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Do you have strong leadership and interpersonal skills? Are you bilingual? We may have the perfect opportunity for you!

The Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) is currently looking for a bilingual candidate to fill a key supervisory role within its Housing Services Center located in Petawawa. Our ideal candidate will have financial and budgeting experience as well as great people skills in order to successfully lead a multidisciplinary team.

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A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT CFHA...
As a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Department of National Defence (DND), CFHA contributes to the quality of life of CAF members and their families through the provision of housing services, and through the responsible and sustainable management of the Department’s housing infrastructure. We are a team of 300 federal public servants who work hard to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces families living in DND housing. We have close to 200 employees at our Housing Services Centres across Canada and 100 employees at our Head Office in Ottawa.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis.

What we are looking for: A positive, engaged, and skilled bilingual candidate who strives on leading people and providing excellent customer services.

If you are bilingual and this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply with your resume and a cover letter telling us a bit more about yourself.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "Tell us a bit about yourself and why you feel you will be a good fit for this role. ** Please note that your cover letter may be used to assess your ability to communicate in writing."

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

Successful completion of two years education from an acceptable post-secondary educational program in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in budget forecasting, analysis and control.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Financial Management
Analytical skill
People Management
Client Service Orientation
Oral communication
Written communication

Teamwork
Judgement
Initiative
Dependability
Flexibility
Leadership

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with ** acceptable specialization in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position OR a diploma or certificate from an acceptable post-secondary educational program in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position.
** acceptable specialization refers to courses taken

Degree equivalency

Experience in residential property management.

Experience working with a computerized financial management administration systems such as Oracle.

Significant* supervisory experience.
*Significant is defined as having at least one (1) year experience.

Willing and able to travel.

There is a requirement to limit vacation between the months of May and September.

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. If you meet them, please demonstrate in your application.

An interview may be administered. A written examination may be administered. Reference checks may be sought.

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

Random selection, top down selection and/or the application of asset criteria may be used at any step of the 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.