Collective - Various Program Officer Positions

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SCREENING QUESTIONS:

In addition to your application, you are required to answer screening questions in order to clearly demonstrate with concrete examples how you meet each essential experience qualification. Resumes will only be used as a secondary source to validate the information provided in your answers to the screening questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential screening criteria will result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

When answering the screening questions, please provide:
• Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
• Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

Please note that responses such as “See CV” or “Refer to résumé” are unacceptable responses to any of the questions. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the rejection of your application.

The responses to the screening questions MAY be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Asset qualifications MAY be used for screening or when selecting candidates for appointment.

Duties

Do you want to contribute to a team that makes a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples through the improvement of social well-being and economic prosperity and the development of healthier, more sustainable communities?

If so, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) wants YOU to be a part of our team!

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) continues to renew the nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis; modernize Government of Canada structures to enable Indigenous peoples to build capacity and support their vision of self-determination; and lead the Government of Canada's work in the North.

This work will appeal to you if:
• You enjoy working with and helping others
• You are looking for a workplace that is both stimulating and supportive.
• You want to be part of a team that supports the mandate of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

Work environment

CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html and https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html.

For more information on what the Government of Canada has to offer as an employer, read the Top 10 Reasons to Join Canada’s Public Service!
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/site/proudly-serving/top-10-reasons-join-public-service.html.

Intent of the process

There is an immediate need to staff two positions in the Strategic Investments Directorate. A pool of qualified candidates will be created and used to fill identical or similar positions, on a permanent or temporary basis at Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada in Whitehorse, Yukon.

• Regional Senior Program Officer – Child and Family Services: Immediate, permanent need
• Capital Management Infrastructure Officer – Community Infrastructure: Immediate, permanent need.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in social sciences, political sciences, accounting, public administration, business administration or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
1. Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including First Nations organizations.

2. Experience in analysing information to support the implementation of policies and delivery of programs.

3. Experience in providing program advice and recommendations to stakeholders.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
1. Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, concerns and aspirations, as well as Northern issues.

ABILITIES:
1. Ability to communicate orally.
2. Ability to communicate in writing.
3. Ability to manage a program or project.
4. Stream 2 (Capital Management Infrastructure Officer Only): Ability to analyse and evaluate complex financial information.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
1. Cultural sensitivity.
2. Integrity and respect.
3. Client service.
4. Thinking things through.
5. Working effectively with others.
6. Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
7. Adaptability.

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

Asset Qualifications - All Positions:
1. Experience in developing briefing and reporting material in support of policies and programs.

2. *Recent experience working and living in a remote or isolated **Northern communities.
*Recent – defined as within the past 2 years.
**Northern community – defined as any community located in the territories.

Asset Qualification - Stream 1- Regional Senior Program Officer Only:
1. Experience in the delivery of community-based child protection and child welfare, education or social development programs.
2. Ability to interpret, analyse and apply legal or policy documents.
3. Knowledge of human rights issues or child welfare principles.

Asset Qualifications - Stream 2 - Capital Management Infrastructure Officer Only:
1. Experience in contributing to organizational planning processes.
2. Ability to plan, organize and manage multiple responsibilities in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
3. Knowledge of project management principles.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Ability and willingness to work overtime.

2. Ability and willingness to travel by car, boat, airplane, sometimes to remote locations via small aircraft or boat under adverse road and weather conditions.

Conditions of employment

1. Reliability Security Clearance
2. Medical Clearance: The incumbent and his/her dependents** may be required to obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive.
(*) – may be obtained following assessment
(**) = includes incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children.
3. Stream 2 (Capital Management Officer Only): Possession of valid driver’s licence.

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

1. 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.

2. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

3. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

4. 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.

5. Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection 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.