Investigative Researcher

Update: Good afternoon,

Please note that the hiring management team have decided to close this selection process due to lack of interest. We will consider the applications of everyone who has applied by the new closing date of February 7, 2020 at 12:00 am. We will be posting a new job advertisement for these positions in the next few weeks. If you are interested in being considered, please look for the new advertisement and submit your application online.

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.

*** ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ***

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site.
To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process and to contact 1-800-645-5605 prior to the closing date.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

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What makes inventories different from other job advertisements? You only need to apply once to be considered for multiple job opportunities at the AS-04/ADM-04 group and level within the RCMP Security Intelligence Background Section (SIBS)!

Don't worry, even if your application is not selected for one job, your application remains in the inventory and can be selected again for the entire duration that the inventory remains open. Additionally, you can go back and update your résumé or responses to the screening questions at any time.

Random selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants from the inventory will be assessed.

* Multiple batches of applications will be retrieved throughout the duration of this inventory.

Re-evaluation period: If candidates are eliminated during the screening stage based on education and experience, there will be a 6 month waiting period. After this period, candidates may resubmit their application with more recent and/or additional detailed information in order to be reconsidered.

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Work environment

** Please note that all positions are located at 73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. **

Mandate
The RCMP Security Intelligence Background Section (SIBS) provides an enhanced security screening service to federal government departments. SIBS produces a comprehensive analysis of available police information about applicants, enabling client departments to accept or reject them for specific access or entitlement. The analysis supports departmental efforts to prevent the infiltration by criminal organizations and other criminals who may seek to further their enterprises or engage in other acts that may threaten public safety or national security.

Duties
Investigative Researchers provide comprehensive analysis of all police information, available through RCMP databases, of prospective applicants proposed by client departments for security clearance based on risk assessment. Analysis is focused on complex cases, referred by Primary Researchers, requiring further intensive investigation. Findings enable client departments to accept or reject applicants for work, access or refugee status.
SIBS has been established within the RCMP to provide a security screening service to federal government departments in their need to ensure that identified individuals are vetted and eligible for security clearance which renders them eligible for specific work, access or entitlement.

KEY ACTIVITIES
Investigative Researchers (IRs) review reports prepared by Primary Researchers (PRs) to verify that all information related to an individual within the primary databases is complete and accurate. The IRs expand the search through all available databases and investigates linkages to other individuals, criminal organizations, events and circumstances to develop a comprehensive document of an individual’s past encounters with law enforcement.
The IRs then contact the originating police/law enforcement agency responsible for the substance of the information related to each applicant for vetting purposes and acquires third party approval to share a summary of the information with the requesting client department for risk assessment and security clearance purposes.
The IRs subsequently develop a detailed assessment including any adverse information of individual applicants to present a complete and balanced risk assessment for subsequent review by the requesting client department.
The IRs provide detailed explanations of information/intelligence incorporated into the risk assessment of each applicant providing a complete and balanced basis on which the client department can ultimately render a decision to grant or deny a security clearance to an individual.
The IRs also provide information and guidance to junior staff as to investigative process and analytical outcomes as required.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used to establish a partially or fully qualified pool of candidates which may be used to staff Investigative Researcher positions within SIBS in the RCMP in the National Capital Region, on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, assignment/secondment or casual) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various security profiles.

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)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives

Degree equivalency

*Significant experience conducting law enforcement or security investigations.
Experience preparing detailed reports related to law enforcement or security (such as Crown Briefs, Information to Obtain Search Warrants, Affidavits, Expert Analysis Reports, Intelligence Reports, etc.).
*Significant experience working or liaising with law enforcement partners.
*Significant experience using databases for the purpose of gathering information during law enforcement or security investigations.

* Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with the execution of a diverse range of complex activities. This includes the extent, depth, complexity and diversity of tasks and cases and the degree of autonomy from those activities. Applicants must clearly demonstrate their roles and responsibilities relating to the experience.

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

Previous policing experience.
Experience working in a specialized investigative unit in law enforcement such as: Major or Serious Crime, Criminal Intelligence, Commercial Crime, Drug Enforcement, Organized Crime.

Degree equivalency

May be required to work overtime.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of terminology related to law enforcement
Knowledge of Federal Statutes such as the Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act
Knowledge of Information Management Principles

Ability to analyze and summarize law enforcement information.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to use office technology such as Microsoft Word software.

Judgment
Initiative
Thoroughness
Reliability
Effective interpersonal skills

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

AKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT. WE WILL ONLY CONTACT THOSE CANDIDATES SCREENED INTO THE PROCESS.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location.

Please note that within the context of this selection process, travel costs/expenses will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

Travel related to the selection process: Please note that candidates (including employees of the Public Service) will not be considered to be on travel status or on government business.

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

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

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: http://www.cicic.ca/383/foreign-credential-recognition.canada.

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.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.