Information Systems Administrator

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES which demonstrate how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualification. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:
1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied; and
3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired and concrete examples.

Your application must adhere to the stipulated format.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience, essential) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

The Competency “Communication - Written” will be assessed through the screening questions; this evaluation will lead to a mark of “pass” or “fail” on this qualification.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and/or experience described in the screening questions.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory process.

A qualified pool of candidates will be established and used to staff future indeterminate and/or temporary AS-03 Information Systems Administrator positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta. In the event of a temporary vacancy, the following staffing actions may be used and /or considered: acting appointment, term appointment, assignment or secondment.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are willing and able to work in or relocate to Edmonton, Alberta or Calgary, Alberta, or within a 40 kilometer radius of Edmonton, Alberta or Calgary, Alberta.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

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)

• A secondary school diploma, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.*

*Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in analyzing database issues or problems, and taking corrective actions.

• Experience in assuring data quality and integrity.

• Experience using data to generate reports.

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

• Completion of the PROS End User course.

Degree equivalency

• Experience using eMCM (electronic Major Case Management) systems, including Evidence & Reports III (E&R III).

• Experience using the Microsoft SQL server, Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Access.

• Experience using police databases including Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and Police Information Portal (PIP).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to analyze problems and make recommendations.

• Ability to supervise others.

• Effective interpersonal relationships.

• Initiative.

• Teamwork.

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

• Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and /or graphic material.

• Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.

• Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a valid Class 5 driver’s license.

• Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes, using various modes of transportation.

Conditions of employment

RCMP Security Clearance.

Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain an RCMP Security Clearance throughout their employment.

Positions filled will have security clearance requirements at the following levels: RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status, Secret, or Top Secret. This requires a security/reliability interview and a field investigation in matters of criminal activities, credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

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

Candidates will be assessed using the following tools:
• Interview
• Reference Checks

Volume Management strategies may be used.

Should there be a large number of applicants, please note that asset qualifications could be invoked.

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.

A cut-off score may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source in determining whether you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

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.
Only online applications are accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

For this selection process, we will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

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.