Various AS-05 Positions (AMENDMENT - Bilingual Positions Only)

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

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

Pension Excellence Sector AS-05 duties can include the following:

- Providing expert advice, interpretation and guidance to clients concerning the impact of proposed legislation or policy changes on government wide compensation applications and systems;

- Providing authoritative interpretation and advice concerning the application of Treasury Board compensation policy; manages a client support advisory and problem resolution service;

- Enforcing regulatory compliance through interpretation and analysis of acts, regulations and delivers services, applications and systems to improve government wide compensation applications and systems;

- Analyse systems and technology requirements, involving the consolidation of inputs from other government departments, central agencies, private institutions and legislative changes, determines impact on compensation systems and provides recommendations;

- Developing the business aspects of major projects and/or multiple development projects and utilizes an automated reporting system and a problem reporting system, to manage, monitor and report on project implementation.

- Participating in working groups and special committees dealing with compensation and benefits related matters.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement.html

Intent of the process

This is an inventory of candidates to staff similar AS-05 positions within the Receiver General and Pension Branch of Public Service and Procurement Canada, located in Ottawa (Ontario). This inventory could also be used to staff similar positions within the Public Service.

Employees of the federal public service may be considered for deployments, assignments, secondments or actings.

This inventory may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent (indeterminate), or a temporary (term or casual) basis with various linguistic profiles and locations.

** Please note that you are registering into an inventory, not applying for a specific position.

** Since this is an inventory to staff various AS-05 positions, the statement of merit criteria (required qualifications) could vary for each position. When a position becomes available, candidates will be pulled from the inventory to be assessed based on the required qualifications. Asset qualifications could be deemed as essential depending on the position being staffed. The final statement of merit criteria will be shared with individuals who are deemed to meet the initial screening criteria.

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:
E1. Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education training and/or experience related to the position.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Various language requirements and/or linguistic profiles: Bilingual imperative BBB or CBC.

Information on language requirements

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

*** Candidates may be required to meet some of the following asset qualifications (may be deemed as essential), depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Because these could be beneficial for the role, they could be used to select candidates for further assessment; or to select candidates for appointment.

EA1. Experience performing research and analysis.
EA2. Experience working on a major crown project or multidisciplinary project.
EA3. Experience in developing work plans and/or project plans.
EA4. Experience in the administration of compensation, pension and/or benefits.
EA5. Experience providing strategic advice and guidance to clients and/or stakeholders.
EA6. Experience in the development or maintenance of IT systems.
EA7. Experience in supervising employees.
EA8. Experience in project management.
EA9. Experience in leading business transformation and change management.
EA10. Experience in data correction and data analysis.
EA11. Experience working with the Penfax System.
EA12. Experience working with the Siebel System.
EA13. Experience in software testing and quality assurance techniques.
EA14. Experience working with software applications such as Microsoft Suite (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Visio, etc.)
EA15. Experience in developing complex Excel spreadsheets.
EA16. Experience in training development and delivery.
EA17. Experience in developing business or functional requirements for system changes and processes.
EA18. Experience reviewing, interpreting and applying policies, procedures or legislation.
EA19. Experience in developing reports, presentations and/or briefing notes intended for management including recommendations.
EA 20. Experience in auditing IT or in leading an audit.
EA 21. Experience in process design and mapping,
EA 22. Experience in writing use cases.
EA23. Experience developing digital content and writing for web.

Operational Requirements
OR1. Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice for some positions
OR2. Willingness to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

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

References may be done: You must provide the name, title, telephone number and email address of two (2) potential referees who have been your direct superior/supervisor during your professional relationship. Furthermore, they must have worked with you for a timeframe of at least six consecutive months within the last three years. The name of your current supervisor must be included, even if the supervision period is less than 6 months. Please also provide a third name if the period of supervision for recent supervisor was less than 6 months.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

Please note that all or some of the essential qualifications may be assessed throughout the selection process effective from the time you submit your application.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

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

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.