is defined as the most senior staff of an organization or business, including the heads of various divisions or departments led by the chief executive; upper middle management is defined as the staff that reports directly to senior management; lower middle management is defined as the staff that reports directly to upper middle management

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

Bilingual - Non Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the regulatory framework that applies to federally regulated financial institutions, including statutory approval requirements and OSFI’s intervention authorities
- Knowledge of the DTI industry
- Knowledge of current and emerging key risks in the financial services industry

COMPETENCIES
- Critical Thinking
- Professional Judgement
- Working as a Team
- Impact and Influence

ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
- In order to meet OSFI’s Employment Equity objectives in support of a representative workforce, “right fit” selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as “aboriginal” and/or “person with a disability”.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness and ability to work overtime occasionally
- Willingness to be deployed into another REX position within OSFI at the same level.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Willingness and ability to travel (domestic and international)

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

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Please note that OSFI has offices located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. If you are screened in, you may be required to travel to one of these locations to complete assessment (exam, interview, etc.).

Reference checks may be sought.

The ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the evaluation process.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered.

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

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

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail (including sending invitations for written tests and 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.

All job applications must be submitted through the Government of Canada public service jobs website. Do not email, fax, or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "apply now" button.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centers, libraries, community centers, Internet cafés and Services Canada. You may also call 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access locations.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require 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: .

OSFI's Ottawa location is downtown with easy access to shopping, restaurants, gyms, financial institutions and more. The building is less than a five minute walk from the Transitway and from the nearest STO stop.

As a Separate Agency, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) appoints employees in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). OSFI is named in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and it offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core Federal Public Service. In addition to this, OSFI employees obtain a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

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.