Instructional Designer (RE-05), Common Supervisory Services

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

The mandate of Common Supervisory Services (CSS) Training is to implement an overall plan for learning programs to address OSFI’s Financial Supervision training needs. The CSS Instructional Designer is an instructional design professional who builds and maintains learning models, supports the delivery of training and manages contracts for technical training provided to financial supervisors across OSFI on topics related to the financial industry.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent is to staff 1 Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC) position and 1 English Essential position through this staffing selection process.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), security profiles and various tenures, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree with specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology OR an acceptable combination of education, experience, and/or training.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience in conducting research and analysis for the design and development of learning material used in a corporate training environment.
● Recent and significant experience facilitating training in a corporate training setting.
● Recent and significant experience in designing, implementing and evaluating learning programs aligned with organizational priorities.
● Experience in the use of Microsoft software (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).

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

Various language requirements
● English essential
● Bilingual - imperative (CBC/CBC)
Reading: C (advanced)
Writing: B (intermediate)
Oral: C (advanced)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of adult learning principles.
● Knowledge of various technologies and approaches for developing innovative learning solutions (i.e. classroom training, eLearning, performance support tools etc.).
● Knowledge of theories, principles and/or practices in the specialized area of learning.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Service Orientation
● Results Orientation
● Collaboration
● Developing Myself
● Excellent Written Communication Skills
● Excellent Oral Communication Skills

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

In addition to the Essential Qualifications identified above, please provide details if you possess one or more of the following Asset Education and Asset Experience criteria identified below.

ASSET EDUCATION
● Training designation or certification.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
You may be required to meet a combination of any of these asset experience criteria:

● Experience in project management.
● Experience in using eLearning authorware such as Articulate or Captivate.
● Experience with preparing documents for outsourcing of training through a Government contracting process.
● Recent and significant experience in developing a variety of training solutions.
● Recent and significant experience in conducting research and analysis for the design and development of learning material used to train a group in the financial services industry*.
● Recent and significant experience facilitating training in the financial services industry*.
● Recent and significant experience in designing, implementing and evaluating learning programs aligned with organizational priorities in the financial services industry*.

*Financial services industry includes experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions, or other relevant areas.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● General knowledge of the mandate, role and responsibilities of OSFI.
● Knowledge of change management principles and practices.
● Knowledge of facilitation processes and methods associated with client service delivery.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Building Business Relationships
● Innovation
● Professional Judgment
● Working as Team
● Critical Thinking

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
● In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
● Some out-of-town travel may be required.

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

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. As a result you must update your personal information on your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes.

RESUMES:
Applicants must clearly demonstrate using sufficient details, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable, including timelines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year). Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.

SCREENING QUESTIONS (if applicable):
It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Your resume will be used to validate the answers provided; therefore, it should also contain sufficient details regarding your education and experience.

REFERENCE CHECKS/PERFORMANCE REVIEWS:
As part of the assessment, reference checks may be sought and candidates may be required to submit their performance reviews. For internal candidates of the Public Service, the Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact the internal candidates’ current manager(s).

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.
Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

The client 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.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

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.