Senior Trainer Public Health / Emergency Management

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Are you motivated to support and lead learning in emergency management and applied public health? Do you have stellar analytical skills and enjoy applying your problem solving skills to complex problems in public health? Do you want to be part of a motivated and highly functional team that achieves excellence in a dynamic and collaborative environment? Then this position might be for you! Our team is looking for collaborative, motivated and flexible team players, who are passionate about building capacity in applied epidemiology and public health emergency response in Canada.

The Training and Development Unit (TDU) develops and implements a range of high-quality training for public health professionals. Our training aims to increase the field-readiness of our responders, including Canadian field epidemiologists, to build capacity in applied epidemiology across Canada and to enhance public health preparedness to respond to events, emergencies or threats. Since its inception, the TDU has strived to create engaging and impactful training sessions and learning products by monitoring and assessing the most current scientific evidence and best practices. We collaborate with partners and experts affiliated with a wide array of teams across the Public Health Agency of Canada, within local, provincial and international health organizations and from within the non-governmental sector. As enthusiastic and dedicated members of the Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, our objective is to ensure that the Health Portfolio and public health practitioners across Canada have the knowledge and competencies that they need to respond to public health threats, events and emergencies, in order to effectively protect the health of Canadians. We’re building a team focused on excellence to work with us towards this goal.

If you want to be part of a caring and dynamic group of hard working practitioners, who deliver impactful work by working thoughtfully and collaboratively, apply now!

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff available and upcoming positions both on an indeterminate and temporary basis.

In this role, candidates would be responsible for:
- Applying adult education and instructional design best practices to develop curricula and training in applied public health, emergency management and other response-readiness competencies;
- Gathering and evaluating evidence and scientific research, as well as engaging with experts, to develop courses and knowledge-translation products that bridge the gap between evidence and practice;
- Leveraging facilitation and presentation skills, as well their experience in responding to outbreaks and public health emergencies, to deliver high-quality training;
- Collaborating and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders;
- Working closely with their team to manage multi-disciplinary projects.

Applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), various locations, security requirements and conditions of employment within the Public Health Agency of Canada across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum) "that describes your motivation for applying to this staffing process."

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 economics, sociology or statistics.

Notes: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

**Candidates with non-Canadian educational credentials will be required to demonstrate Canadian equivalency for ALL degrees obtained outside of Canada if they are to be used for the purpose of this process.

Candidates MUST make arrangements at the time of application to ensure that these documents (i.e. proof of education and occupational certification) are available upon request. Candidates will be provided with instructions during the application process indicating how to submit the document(s). If possible, candidates should have these documents scanned for quick availability.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in responding to outbreaks, public health events or emergencies.
• Experience in managing or leading projects or programs involving engagement of multiple stakeholders and/or multidisciplinary teams;
• Experience planning, developing and/or delivering public health training content as a workshop, in-person or online training course.

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

Various language requirements
• English Essential
• Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of the principles of adult learning and facilitation
• Knowledge of the Canadian public health system, including key domestic and international stakeholders

ABILITIES:
• Ability to synthesize scientific and technical information for public health training purposes
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Showing initiative and being action oriented
• Thinking things through
• Adaptability
• Collaboration & Partnerships
• Working effectively with others
• Leadership

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

Asset Education:
• Successful completion of a Master's degree or a PhD from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialisation in Epidemiology, Public Health or a health-related field.
• Completion of the Canadian Field Epidemiology Program or other recognized field epidemiology training program
• Additional qualifications (degree, certificate, diploma, etc.) in adult learning and adult education
• Additional qualifications (degree, certificate, diploma, etc.) in emergency management/preparedness

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
• Experience in applied epidemiology (e.g., conducting or coordinating outbreak investigations, designing or evaluating surveillance systems and/or conducting other applied epidemiological studies)
• Experience using advanced analytical methods for applied epidemiology investigations (e.g., aberration detection algorithms, spatial analysis, social network analysis, time series analysis, multivariable regression analysis)
• Experience using STATA or R statistical software packages
• Experience conducting surveillance or investigating outbreak alerts during mass gatherings or complex public health emergencies
• Experience working within an emergency operations/coordination centre

• Knowledge of emergency management best practices, and their application in public health

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice

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

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Proof of education may be requested if you are considered for a position. 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/

Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

Asset criteria may be used to narrow down the list of individuals who may be invited for an exam or interview.
Preference may be given to candidates who possess asset qualifications or candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent.
We would like to thank in advance those who have submitted a job application, but will only contact those people selected for the next phase in the process.

Depending on the number of applicants, needs and/or plans, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, asset selection, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates and/or determining which candidates will continue in the staffing process. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

For existing public service employees, include your substantive group and level, your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Are you ready to apply?

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Work your way through the list of requirements, completing each section and saving as you go. Before submitting your application, please ensure that there are green check marks on every single category before submitting your application.

PSRS will automatically disconnect candidates without warning after 60 minutes if there is no activity. You need to save or move to a new screen to maintain your connection. Typing information without saving does not prevent you from being disconnected. Applicants may find it helpful to first use a word processing software to complete their responses using concrete and detailed examples, then copy and paste the responses into PSRS afterwards.”

If you have further questions on how to apply or experience technical difficulties with your application, please visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/contact-us.html.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.