Senior Watch Officer

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***IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS***

To apply for this process, you:
• do not need to provide a cover letter (just a résumé);
• answer the pre-screening questions online.

When answering the pre-screening questions for the education and experience requirements listed under "essential qualifications" and "other qualifications", you must provide specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. 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 you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out.

Work environment

Are you up for the challenge? As part of the Crisis Management Cell (CMC) Modernization Project, the Security Operations (SECOPS) is actively looking for a Senior Watch Officer. The Privy Council Office is a unique place to work and we’re looking at recruiting top talents. The Privy Council Office is like no other organization in the Government of Canada. Working here means you’ll get first-hand experience providing security event management support to the Privy Council Office, the Prime Minister’s Office and other government departments/agencies as well as having the opportunity to collaborate on the hottest and most interesting files in town while getting an inside glimpse at the Machinery of Government. You will work with some of the brightest people and policy minds in a government setting. If you’re looking to develop new skills and be pushed beyond your comfort zone, the Privy Council Office will help you grow and propel your career forward.

The SECOPS is responsible for providing security services to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Offices of the Portfolio Ministers and the Privy Council Office. Its roles and responsibilities are: management of departmental security, policy development and implementation, national security support, lead security agency function and supporting continuity of constitutional government.

The CMC’s mission is to provide 24/7 security event management by monitoring, reporting and coordinating support to the Privy Council Office, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Chief Security Officers with timely and relevant information on a wide range of high-visibility issues that could affect departmental and/or GC personnel, information or assets, and the continuity of their critical services or operations.

As a decision-support hub, the CMC and its dedicated cadre of Security and EM professionals provides the Privy Council Office senior executives with a versatile, 24/7 capability to rapidly convert course-of-action decisions into viable operational plans, and to then coordinate their implementation with external partners.

As a Senior Watch Officer, you’ll move fast and adjust quickly by rolling up your sleeves to get the job done. Every day is different and you’ll use your experience and judgement to:

• Anticipate issues, tackle the tough ones, and align the stars for success;
• Use problem solving techniques to deal with sensitive and difficult issues requiring innovative solutions;
• Analyze complex situations and make decisions and recommendations;
• Collaborate with the highest levels of government and intergovernmental stakeholders;
• Maintain your cool in a high-octane operational environment.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION

Graduation with a diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Recent* experience working in the field of security and/or emergency management.

Experience in the development and implementation of procedures related to security and/or emergency management.

Experience analysing information and coordinating response efforts to crisis situations such as fire, bomb threat, workplace violence, demonstrations/occupations, strikes/labour disputes, sudden illness/injury, intruder/trespassers, natural and other disasters.

Experience in supervising employees.

Experience preparing reports and/or correspondence.

*Recent experience is defined as experience acquired over the last three (3) years.

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

EXPERIENCE (ASSET)

Experience working in a federal/provincial/territorial emergency operations centre.

Experience in making decisions in a stressful environment (i.e. in an operations centre, as a member of an emergency response team, or similar security related environment).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of the Emergency Management Act.

Knowledge of the TBS security policy, its related directives and standards.

Knowledge of the Incident Command System.

ABILITIES

Ability to collect, analyse and interpret information.

Ability to set objectives and manage priorities.

Ability to work in a stressful environment in the context of emergency management.

Prioritize competing demands.

Communicate effectively in writing and orally.

PERSONNAL SUITABILITY

Judgment

Attention to detail

Initiative

Effective interpersonal skills

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - Ability to work rotational shifts of 12 hours/day, including nights, weekends and designated holidays.

Must be able to work overtime on short notice.

Possession of a valid Driver's License, Class G or 5 or equivalent.

Ability to lift items weighing up to 15 kilograms.

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.