Assistant Superintendent (REX-11), Risk Support Sector

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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has a unique opportunity for a proven leader to take on a senior role and build on OSFI’s very successful history. As a member of the Executive Committee, the Assistant Superintendent for the Risk Support Sector will be responsible for leading the contributions of OSFI’s risk specialist divisions to the realization of OSFI’s Strategic Plan.

These contributions include:
• Supporting OSFI’s risk assessment of financial institutions and resulting intervention plans in areas related to the risk specialities in RSS.
• Supporting the drafting of OSFI guidance and regulations for financial institutions in areas related to the risk specialities in RSS.
• Providing knowledge transfer to other sectors in OSFI.
• Leading OSFI’s broader efforts to identify and respond to emerging risks in the financial sector.
• Providing oversight of the Common Supervisory Services unit in co-operation with the heads of Deposit-Taking Supervision and Insurance Supervision.

The specialities in the Risk Support Sector span both financial and non-financial risks and include: credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, model risk, capital model approvals, technology risk, data analytics, and risks arising from culture and conduct.

The successful candidate will achieve results by influencing decision-makers within OSFI and the Canadian financial sector using his/her knowledge, judgement and credibility.

Positions to be filled: 1

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 finance, accounting, actuarial science, economics, business administration, mathematics, law or other relevant area.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Extensive experience in the financial sector, or in financial sector regulation and supervision, or exceptional record in a related area.
● Proven effectiveness in leading a team of diversified technical specialists.
● Demonstrated effective leadership experience at the executive level.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of the Canadian banking or insurance industry.
● Knowledge of financial sector regulation.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Collaboration: Sharing a community mindset, promoting cohesion and breaking down barriers
● Agility: Adapting to environmental complexities through innovation
● Transparency: Cultivating an open and trustworthy culture within the organization
● Integrity: Stepping up to the obligations of leadership with authenticity

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
● A relevant professional designation (e.g. CPA, FCIA, etc.)
● An advanced degree in a relevant specialty.
● Advanced training in one or more of the specialties represented in Risk Support Sector.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
You may be required to meet a combination of any of these asset experience criteria:
● Extensive experience in one or more of the specialities represented in Risk Support Sector.
● Experience in implementing organizational change.

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
● Willingness to travel, mainly (but not exclusively) within Canada.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Agreement to be deployed into another REX position within OSFI at the same level.

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

Internal employees of OSFI at the same group and level may be considered and offered a deployment or assignment before considering other applicants.

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.
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 .

Management may decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

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.