Program Officer, Program Delivery

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Assessment accommodation

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We are taking a simplified approach for you to apply to this process. Accordingly, you will need to:
• provide your résumé;
• complete the online experience questionnaire (i.e., no cover letter required).

The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true. When answering the questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.
More information about maintaining your application, screening & assessment can be found at the bottom of this advertisement.

Duties

In the Maternal, Child and Youth Health Surveillance Division:

Provide coordination and administrative expertise for external advisory committee and federal-provincial-territorial meetings.

Contribute to the development, background information collection, and synthesis for developmental disorder surveillance publications.

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with members of an external surveillance reference group to collect and exchange data, discuss issues, services and activities

Support the Division director in administrative oversight and program delivery.

Work environment

In the Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division, we develop scientific evidence in support of core public health priorities. Surveillance systems include the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System, the Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System, the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program, the Cancer in Children and Youth in Canada Surveillance System, and the National Autism Spectrum Disorder Surveillance System.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the Health Portfolio of the Government of Canada, committed to help protect the health and safety of all Canadians. Its activities focus on preventing chronic diseases, like cancer and heart disease, preventing injuries and responding to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks.

You can learn more about the Public Health Agency of Canada by visiting:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html

Intent of the process

This process will be initially used to staff one indeterminate bilingual imperative (BBB)position in the Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division, and one term/assignment/secondment English essential position in the Applied Research Division, both within the Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research.

The selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various linguistic profiles and security requirements, conditions of employment for various future permanent and/or temporary vacancies within the Public Health Agency of Canada across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Essential Experience :

Significant* experience coordinating activities to support complex** project(s).
Significant* experience consulting with clients, partners or the general public to obtain and exchange information.
Experience in reviewing and evaluating documents from clients or partners for completeness and applicability.

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth normally associated with 2 years experience.
** Complex projects are defined as being made up of interrelated parts that require planning and coordination.

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

Asset Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
Experience in quality control of correspondence and/or briefing notes for Senior Management.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential; Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Essential Knowledge:

Knowledge of the principles of project management.
 

Essential Abilities & Competencies:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to analyse information and make recommendations.

Respectful of diversity
Attention to detail
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Effective Interpersonal Relations
Dependability

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

Organizational Needs:

● Selection for appointment may take into consideration employees who have been or will be impacted by organizational restructuring. Appointments may be made based on the department's commitment to employment continuity of indeterminate employees and no involuntary job loss.

● The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the job opportunity notice and any applicable asset qualification(s).

Organizational Requirements:
Willing and able to work overtime, as required

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

■ To apply for any position, you need to first create a profile in the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS), which should only take about 10 minutes. Then, after ensuring you meet the position requirements, scroll to the bottom of the poster and click on "Apply online."

■ Work your way through the list of requirements, completing each section and saving as you go. Before submitting your application, please ensure that there are green check marks on every single category before submitting your application.

■ If there are any red Xs on the categories, please click into that category and ensure that everything has been filled out. Screening questions have been built into the application process and occasionally an applicant may miss a field on the Screening Questions page. Please thoroughly review to ensure that you have responded to each question, including all the "Yes / No " questions.

■ PSRS will automatically disconnect candidates without warning after 60 minutes if there is no activity. You need to save or move to a new screen to maintain your connection. Typing information without saving does not prevent you from being disconnected. Applicants may find it helpful to first use a word processing software to complete their responses using concrete and detailed examples, then copy and paste the responses into PSRS afterwards.

■ If you have further questions on how to apply or experience technical difficulties with your application, please visit the following website: http://www.cfp-psc.gc.ca/contact-jobs/index-eng.php

■ We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

■ When candidates are invited to the assessment stage, they will be notified of the qualifications being assessed and the assessment method (interview, written take home test, etc.). To help you prepare for assessment, you should think about examples that will best highlight how you meet the qualifications being assessed. During the assessment, use the “STAR” method to best explain your example. STAR stands for the following:

▪ Situation: Think of a situation in which you are/were involved.
▪ Task: Describe the tasks involved in the situation.
▪ Action: Specify what actions you took to achieve your results.
▪ Results: What results followed due to your actions? List them and describe each one briefly.

■ 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, PSC tests, reference checks, board member knowledge 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.

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

■ Depending on the number of applicants, needs and/or plans, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, asset selection, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates and/or determining which candidates will continue in the staffing process. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.

■ 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.

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

■ Proof of education will be required. 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.

■ Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

■ Candidates will be contacted by email and it is imperative that you provide a current email address that accepts e-mail 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 are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis. It is your entire responsibility to inform us at all times of any changes regarding your contact information.

■ Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

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.