Regional Emergency Management Officer

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Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff one indeterminate position in Edmonton, Alberta. A qualified pool of candidates may be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions within 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.

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

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
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.
Your answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing, so please DO NOT answer in point-form.

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. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.
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EDUCATION:
Secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives*
*The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
o A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
o An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
1. Experience in gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources to provide advice, guidance and make recommendations to both management and employees
2. Experience in Emergency Management (for example: planning of table top exercises, shelter in place training, fire warden experience, Business Impact Analysis creation, Business Continuity Planning, etc.)

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Completion of post-secondary program with specialization in Emergency Management or Preparedness (ex. Degree, diploma or certificate)
2. Knowledge of the Policy on Government Security as it applies to emergency management and business continuity
3. Experience in providing advice and guidance to internal and external clients with regard to emergency management and emergency preparedness
4. Experience in the delivery of presentations OR public speaking
5. Experience in working with Business Continuity Plans
6. Experience in providing emergency management training
7. Experience in coordinating, planning and delivery of table top exercises for emergency scenarios
8. Experience in organizing emergency drills such as fire drills

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
1. Knowledge of Business Continuity Principles
2. Knowledge of facilities emergency preparedness planning

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
1. Value and Ethics – Demonstrating integrity and respect
2. Thinking Things Through – Innovation through analysis and ideas
3. Engagement – Working effectively with people, organizations and partners
4. Excellence through results – Delivering through own work, relationships and responsibilities
5. Client Service – level 1

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
1. Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
2. Ability to develop and deliver presentations
3. Ability to work effectively under pressure/in stressful situations

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women, or aboriginal persons.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness to Travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to work on short notice and to work overtime.
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.

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

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.

PLEASE NOTE it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

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.

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.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

A written exam may be administered.

Consideration of the depth and breadth of any of the qualification may be a determining factor in the appointment process.

Experience will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities, and the complexity and diversity of the activities. Top down consideration of experience may be used.

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.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service will be required to pay for their own travel expenses for various phases of testing/assessment.

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

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.