Program Officer (Anticipatory)

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Works in a fast pace team environment for the delivery and administration of public-directed programs, projects and initiatives such as the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF), the EcoAction Community Funding Program, and any other public-directed program within the Regional Director General’s Office. Duties also include participating in negotiations and consultations, promotion of programs and ensuring compliance with legislation as well as provision of advice and recommendations on program, policy and operational issues.

Intent of the process

An anticipatory pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar PM-04 positions at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the Toronto area with various tenures (acting, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, secondment, or term), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements, various conditions of employment.

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:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university in a field relevant to the duties of the position, environmental studies, geography, or another specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

The term “degree" refers to a baccalaureate or a masters as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in administering contribution or other transfer payment type funding programs OR experience as a recipient of funding, with responsibility including but not limited to proposal development, negotiating agreements and reporting.
2. Experience working with or developing partnerships with non-governmental organizations such as non-profit groups, community organizations, and Indigenous groups

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

1. Knowledge of current and emerging environmental issues in Canada
2. Knowledge of best practices for negotiating, monitoring, and tracking funding agreements
3. Knowledge of ECCC’s mandate and programs

COMPETENCIES:

1. Written Communication
2. Oral Communication
3. Working effectively with others
4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
5. Demonstrating integrity and respect
6. Attention to detail
7. Thinking things through

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in managing projects that restore ecological integrity to aquatic ecosystems
2. Experience synthesizing information from multiple sources into briefing materials, reports or presentations to inform decision making

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Ability to work overtime, often on short notice, and to attend meetings on evenings and weekends
2. Ability to travel in Canada
3. Position(s) are located at 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto;

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. Valid Driver’s Licence (minimum requirement - equivalent to Ontario Class G)
2. Required to visit work sites which may involve walking over rough terrain

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. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

2. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

3. Your resume may be used to validate the information provided in the screening questions.

4. NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/resume in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. ECCC is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

5. It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the criteria in the online questionnaire, which is provided during the application process. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of past or current responsibilities. Rather the candidate must provide concrete and detailed examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

6. You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through 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 rejected.

7. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

8. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required; Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

9. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will use the services of a third-party Human Resources Consultant to administer the assessment for this position. Your name and email address will be provided to this organization to facilitate the administration of the assessment tool(s). By submitting your application, you are providing ECCC your consent to provide this personal information to the organization for administration purposes only. This information will only be used for administration of the assessment tool.

10. Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

11. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: written test *, practical test *, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks *. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

12. Depending on the number of applicants, ECCC needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

13. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will be only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

14. Candidates from the public with not be reimbursed for any travel costs associated with attending any assessment stage of this selection process.

15. ECCC is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. 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.

16. ECCC is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise ECCC in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

17. Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order

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.