Senior Learning Specialist

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Our organization offers a healthy, inclusive and diverse workplace where respect, teamwork, and collaboration are part of our culture, and where innovation is valued.
Global Affairs Canada is committed to promoting and supporting values such as equitable treatment, accommodation and an environment free from harassment and discrimination as well as encouraging and supporting employees to work at their full potential.

Subject to operational needs and management discretion, Global Affairs Canada offers the possibility of flexible work arrangements such as telework, compressed workweeks, leave with income averaging, opportunities to be part of a networking community, and outstanding professional development opportunities in a wide variety of fields and functions.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill bilingual positions on an indeterminate or temporary basis within various branches of the Canadian Foreign Service Institute (CFSI).

This process may be used to create a pool of qualified candidates as well as to fill identical or similar positions at the Department of Global Affairs Canada. Tenures and official language requirements may vary according to the positions being staffed (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC).

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION :

EDS-03
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in education, linguistics, sociology, psychology, mathematics, physics, home economics or some other specialty relevant to the positions in the classification.

OR

PE-04
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Note: Candidates must always have a university degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in a required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES :
EXP1: Recent* and significant** experience in analysis, design, development, delivery and evaluation of training, including online and/or classroom based courses, based on adult learning principles.
EXP2: Recent* and significant** experience facilitating classroom based learning events and/or the design of e-learning.
EXP3: Recent* and significant** experience leading projects and/or programs.
EXP4: Experience in advising senior management on adult learning programs and/or major policy initiatives.

*Recent is defined as within the last 8 years
**Significant requires demonstration of depth/breadth/complexity in work performance

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

EDUCATION :
Masters degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in education, social sciences or a related discipline.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES :
AEXP1 : Recent* experience in selecting, contracting and supervising the work of consultants.
AEXP2 : Significant** experience in working with internal and external clients/stakeholders in public, private academic or non-profit organizations with an international focus.
AEXP3 : Experience in studying or working overseas.
AEXP4 : Experience in conducting research including research design, data collection and data analysis using basic qualitative and quantitative methods.
AEXP5 : Experience in facilitation of workshops including in the domains of Leadership Development and/or Organizational Development or International Affairs and/or the development of accessible (WCAG 2.0 AA standard) eLearning products.

* Recent is defined as within last 8 years
** Significant requires demonstration of depth/breadth/complexity in work performance

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

Bilingual - Imperative
BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC,
CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGES :
Knowledge of adult learning; theories, principles and practices.
Knowledge of project management.
Knowledge of instructional design process.

ABILITIES :
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES :
Judgement.
Effective interpersonal
relationships & teamwork.
Strategic thinking.
Initiative.

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

KNOWLEDGE :
Knowledge of current and major international issues that have an impact on or involve Canada.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to assessments. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Any information provided or qualification may be verified through various sources.

You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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.

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.

The board members may retain a certain number of applicants for further assessment, based on a top-down approach or based on some of the assets qualifications.

Accommodations: In order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures. Please note that the asset qualifications may be invoked at any time of the selection process including the screening stage.

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.