Are you a Communications Captivator?

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Duties

We are looking for a Communications Captivator (Communications Officer) who is great at grabbing everyone’s attention with the right words and the right tools. Our Communications team is small so there is tremendous potential for an enthusiastic, dynamic and creative person to gain experience in a variety of areas.

You would be responsible for a variety of communications services, including support for:
- writing;
- social media;
- implementation of communications and outreach strategies; and
- other communications activities as required.

You will use your “can-do” attitude and some juggling skills to handle multiple priorities and seek opportunities. You are an ambassador for client service and curator of engagement. There is nothing plain about you, and your ability to think, speak and write in a way that draws people in is one of your super-powers.

You will:
- Support the development of communications products for the whole organization using traditional methods, but also pitching new, innovative ways to get our messages out to other OSFI employees as well as other stakeholders and the public.
- Bring enthusiasm and ingenuity to promote OSFI’s communications activities, announcements, and events through multiple platforms.
- Have a keen eye for detail as you review, edit and format information products.
- Provide social media and digital communications support to senior advisors and management.
- Seek new and creative opportunities to promote OSFI in an evolving digital landscape.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position with a language requirement of bilingual imperative CBC/CBC on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, term, acting, etc.) and/or security requirements (reliability, secret, etc.) 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:
- Graduation with a *degree from a post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in communications, marketing, business or some other specialty relevant to the position.
OR
- An acceptable combination of education, training and experience

*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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in internal communications (i.e. internal to an organization).
- Experience in writing and editing a variety of communications products such as internal articles, social media content, web content, infographics, and digital display content
- Experience in working directly with internal clients and using various communications tactics and tools to meet communications objectives and reach target audiences.
- Experience in researching or analyzing topics or current issues and synthesizing information from a variety of sources to produce communications products.
- Experience contributing to the development and implementation of communications plans.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in providing advice and recommendations to management.
- Experience working for a regulatory organization
- Experience in writing for the Web
- Experience in communications monitoring, analysis, performance measurement and reporting

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of federal government policies, guidelines or directives in the field of communications (e.g. Government of Canada Policy on Communications and Federal Identity)
- Knowledge of best practices in communications products, services and tools
- Knowledge of OSFI's mandate and activities

COMPETENCIES:
- Results Orientation
- Service Orientation
- Working as a team
- Critical thinking

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to plan and organize work, to set priorities and to meet deadlines
- Ability to provide advice and respond to the communication needs of clients
- Ability to implement a wide range of communications products and services.

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of web communications and social media.

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:
- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada occasionally
- Willingness to work overtime occasionally

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

In order for your application to be considered, you must submit a completed questionnaire. You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset) for the initial screening, in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described education and experience provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Please note that your ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed throughout the application. Therefore, we recommend you use complete sentences where appropriate. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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 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/.

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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Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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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.