Security Officer Various Streams

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

Update: Closing date has been extended.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

PLEASE NOTE, ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements

Intent of the process

VARIOUS STREAMS
STREAM 1 - SECURITY OPERATIONS OFFICER
STREAM 2 - PERSONNEL SECURITY OFFICER
STREAM 3 - INVESTIGATIONS OFFICER

ANTICIPATORY PROCESS - A pool of fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada at the AS-02 group and level with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), various linguistic requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (i.e. Reliability, Secret, Top Secret), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Candidates must use the experience factors as a header and describe how they meet each experience required. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COVER LETTER WILL BE USED TO ASSESS THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING."

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

EDUCATION: All streams:
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE - All streams:
Experience in providing advice and guidance to management.
Experience in preparing briefing material, reports and delivering presentations.
Experience in researching, interpreting and analyzing information from a variety of sources, and identifying impacts on security or information security.
Experience in communicating with partners or stakeholders from internal teams, branches and units within the organization.

KNOWLEDGE - All Streams
Knowledge of Natural Resources Canada’s mandate and priorities.
Knowledge of Treasury Board policies, standards and directives related to Policy on Government Security (PGS).

ABILITIES - All streams:
Ability to work independently and in a team.
Ability to organize workload to meet objectives and deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communication effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY - All streams:
Effective interpersonal relationships
Judgment
Client service
Discretion
Reliability

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE:

STREAM 1 – Security Operations Officer:
Experience in supporting security team leads and managers with liaison and/or participation on working groups and special project teams related to physical security (e.g. determining the proper security zoning).
Experience in recommending and coordinating the application and use of physical security protective systems and equipment to effectively deter, detect, delay and respond to any type of physical or personal security threat.
Experience working with security in contracting documentation including Security Requirements Check Lists.
Experience working with access control methods.

STREAM 2 – Personnel Security Officer:
Experience in coordinating and distributing the work of a team.
Experience working in a field or environment related to operational and/or corporate security such as (personnel security, personnel security clearance, requests for security investigations).
Experience in managing and safeguarding personal information.

STREAM 3 – Investigations Officer:
Experience in analyzing and preparing reports and providing recommendations.
Experience in conducting investigations and subject interviews related to security.
Experience providing advice and guidance to management.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE

STREAM 1 – Security Operations Officer:
Knowledge of the TBS Directive on Departmental Security Management.
Knowledge of the TBS Operational Security Standard on Physical Security.

STREAM 2 – Personnel Security Officer:
Knowledge of the TBS Standard on Security Screening.

Stream 3 – Investigations Officer:
Knowledge of procedural fairness and the application of natural law principles.
Knowledge of an administrative investigation program and subject interview techniques.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Willingness to work overtime under short notice.
Willingness to travel.

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 hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We thank all applicants for their interest in our position, for the purpose of this staffing process, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Reference checks will be sought. References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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/.

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.

The breadth and depth of experience may be considered when making selections from the qualified pool and in determining the "best fit" for the organization.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, 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.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.