Analyst / Project Officer

Update: Stream 4: Change Management

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

In the federal public service, we give great importance to your experience. We therefore encourage you to pay special attention to the screening questions and to demonstrate through concrete examples that you possess the experiences and the education standard for the position, listed under “essential qualifications” and “other qualifications” (if you possess them). It is not enough for you to tell us that you possess the experience, but rather in a few words tell us about the projects you have worked on and the functions you have held (HOW, WHEN, and WHERE). Furthermore, please provide sufficient information about the dates and length of time, the scope of work, and the complexity of the project or the job. Failure to provide this information in the requested format will result in your application being rejected.

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.

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 special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Various positions to staff in different fields of IM/IT :

Stream 1: Project Management
Stream 2: Procurement
Stream 3: Information Management
Stream 4: Change Management

As a possible secondary source to validate your experience, provide an up-to-date résumé that clearly outlines your education and experience.

Work environment

About Us :
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Our Mission :
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Intent of the process

Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or C/B/C.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION :

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or
experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

- *Recent and significant experience reviewing documents to ensure their accuracy and compliance with established organizational policies and procedures.
- *Recent and significant experience working with multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups.
- *Recent and significant experience gathering, analyzing information from various sources to prepare summaries or reports for management (such as forecast, reporting on deliverables/projects).
- *Recent and significant experience in delivering presentations or training.

*Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last three (3) years and significant is defined as 12 cumulative months

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

Bilingual - Imperative
B/B/B and C/B/C

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES :

- Ability to synthesis information/data and make recommendation to management.
- Ability to plan, organize and determine priorities to meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES :

- Effective interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Detail oriented
- Teamwork

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

EDUCATION :

- Post-Secondary (University or College) diploma in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

PROJECT MANAGEMENT STREAM :

- Experience assisting in the planning, development, and reporting of projects or initiatives.
- Experience applying project management methodologies.
- Experience using an electronic project management tool.
- Experience in financial management related to project management.
- Experience applying current Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Project Management Policies and Directives.
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PROCUREMENT STREAM :

- Experience in Software Licensing Procurement activities.
- Experience in tendering methodologies for a wide range of commodities and services.
- Experience in financial management related to procurement.
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STREAM :

- Experience working within the discipline of Information management.
- Experience in preparing communication and training products (blogs, articles, guides, training modules etc).
- Experience applying current Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) policies and directives as they relate to Information Management.
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT STREAM :

- Experience applying change management processes and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of changes required within an organization.
- Experience supporting the design, development, and delivery of communications and training materials within an organization.
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :

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 targeted groups when you apply.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

- Willingness to work overtime occasionally and on short notice.
- Willingness to travel 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

Please make sure to read all points listed below, given that this section contains important information about the application process:

The names and coordinates of two (2) references who have supervised you, including a telephone number and e-mail address where they can be reached. (Please note that at least one of the references must be your current or a past supervisor within the past three years).

All information about the process will be sent by email. You are therefore responsible for
regularly checking your email account to see if you received new messages about this
selection process.

The assessment board reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the public service only), if it deems it necessary, to properly assess the candidate(s).

If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including
technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform as soon as possible.

Advice: Please make sure to clearly detail your work experience in your résumé. Do not
assume that the screening committee has prior knowledge of your history.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. 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.

Please identify clearly for which position(s) you are submitting an application.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.