Manager, Collection Development / Manager, Library Operations

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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

Normally, applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED in order to take advantage of the many benefits of using the electronic recruitment system. Some of the benefits for applicants include that you can:

- modify your application/résumé at any time BEFORE the closing date,
- complete screening questions which will highlight your qualifications to the hiring manager,
- verify the status of your application and notification(s), at any time, and
- be notified electronically of assessment details and results.

Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact prior to the closing date.

*** INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ***

You must submit a complete application, consisting of answers to screening questions which clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education and experiences including assets) and a résumé. The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process and the résumé will only be used to substantiate the information provided.

In your response to the screening questions, please provide concrete examples and the following MANDATORY information:

1. Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2. Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions;
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired.

Please note that point form, “copy and paste" from your resume and comments such as “refer to my attached resume” will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide this information in the requested format WILL result in your application being rejected.

*NOTE: Please note your application and your answers to the screening questionnaire may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Work environment

Looking for a rewarding and meaningful career in library and information science?

The Supreme Court of Canada and Justice Canada libraries provide a full range of information services to support the work of their organizations. Our common goal is to provide exceptional research and information services designed to connect clients with the resources they need.

Looking to work in a collaborative and mutually supportive team environment?

Be a key member of the Supreme Court of Canada Library’s team of forward-thinking and energetic professionals implementing innovative services and tools and steer one of the most comprehensive legal collections in the country. The Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (ORSCC) is an exceptional place to work where stimulating challenges abound. Our organization has in fact placed first in the Public Service for its work environment in the last three Public Service employee surveys (PSES).

Make a difference and consider a career with Canada’s largest law firm! The Department of Justice Library employs a dynamic group of professional and support staff from coast to coast working together to support the mandate of the Department of Justice. The ideal candidates can easily adapt to working as part of a virtual team and embrace new technologies in delivering library services to clients located across the country and within some 40 federal departments and agencies. The Department of Justice is proud to have been recognized as one of 2019 Canada's Top 100 Employers.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions in various locations within the Supreme Court of Canada and the Department of Justice with various tenures (indeterminate, term, casuals, and acting appointments as well as deployments and secondments/assignments, Interchange Canada), various linguistic requirements and various security levels. If a pool is established following this staffing process, all federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) will be able to use it in order to staff similar positions across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

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 from a recognized post-secondary institution with a master's degree in library science or in library and information science; OR graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a bachelor's degree in library science or in library and information science for which another bachelor's degree was a prerequisite.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

EX1 Recent* and significant ** experience working in a library.

EX2 Experience in providing advice or recommendations on library services issues to management***.

EX3 Experience in planning and delivery of at least one library service line related to client services, reference or research services, electronic resources or systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, classification, or collection development and management.

EX4 Experience in the management of human resources, which includes supervision, planning, direction, coordination or performance management.

*Recent experience is defined as within the last 3 years.
**Significant experience means the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of the duties during a period of approximately 5 years.
***Management is defined as Director level or equivalent and above.

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

Asset experience:

AEX1 Experience in the development and implementation of operational policies or procedures.
AEX2 Recent* experience leading or supervising a team at a distance (virtual team).
AEX3 Experience in the field of law.
AEX4 Experience as a research librarian.
AEX5 Experience developing strategic plans for human and financial resources
AEX6 Experience in financial management, which includes preparation of cost estimates or managing a budget.
AEX7 Experience in research and information analysis to provide a product or a result to clients.
AEX8 Experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing collection moves.

*Recent experience is defined as within the last 3 years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

K1 Knowledge of emerging issues, trends or technological advances in library services.

Competencies:

C1 Communication –Written
C2 Communication –Oral
C3 Client Focus
C4 Creative Thinking
C5 Initiative
C6 Stewardship of Resources
C7 Team Leadership
C8 Change Leadership

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

Asset knowledge:

AK1 Knowledge of collection development best practices and research needs.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational requirements:

Supreme Court of Canada:
Working location: Ottawa
Willing and able to work overtime.

Department of Justice:
Working location: Various
Willing and able to work overtime.
Willing and able to travel periodically to work off-site, particularly in a geographical dispersed environment.
Willing and able to travel on occasion for professional development or training purposes.

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down or random selection at various steps in the process to determine the number of candidates who will continue in the process.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm.

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

All communication and information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the close of process, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personnal application-related information being shared with both hiring organizations.

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.