Project Manager or Business Analyst - INVENTORY

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Work environment

Are you interested in taking on the role of Project Manager and leading a project team in the successful delivery of strategic and innovative solutions? Or are you interested taking on the role of a Business Analyst on one of these project teams and using your skills to help bring these strategic and innovative solutions to life?

The RCMP Information Management and Technology Branch in British Columbia is looking for Project Managers and Business Analysts. In either of these roles you will have the opportunity to work with various stakeholders and teams on several key projects and activities. You will be working under the guidance of experienced Senior Project Managers/Business Analysts and you’ll have the chance to further develop your own project management or business analysis skills.

The team is located at the RCMP BC Headquarters in Surrey, BC. The office has great amenities and is only a short walk to the King George Skytrain station. This role works Monday through Friday with some flexibility to work variable start times or completing their hours of work over 8 or 9 days instead of 10 in a two week period. The RCMP recognizes the diversity of its workforce and is committed to providing a respectful workplace free of harassment, discrimination and other forms of disrespectful behaviour.

This position is located in a law enforcement environment which includes regular contact with uniformed and armed police officers.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 3 positions for a 12-month period with a possibility of extension.

We will also be collecting applications to create an inventory of applicants that may be used for future temporary vacancies.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are willing and able to work in Surrey, BC. All positions are located at 14200 Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC.

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. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

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)

PM Stream: Project Manager
BA Stream: Business Analyst

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Notes:
1. Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.
2. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Experience:
PM Stream:
• *Recent and significant experience in the management of information technology projects and of their implementation;
• *Recent and significant experience leading multi-disciplinary information technology project teams;
BA Stream:
• *Recent and significant experience in the modeling, implementation and validation of business processes;
• *Recent and significant experience working on projects in an IM/IT environment with technical and non-technical stakeholders analysing requirements, liaising with business and technical stakeholders, leading requirement elicitation working sessions, developing and presenting recommendations/solutions.

* Recent and significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of duties over approximately 1 year or more within the last 18 months.

Knowledge:
PM Stream:
• Knowledge of Project Management best practices
BA Stream:
• Knowledge of Business Analysis practices and techniques

Abilities:
All Streams:
• Ability to communicate orally effectively
• Ability to communicate in writing effectively
• Ability to facilitate meetings with clients and stakeholders
PM Stream:
• Ability to create project documentation – such as a project charter or project management plan
BA Stream:
• Ability to create business analysis documentation – such as a data model or user acceptance plan

Personal Suitability:
PM Stream:
• Flexibility
• Innovative thinking
• Client Focus
• Development and Leadership
BA Stream:
• Team work
• Results Oriented
• Problem Solving

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Successful completion of an undergraduate degree.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
All Streams:
• Project Management certification – Project Management Professional (PMP) or any relevant certification
• Business Analysis certification – Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA) or any relevant certification
PM Stream:
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL Foundation Certification)

Experience:
BA Stream:
• Experience in the use of project management methodologies.

Knowledge:
All Streams:
• Knowledge of Business Process Modelling Notation
PM Stream:
• Knowledge of IT Procurement and Asset Management
• Knowledge of architecture principles, concepts, practices, methodologies and frameworks
BA Stream:
• Knowledge of Project Management best practices
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance practices and processes

Abilities:
All Streams:
• Ability to provide analysis, advice and recommendations related to the implementation of new technologies or applications.
BA Stream:
• Ability to develop training material and deliver group training to users of information management systems

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
All Streams:
• Enhanced Reliability Status

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

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.

NOTE: Successful candidates will require a valid RCMP security clearance prior to appointment and throughout the tenure of their employment. The process to obtain RCMP security clearance involves a security/reliability interview and a field investigation regarding matters of criminal activity which includes reference checks, verification of credit/financial status, education, employment, etc. As such, the process may take several weeks or months to complete.

To be granted RCMP security clearance and to maintain the ethical standards of the RCMP, candidates must not be, or have been, involved in certain criminal activities, have been dishonourably discharged, have pending personal bankruptcies, etc. For additional information and a complete list of activities, please visit http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/good-character . The security requirements are the same for all employees of the RCMP.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Interested persons must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to the position, in a manner determined by the Selection Board. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

You must answer the question regarding which Stream(s) you are applying to. Failure to indicate that you are applying to a given stream may result in you being eliminated from that stream.

Once established, the qualified pool will be valid for a period of 12 months and may be extended.

Please note that candidates (including persons employed in the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed or appointed in this appointment process.

Top-down selection may apply.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

This process and the resulting pool will only be used to staff positions in the RCMP.

Any information provided by a candidate through their application or assessment that is deemed to be incorrect or fraudulent will be eliminated from further consideration.

Experience qualifications will be assessed upon application. Further confirmation or assessment may be conducted through reference checks.

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

PLEASE NOTE: Where an e mail address is provided, the Selection Board may choose to communicate with candidates by e mail to provide/request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.