Program Manager Positions / Senior Consultation & Accommodation Advisor / Negotiator

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

To apply for this process, you:
- Don’t need to provide a cover letter
- You only need to meet those experiences listed under “essential qualifications”
All other competencies, will be assessed at a later date.

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
- Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
- Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The depth and breadth of experience of an applicant may be considered as part of screening or selection of a candidate, which is why it is recommended you quantify your experience. The screening questions are the primary source of information the screening board may use and your resume may only be used as a secondary source to verify information.

Duties

Do you want to contribute to a team that makes a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples through the improvement of social well-being and economic prosperity and the development of healthier, more sustainable communities?

If so, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) wants YOU to be a part of our team!

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) continues to renew the nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis; modernize Government of Canada structures to enable Indigenous peoples to build capacity and support their vision of self-determination; and lead the Government of Canada's work in the North.

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is looking to hire individuals in a variety of positions:
- Capital and Infrastructure Program Manager
- Child and Family Services Program Manager
- Senior Consultation and Accommodation Advisor
- Transfer Payments Manager
- Negotiator
- Other potential Program Manager positions

CIRNAC is looking for highly skilled individuals who will be responsible for:
- Planning and directing the development, implementation and monitoring of programs and services and leading multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Providing leadership and direction to the overall management of the program.
- Consulting with internal/external partners/ stakeholders and clients on a regular basis.
- Managing human and financial resources.
- (Negotiator only) Leading multi-party negotiations on behalf of Canada on intergovernmental and jurisdictional agreements.

Work environment

CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html and https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html.

For more information on what the Government of Canada has to offer as an employer, read the Top 10 Reasons to Join Canada’s Public Service!
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/site/proudly-serving/top-10-reasons-join-public-service.html.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff the following positions, or similar positions, on a permanent or temporary basis at Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada in Whitehorse, Yukon:

- Capital and Infrastructure Program Manager - Immediate, permanent need
- Child and Family Services Program Manager - Immediate, permanent need
- Senior Consultation and Accommodation Advisor – Anticipatory only (no current vacancy)
- Transfer Payments Manager – Anticipatory only (no current vacancy)
- Negotiator – Immediate, temporary need
- Other potential Program Manager positions – Anticipatory only (no current vacancy)

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)

EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in law, political science, social science or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience defined as successful completion of two years of an post-secondary educational program with acceptable specialization in law, political science, social sciences or in an other field relevant to the work to be performed and three years of relevant experience in program delivery or negotiation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management on complex* issues.
*Complex is defined as: multidimensional, composed of interconnected or related parts, dealing with matters that are complicated or intricate.
- Experience in building relationships, consulting and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives.
- Experience in leading a team.

Negotiator stream must also have the following:
- Experience in leading negotiations.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of Government of Canada’s priorities addressing Indigenous and northern issues.
- Knowledge of the Indigenous or northern issues.
- Knowledge of federal legislation and programs dealing with Aboriginal issues.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of CIRNAC.

Negotiator stream must also have the following:
- Knowledge of negotiation principles and strategies.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- Create vision & strategy
- Mobilize people
- Uphold Integrity and Respect
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
- Promote innovation and guide change
- Achieve results

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate orally.
- Ability to communicate in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Working effectively with others
- Initiative
- Adaptability
- Judgement

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

You only need to meet those experiences listed under “essential qualifications.” However, candidates may be appointed based on the breadth, depth of specific asset criteria. Therefore, it is important to clearly identify if you possess any of the asset education and experience criteria in your application.

ASSET QUALIFICATION - EDUCATION
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in public administration, political science, social work, law, history or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in planning and reporting on a program, including the development of departmental and government priorities, preparation of data for departmental reports.
- Experience in developing departmental policy documents such as briefing notes or memoranda, PowerPoint presentation (deck), or correspondence for senior management (director and higher) and external stakeholders.
- Experience in developing program policy.
- Experience working in program delivery.
- Experience working in northern or cross cultural environments.
- Experience in managing Human Resources.
- Experience in managing a Budget.
- Experience leading complex negotiations with multiple parties.
- Experience dealing with and resolving conflict.
- Experience in contributing towards policy initiatives related to child and family services
- Experience working in child protection or child welfare programs
- Experience in managing consultation and accommodation issues with indigenous organizations.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in managing capital and infrastructure programs.

ASSET QUALIFICATION - KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of First Nation Child and Family Services in Canada as well as recent policy priorities.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willing and able to work overtime on short notice, when required
- Willing and able to travel, when required

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT*
- Various security clearances, depending on the position being staffed: Reliability, Secret, Top Secret
- Medical Clearance **

*Conditions of employment may vary according to the position to be staffed.
**The incumbent and his/her dependants*** may be required to obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and
Government Housing Directive.
(***) = includes incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children.

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.