Manager, Accommodation Management Business Unit

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 addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. It is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

Work environment

The environment in Accommodation and Portfolio Management is fast-paced and challenging, with rapidly changing priorities. Duties may include: market analysis, problem solving, writing and amending legal contracts, negotiation, conducting tender
calls, site visits, and team collaboration.

Did you know that PSPC was selected in 2019 for a third consecutive year as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers? Join an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace for all its employees!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we
enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgcpwgsc.gc.ca/aproposabout/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

Anticipatory Staffing. A qualified pool of candidates may be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Deployment, Assignment, Secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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

Education: A secondary school diploma or acceptable experience and/or training in a field relevant to position

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience using a Financial Database system, preferably SAP.
• Experience working with budgets including financial tracking of budgets, and/or expenditures
• Experience creating and improving reports in Excel used for management decision making.
• Experience leading people.
• Experience providing advice and guidance to management

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

Education:
• Graduation from a recognized university in Business Administration, Economics or some other specialty related to the position

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in managing or supervising staff
• Experience working in SIGMA
• Experience working in a real property unit, preferably for the Government of Canada.
• Experience creating pivot tables, vLookups and data sorting and filtering in MS Excel 2013

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Key Leadership Competencies:
• Demonstrating Integrity & Respect
• Thinking things through
• Working Effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Client Service – level 1

Abilities:
• Ability to plan, organize workload, and establish priorities
• Ability to lead and coach others, including direct reports in other locations
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel at an advanced level
• Ability to pay attention to detail and ensure accuracy
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of procedures to deliver accommodation services.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
• Ability to travel, including overnight
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to work overtime
• Enhanced Reliability Status

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

All job applications must be submitted through jobs-emplois.gc.ca. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

In addition to a resume and cover letter, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. It is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A written examination will be administered.

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

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/

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 screening.

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

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.

A random 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.