Team Leader - (Project Management)

Update: The poster has been extended until January 6th, 2020.

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

***ONLY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DIRECTLY VIA JOBS.GC.CA WILL BE ACCEPTED***
Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

How to apply:
We’re taking a unique approach to finding top talent. To apply for this process:
• You don’t need to provide a cover letter (just a résumé)
• You must answer some screening questions online

When answering the screening questions for the education, essential experiences and knowledge factors requirements listed under "essential qualifications" and "asset qualifications", you must provide two (2) specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate that you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out. Also note that the ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed using your answers in the screening question.

Reference checks will be conducted for candidates who pass the interview stage once screened in.
You must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. Asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some qualifications will be assessed throughout your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being screened out.

Work environment

Are you looking to put your skills to good use and contribute to an attractive, dynamic and high-performing organization? We are looking for the type of employee who can adapt, perform, and excel in the project management environment. We are looking for people who can identify and adapt to issues, resolve problems, and think outside with box with regard to meeting client expectations and advancing initiatives. If you are experience in project management with a technical background or inclination, we want you to apply!
Who are we?
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is the engine that powers the Government of Canada. We support the daily operations of roughly 106 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services to the government - we help departments focus on what they do best: serving Canadians.
For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html.
For more information about our organization consult: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/comm/index-eng.html

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements, security requirements and tenures.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

• Post-secondary education is defined as a level of education that is provided by a recognized academies, universities, colleges, seminaries, institutes of technology, and certain other collegiate-level institutions, such as vocational schools.

• Recognized institutions is defined as: recognized by the Department of Education of any Canadian province, or for degrees obtained in a foreign country, by either of the credential assessment organizations listed on the Web site WWW.CICIC.CA

Notes:
1. Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.

2. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.

3. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum post-secondary education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met using this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the IM/IT field.
• *Recent experience in dealing with clients or external stakeholders in support of IM/IT
• *Recent experience working in a multi-disciplinary project team
• *Recent experience providing IT technical, project and organizational guidance to team members
• *Recent experience providing advice and recommendations on IM or IT issues to managers** or clients; (**Managers are defined as being a Team Leader level or higher.)

*Recent is defined as past three (3) years

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of project management principles.

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

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree or higher from a recognized post-secondary institution in computer sciences, information technology, information management, Project Management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

• Recognized institutions is defined as: recognized by the Department of Education of any Canadian province, or for degrees obtained in a foreign country, by either of the credential assessment organizations listed on the Web site WWW.CICIC.CA

Occupational Certification

• Any of the following Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Prince2 Practioner
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:

• Minimum of eighteen (18) months of experience guiding teams of 1 to 10 (must state how many) including the planning, coordination and monitoring of the work performed by employees, colleagues and/or contracted resources.
• Experience in developing project management documentation
• Experience developing, tracking and/or reporting project costs
• Experience working in a matrix environment
• Experience working in digital services
• Experience liaising with and facilitating communications between the business group and the development or functional teams to ensure the delivery of successful client solutions

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

Various language requirements
-English essential
-Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
-Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• Analytical Thinking
• Client Service Orientation
• Decision Making
• Planning and Organizing
• Team Leadership
• Effective interpersonal relationships

ABILITIES:

• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative networks and relationships
• Ability to mobilize teams to implement organizational strategies and priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

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.