Human Resources Advisor

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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

Only applications submitted via this portal will be accepted. Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter. Instead, they are required to answer screening questions and provide the requested information through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) online portal. As such, applicants must clearly demonstrate with specific and concrete examples, in their answers, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information, and as such, will be eliminated from the selection process.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. When a hiring manager identifies a need and conducts a search of the pool of candidates, management may select candidates based on any of the criteria included as part of this selection process (ie: asset qualifications, conditions of employment, geographic proximity to substantive work location or other merit criteria). Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to create a pool of candidates to fill similar or identical positions with various linguistic profil (such as English Essential and bilingual imperative CBC/CBC only), security profiles, various durations (term, indeterminate appointment, assignment, secondment, acting appointment) and conditions of employment at Veterans Affairs Canada.

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:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labor or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

* Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard 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 PE positions and positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions. This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to PE positions after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before October 1, 1999. The positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions are those that meet the Treasury Board definition for the PE occupational group.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:

o First essential experience to be considered for PE-01, PE-02 and PE-03 positions :

EX1 - Experience in providing information or guidance on issues or procedures.

o Second essential experience to be considered for PE-02 and for PE-03 positions:

EX2 - Experience in advising internal or external clients regarding a legislation or policies.

o Third essential experience to be considered for PE-02 and PE-03 positions:

EX3 - Experience in conducting research, analyzing information and providing solutions.

o Fourth essential experience to be considered for PE-03 positions :

EX4 - Experience in providing strategic and operational advice and guidance in a human resources discipline such as staffing, labour relations or classification.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:

AE1 - Experience in providing staffing advice

AE2 - Experience in providing Labour Relations advice

AE3 - Experience in providing Classification advice

AE4 - Experience in providing advice on learning

AE5 - Experience in providing advice on Workplace Wellness

AE6 - Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces

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

Various language requirements
o English essential
o Bilingual imperative CBC / CBC

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

C1 - Thinking things through
C2 - Demonstrating initiative and being action-oriented
C3 - Working effectively with others
C4 - Demonstrating integrity and respect
C5 - Communication
C6 - Client Service Orientation

Conditions of employment

Various : Reliability Status or Secret Security

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

ASSESSMENT:

o A written exam may be administered
o An interview may be administered
o Reference checks may be sought

LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS:

It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the department’s contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or another reason that is considered reasonable by the assessment committee.

COMMUNICATION:

It is the candidate’s responsibility to inform the department’s contact involved in this selection process of any change of contact information during the selection process and during the validity period of the pool.

Candidates must provide a valid email address as communication for this process will be conducted by email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).

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.