Director

Update: **Amendment to Closing Date**

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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You will be required to complete an online experience questionnaire when you apply. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps.
When answering the screening questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Duties

Under the Director General, leads the Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) Surveillance and Epidemiology Division. Responsible for national STBBI surveillance programs, epidemiological assessments and results dissemination to various stakeholders as a basis for communicable disease prevention and control programs. Provides scientific, medical, and epidemiological expertise on infectious disease prevention and control, particularly on sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, within the government of Canada; and represents the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in working with other departments, provincial/territorial governments, professional associations, and at an international level. Generally this position contributes public health and medical knowledge and expertise to the study of diseases, outbreaks, or other public health risks in populations for the planning, development, evaluation and improvement of public health interventions for the prevention, control, management or mitigation of diseases/risks in Canada.

Work environment

The Centre for Communicable and Infectious Diseases (CCDIC) protects Canadians from the spread of infectious disease in communities and healthcare settings by providing national leadership on health promotion and infectious disease prevention. CCDIC is responsible for creating and sharing credible knowledge and facilitating coherent national action that contributes to the prevention and control of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (including HIV, viral hepatitis and gonorrhoea). The Centre is also responsible for infection prevention and control of healthcare associated infections, antimicrobial resistance and tuberculosis. CCDIC fulfills its mandate in partnership with provinces and territories and in collaboration with other domestic and international stakeholders.

Reporting to the Director General, the Director of the Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections (STBBIs) Surveillance and Guidance Division supports national surveillance of STBBIs and other notifiable diseases through the collection, analysis, publication and distribution of national surveillance data. It develops national guidelines for health professionals and provides expert advice and support to other federal departments, provinces and territories in support of policies and programs

The ideal candidate is widely recognized in the field and has a track record of building effective collaborative partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups both domestically and internationally. The candidate understands the value of knowledge mobilization and translation and making information accessible in support of timely decision making and effective program interventions. As a value-driven leader, the ideal candidate believes in cultivating strong, cohesive and collaborative team and work environments.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to fill 1 CBC/CBC position on an indeterminate basis in Ottawa, Ontario.

Although the immediate intent of this poster will be to fill the above position, applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level or equivalent group and levels with various linguistic profiles and security requirements, conditions of employment for various future permanent and/or temporary vacancies within the Public Health Agency of Canada. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of position and/or group and level to apply.

All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this selection process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position.

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)

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized school of medicine.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Certification in a medical specialty recognized by a statutory licensing body in Canada.

Experience:
E1: Experience providing scientific advice for the development of strategies, and/or policies, and/or regulations for public health prevention and control programs particularly for sexually transmitted and blood borne infections programs.
E2: Experience in providing medical advice in applied epidemiology or communicable disease control for appropriate surveillance response, communicable disease outbreak response or public health events.
E3: Experience in evaluating existing and proposed infectious disease prevention and control measures.
E4: Experience in writing scientific research papers on public health issues.
E5: Experience in management of human, financial and material resources.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

K1: Knowledge of the role of epidemiology in infectious disease prevention and control
K2: Knowledge of the principles and practice of public health surveillance for monitoring trends in infectious diseases, assessing the impact of prevention and control measures and developing health policy, health programs and program evaluation.
K3: Knowledge of epidemiological, immunological, clinical or other research/evaluation approaches to the prevention and control of communicable diseases.
K4: Knowledge of the principles and methods for the development of practice guidelines for health care professionals.
K5: Knowledge of the mandate and role of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Abilities:
A1: Ability to lead and coordinate Federal/Provincial/Territorial and/or expert groups for consensus building, collaboration, outbreak and/or other public health responses.
A2a: Ability to interpret surveillance and research findings to identify knowledge gaps and generate program and policy recommendations
A2b: Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
A3: Ability to ensure the scientific/statistical integrity and integration of results.
A4: Ability to manage a heavy workload and balance multiple priorities.
A5: Ability to manage financial and human resources.

Personal Suitability:
PS1: Respectful of Diversity
PS2: Initiative
PS3: Effective Interpersonal Relationships
PS4: Judgement
PS5: Thorough and Reliable

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

Asset Experience:
Experience in prevention and control of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

Asset Knowledge:
Knowledge of the role of epidemiology in prevention and control including of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Selection for appointment may take into consideration employees who have been or will be impacted by organizational restructuring. Appointments may be made based on the department’s commitment to employment continuity of indeterminate employees and no involuntary job loss.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the job opportunity notice and any applicable asset qualification(s).

Operational Requirements
- Ability and willingness to work overtime and on weekends during periods of heavy workload or during emergency situations.
- Ability and willingness to travel to attend meetings or conferences

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
Secret Security Clearance

Candidates must meet and maintain the above condition(s) of employment throughout their employment.

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

ASSESSMENT
Based on the hiring division’s needs, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Candidates must clearly indicate in writing the dates, duration and breadth of their experience in relation to the Essential and Asset Experience criteria. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

In assessing candidates, assessment boards may use a variety of tools and methods including, but not limited to, reviews of past performance and accomplishments, written tests, interviews, simulations, PSC tests, reference checks, board member knowledge etc. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

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.
Proof of education will be required. 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

COMMUNICATION
All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.
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.

OTHER INFORMATION
An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada 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 the Public Service Commission or the departmental official 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.

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.