Senior Human Resources Advisor, Executive Level Job Evaluation

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

***APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH JOBS.GC.CA. ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON LINE WILL BE CONSIDERED.***

**** VERY IMPORTANT NOTES****
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. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications.

Your Résumé will only be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in your answers to the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) questionnaire, and will not be used as the source document for candidate screening.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information in their PSRS screening questionnaire.

Your questionnaire answers should clearly identify your role in the noted example. A job title alone does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience, so be sure to explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding timelines & duration; scope of work; project or job complexities (as appropriate); etc. You MUST provide verifiable, relevant and concrete examples from your work history that clearly demonstrate how you acquired the required experience. Relevant and concrete examples MUST include substantiating details that clearly outline the breadth and depth of your experience, as well as relevant timelines. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualification is met, or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

Failure to clearly demonstrate in your responses HOW you meet the screening criteria ( Essential Education and Experiences) may result in the rejection of your application.

In your PSRS questionnaire responses, clarity, coherence, conciseness as well as appropriate attention to detail (spelling, grammar and relevance to the factor being substantiated) may be used to evaluate your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Work environment

Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. The Department monitors health and safety risks and assesses the benefits of drugs, food, chemicals, pesticides, medical devices and certain consumer products. It also works to promote healthy lifestyles. The Department works in partnership with the provinces and territories and other stakeholders to renew the health care system and ensure its sustainability for the future. The Department provides advice and support to the Minister on departmental and portfolio issues.

Intent of the process

The intent is to staff one (1) PE-04 positions within the Executive Group Classification Centre of Expertise on an indeterminate basis at Health Canada (HC). A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Health Canada with various tenures (indeterminate, acting, specified period, deployment, assignment, secondment).

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

NOTES:
1. Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing PE positions and positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions. This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to PE positions after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before October 1, 1999. The positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions are those that meet the Treasury Board definition in the PE Occupational Group.

2. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

3. An acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience, that is comparable to a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization relevant to the work to be performed, may serve as an alternative to meet the minimum education standard. Whenever the minimum education standard is met through this alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and candidates must be re-assessed for future appointments or deployments where the manager has decided to use this alternative.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EXP1: Experience in providing strategic advice, guidance and recommendation to management on job evaluation issues in an operational environment.
EXP2: Experience in job evaluation using various standards including the Hay Plan and writing rationales.
EXP3: Significant* experience in job evaluation and organizational design.

* Significant is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties during a period of three years.

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

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
PS1: Respectful of diversity
PS2: Thinking Things Through
PS3: Client Service Oriented
PS4: Effective Interpersonal Relations
PS5: Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented

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

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
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.

ASSESSMENT
We may assess the essential qualifications using interviews, written tests, references or a combination of these or other methods. Other sources of information (such as responses to the screening questions, resume, work samples, etc.) may be used to inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates will need to provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

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/

COMMUNICATION:
It is the candidate’s responsibility to inform the Departmental contact involved in this selection process of any change of contact information during the selection process and during the validity period of the pool.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail only. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

VOLUME MANAGEMENT:
The hiring board reserves the right to use a volume management tool to allow them to effectively and efficiently deal with the number of applicants in an appointment process. Such tools may include ranking (top-down selection) or random selection

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.