Legislation Officer

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Duties

The position is responsible for a variety of research, analysis, systems management and support functions, such as:
• researching, analyzing and managing non-complex legislation and compliance requests involving the review of relevant statutes, regulations, case law, policies, and past practice, under the supervision of a senior member of the team, on a variety of issues affecting the Canadian financial sector, including federally regulated financial institutions
• managing and administering the team’s data management systems, including data bases, email boxes, work flow systems, and team related areas on OSFI's website
• monitoring and reporting to the team on current and proposed legislation and policies, in Canada and internationally, that may impact the Canadian financial sector including federally regulated financial institutions
• participating in the preparation and public release of team rulings, advisories, compliance instructions and other documents such as material for presentations by OSFI to the public and industry
• participating in the development, maintenance and organization of training materials, including e-learning modules, presentations, summaries and other training methods. Assist with the organization of training sessions and related matters
• ensuring data management and integrity, and developing options to improve systems and match business needs with IT solutions
• acting as liaison between the team and internal and external stakeholders, including IT, Corporate Services and other groups relying on the team’s data and systems, and with counterparts in the Department of Finance, or other government agencies with respect to the position’s key activities

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one indeterminate position.

This process may also be used to create a pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, term, acting, etc.), various language profiles (Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC, English Essential) and/or security requirements (reliability, secret) within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

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)

EDUCATION:
- A Canadian degree or diploma in law or legal studies, or a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in public affairs, public administration, government policy, legislation and regulations, or another relevant field, with Canadian courses in law or legal studies, legislation and regulations

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent** experience in the following areas:
• reviewing, researching, analyzing and writing reports on non-complex requests in relation to statutes, regulations, case law and public policy
• carrying out research involving databases, internet, corporate registries and other internal/external data management systems and information tools
• working with software tools such as excel, power-point
• working with information and data management systems
• managing projects and multiple files

**Recent: Experience acquired within the last 6 years

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
- A Canadian degree or diploma in law or legal studies

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
- At least 2 years experience in the following areas:
• reviewing, researching, analyzing and writing reports on non-complex requests in relation to statutes, regulations, case law and public policy
• carrying out research involving data bases, internet, corporate registries and other internal/external data management systems and information tools
• working with software tools such as excel, power-point
• working with information and data management systems
• managing projects and multiple files

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- General knowledge of:
• legislation, guidelines and public policy related to federally regulated financial institutions, including the Bank Act, Trust and Loan Companies Act and Insurance Companies Act
• the operations and structure of the Canadian financial services industry, trends and developments affecting the financial industry, the Canadian government legislative process, different roles played by various government departments and agencies both federal and provincial
• OSFI’s mandate and the OSFI Act

COMPETENCIES:
- Critical Thinking
- Professional Judgement
- Results Orientation
- Service Orientation
- Working as a Team

ABILITIES:
- Ability to analyse, interpret and provide input on a variety of legal, legislative and regulatory information
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally
- Ability to set priorities, and where necessary, change or modify those priorities in a fast-paced environment

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:
- Comprehensive knowledge of:
• legislation, guidelines and public policy related to federally regulated financial institutions, including the Bank Act, Trust and Loan Companies Act and Insurance Companies Act
• the operations and structure of the Canadian financial services industry, key issues, trends and developments affecting the financial industry, the Canadian government legislative process, different roles played by various government departments and agencies both federal and provincial
• OSFI’s mandate, the OSFI Act and the roles and responsibilities of various OSFI divisions and teams

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:
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Ability and willingness to work overtime

Conditions of employment

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

A written examination will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). 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/.

Please note that OSFI has offices located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. If you are screened in, you may be required to travel to one of these locations to complete assessment (exam, interview, etc.).

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing.

Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered.

A top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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As a Separate Agency, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) appoints employees in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). OSFI is named in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and it offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core Federal Public Service. In addition to this, OSFI employees obtain a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

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.