Director, Description

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Assessment accommodation

***The key leadership competencies will be assessed partially via this application process. Please allocate sufficient time to complete the Self-Assessment Report in addition to your application. This could take a few hours***
We strongly encourage candidates to submit their applications on-line.
Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
• Candidates can create and manage their accounts in the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and apply to job opportunities as long as an internet connection is available.
• Candidates can create a profile and retrieve stored application(s) (personal information, covering letter and résumé) previously submitted and modify them, if necessary, before submitting the application.
• Candidates can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate, by responding to the preselection questionnaire, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential and asset qualifications.

Duties

Reporting to the Director General, Published Heritage, the Director, Description is responsible and accountable for providing professional managerial leadership in developing, recommending and implementing integrated strategic and operational plans and priorities, policies, approaches, standards and processes for the development and the delivery of effective solutions to the challenges of resource discovery of Canada's documentary heritage; and the director is responsible for finding innovative solutions to the integration of description and resource discovery activities in order to enhance the user experience.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff a position within the Published Heritage Branch's executive group on a permanent full-time basis. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff similar positions at the EX-01 group and level with various tenures within Library and Archives Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Self-Assessment Report - Key leadership competencies
  This self assessment tool has been developed to evaluate the key leadership competencies for various Executive positions. Please find below the leadership competencies that will be evaluated with the self assessment. For each of the key leadership competencies, please describe with concrete examples how you have demonstrated the expected behaviours in a maximum of one page per competency, please include dates (month and year) for each example. For each example you provide, YOU ARE TO PROVIDE the NAME of a manager or supervisor (title, phone number and email) who can be contacted to speak to the effective behaviours you have demonstrated.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

*Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a master's degree in library science or in library and information science.
* We invite candidates who are currently completing the Master's degree to apply. They will be placed in a partially qualified pool which will be revalidated periodically. The master’s degree must be completed at the time of appointment.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships within the Canadian library community, and within an organization on behalf of a library service;
• Experience in providing strategic advice to senior management in support of business challenges;
• Experience in managing complex* programs, services and/or initiatives;
• Significant** experience in the management of human and financial resources***.

* Complex is defined by a programs, services and/or initiatives involving a number of different stakeholders, and requiring collaboration with either/or internal functions or external parties.
**Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of a broad range of related activities which were primarily the candidate's responsibility. It will be assessed on the basis of the scope, complexity and the diversity of the work performed as well as the autonomy required of the candidate to perform the activities.
*** This experience is defined as being responsible for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must provide information on human resources (FTE, number of supervisors-subordinates, number of employees) and the size of the budget they managed (salary and operational).

Key Leadership competency:
• Create vision and strategy;
• Mobilize people;
• Uphold Integrity and Respect;
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders;
• Promote Innovation and Guide Change;
• Achieve Results.

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

• Experience in managing vendor relationships;
• Experience in leading business transformation.

Willingness and availability to travel may be required on occasion.
Willingness and availability to work overtime may be required on short notice.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

• Knowledge of Library management software solutions and of recent technologies related to artificial intelligence, linked data and automation;
• Knowledge of project management techniques;
• Knowledge of standards and current issues and trends relating to bibliographic description.

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 top-down screening approach may be undertaken. Applicants who meet the essential experience criteria may be ranked according to the depth and breadth of experience they possess. Only the top-ranking candidates could be invited to the assessment phase of the process.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview/presentation may be administered.

Successful candidates should be prepared to submit their two (2) most recent performance evaluation reports.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. 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.

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

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.