ANTICIPATORY - Director, Various positions - Interested in an IT Career with PSPC?

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Work environment

Do you thrive in a fast-paced work environment? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to use your skills to help find innovative digital solutions for Canada?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, we would love for you to be a part of our team.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is building a vibrant team of professionals who will play an integral part in the efforts to advance digital solutions, government wide IT enabled services and/or stabilize the Government of Canada human resources and pay systems

At PSPC your job will matter. We are looking for dedicated leaders who want to make a difference and who will be part of our exciting journey for years to come. PSPC offers:

- A work environment that combines learning, achievement, recognition and team spirit.
- A corporate culture advocates innovation, continuous learning and career development.
- Workplaces that value curiosity, collaboration, transparency and client service!

If you are ready to take on a new leadership challenge and want to work on leading-edge, transformative service delivery while improving government’s services to Canadians, then PSPC is the place for you. Feed your passion, be fearless, get inspired and grow with us!

At PSPC you will be exposed to a wide variety of files while also being provided the opportunity to work and network with other government departments.

Our workplace places a high priority on employee well-being. We were the first department to appoint a mental health Ombudsman and this is reflected in our every-day environment. Everyone has the advantage of alternative working arrangement such as telework, compressed work weeks, and flexible schedules. Thanks to our dedication to employee well-being and career development, PSPC was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2018 for a second year in a row. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory process and the intent is to establish a pool of partially qualified candidates to staff various positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada with a linguistic profile of bilingual imperative CBC/CBC.

This pool may be used to staff similar positions in organizations that are part of the core public administration (Schedules I and IV of the Financial Administration Act (FAA)): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/public-service-hiring-guides/information-staffing-obligations/reference-list-organizations.html

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)

EDUCATION :

- Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Note: Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:

EXP1 – Recent and significant* experience in the provision of strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives.

EXP2 – Recent and significant* experience in providing strategic direction and leadership in the development and implementation of IT and/or IM projects, programs, services or solutions in support of business objectives.

EXP3 – Experience in establishing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with internal ** and external*** stakeholders.

EXP4 – Experience in managing human****and financial resources*****.

* Recent and significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired over a period of at least two (2) years in the past five (5) years.

**Internal stakeholders are those within your own federal or provincial or non-government organization.

***External stakeholders are those outside your own federal or provincial departments or non-governmental organizations.

****Human Resources Management: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed human resources. Some examples of managing human resources 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.

***** Financial Resources: Applicants must show evidence of managing and being accountable for a budget (direct and indirect). Some examples of managing financial resources may include: full delegation for a budget, forecasting and planning budget allocation, reporting, management of contractors, cost/resource estimates or recovery etc. Applicants must also indicate the size for their budget they manage directly or indirectly.

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

AE1 - Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in computer science, engineering, information technology/management, business administration or any other field related to the positions to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

ASSET CERTIFICATIONS:

ACE1 – Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification.

ACE2 – Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Prince 2.

ASSET EXPERIENCES:

AE1 – Experience working and negotiating with vendors and managing service levels.

AE2 – Experience with managing change to achieve transformational objectives related to the delivery of programs and services.

AE3 – Experience in leading business intelligence and analytics related projects.

AE4 – Experience in implementing Agile frameworks in the delivery of IM-IT solutions.

AE5 - Experience managing project teams in a matrixed environment.

AE6 - Experience defining costs, timelines, and business value for an IM/IT service proposal or business case to address a business requirement.

AE7 – Experience in managing multiple and conflicting priorities in an IM/IT environment.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1- Knowledge of Government of Canada priorities and how they relate to the mandate and priorities of PSPC.

K2- Knowledge of current and emerging IT trends relevant to modernizing delivery of IT enabled programs and services, and their impact on the Government of Canada.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

- Create Vision and Strategy
- Mobilize People
- Uphold integrity and respect
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
- Promote innovation and guide change
- Achieve results
- Client Service Orientation – Level 3 (Fosters high-quality client service)

ABILITIES:

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

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

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

- Willingness and be able to work overtime
- Willingness and be able to travel

Conditions of employment

- Reliability or 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

Applying the STAR Model :

Provide specific information about each of the essential and asset experience qualifications. Note that the number of examples is not as important as ensuring that the examples describe the depth, breadth and relevance of your experience.

In answering the Pre-screening questions, you are requested to explain clearly and concisely the SITUATION: where you acquired the experience i.e. the department(s), organization(s), dates, your role and responsibility; the specific TASK or challenge that you faced; ACTION: the actions you took; and the RESULTS of your actions.

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1. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

2. In assessing candidates, assessment boards may use a variety of tools and methods including, but not limited to, reviews of past performance and accomplishments, written tests, interviews, simulations, reference checks, etc. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

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

4. You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

5. Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

6. Candidates are required to meet the essential qualifications. Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements and organizational needs may be applied at any time during this process.

7. Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

8.The Assessment Committee reserves the right to consider indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent for deployment upon review of their application. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels may be considered in the advertised selection process.

We thank all those who apply.

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.