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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Make a difference by working for Canada’s largest employer: The Government of Canada.

Canada’s public service is diverse, innovative, and nonpartisan. We are continually engaged in projects and initiatives to improve how we serve Canadians. Together, public servants are making a difference in the lives of Canadians every day. The Government of Canada offers a breadth of rewarding careers in many locations, with great opportunities for learning and development. Whatever you’re passionate about, Canada’s public service has a career path where you can make a difference.

Come work for the federal government’s first independent regulatory body: The Canadian Transportation Agency.

An important mission: The Canadian Transportation Agency is a small organization (about 230 people) with an important mission – to advance Canadians’ economic and social well-being by:

• Helping to keep the national transportation system running efficiently and smoothly
• Protecting the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to accessible transportation
• Providing consumer protection for air travelers

A great place to work:
We are committed to creating a healthy and respectful workplace. Our small size enables us to meet regularly at all-staff events, and encourages dialogue and collaboration – both between managers and employees, and through inter-branch networks and tiger teams. You will have the opportunity to get to know and collaborate with many colleagues across the Agency.

We are located at 15 Eddy, in the heart of Gatineau, with easy access to fitness facilities, public transportation and restaurants.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff future positions with various tenures (indeterminate, determinate, deployment, acting, and assignment/secondment) with similar requirements, various language requirements and profiles and various security requirements, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Results of this staffing process may be used for similar positions in the Agency and other departments and agencies in the federal government.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:
Stream 1: Post-secondary education in a field related to the duties of the positions (ex: economics, social sciences, law, commerce, finance, sciences, or conflict resolution) or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Streams 2 and 3: Bachelor degree from a recognized university in a field related to the duties of the positions (ex: economics, social sciences, law, commerce, finance or sciences) or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
All Streams: Experience in conducting analyses, summarizing documents, and preparing related reports or studies in an academic or work environment.

Stream 1: Experience conducting facilitations or mediations.

Streams 2 and 3: Experience in conducting research in an academic or work environment.

KNOWLEDGE:
Streams 1 and 2: Knowledge of the concepts of informal or formal dispute resolution, such as facilitation, mediation, adjudication or arbitration.

Stream 2: Knowledge of the Canadian Transportation Agency's mandate.

COMPETENCIES:
All Streams:
Demonstrating integrity and respect.

Thinking things through.

Working effectively with others.

Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

ABILITIES:
All Streams:
Ability to plan and prioritize workload to meet multiple deadlines and changing priorities.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Stream 1: Ability to conduct mediations.

Stream 2 and 3: Ability to analyze, develop options and recommendations.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Assets qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Some assets are unique to a directorate and others are common to the directorates. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how each qualification has been met.

EDUCATION:
Stream1: Bachelor degree from a recognized university with specialization in a field related to the duties of the positions (ex: economics, social sciences, law, commerce, finance, sciences or conflict resolution).

The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized university, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Stream 1: Completion of a certificate from a recognized training organization in conflict resolution or alternative dispute resolution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
All Streams:
Experience working in a regulatory environment.

Academic or work experience related to the transportation industry.

Stream 2:
Experience writing public decisions on disputes.

Experience in dispute resolution adjudication, analyzing submissions, developing options and making recommendations.

Stream 3:
Experience in law enforcement.

Experience working in a compliance program.

KNOWLEDGE:
All Streams:
Knowledge of the rail industry.

Knowledge of the air industry.

Stream 2: Knowledge of the Canada Transportation Act and related regulations.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

In support of achieving a diverse workforce, preference 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.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

All Streams: Availability to work overtime for travelling and/or to advance or complete work on time.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative- BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Stream 1:
Availability to travel across Canada on an on-going regular basis, including to some transportation industrial facilities.

Must hold a valid driver's license and be willing to drive to remote locations in Canada.

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 will be administered.

A mediation simulation may be conducted at the interview for stream 1.

Reference checks may be sought.

All written communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, could be used to evaluate the candidate.

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

NOTICE : It is your responsibility, as an applicant, to clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications and that adhere to the stipulated format. Please note that it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples which clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

The Asset Qualifications contained in the Statement of Merit Criteria may be used as a screening tool. 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 or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Pass marks will be established for each qualifications. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. Cut-off scores and/or top-down approach may be used at any stage of the staffing process if there are a sufficient number of candidates to meet anticipated staffing needs.

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.