Internal Audit Project Leader

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

For further information on the organization, please visit Public Services and Procurement Canada

At the time of your application, you will be required to complete an on-line questionnaire. You will have to provide concrete examples to clearly illustrate with significant detail how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications AND asset qualifications sections. To do so, you MUST proceed by using the following format:

A) Provide 1 to 2 paragraphs per criteria demonstrating that you have the required education and experience and ensure to provide concrete, clear and detailed examples.
B) Indicate the period(s) in which you performed the functions (FROM month-year TO month-year) and
C) Indicate the position occupied. For experience within the Public Service, you MUST indicate the group and level i.e. AS-05.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. The curriculum vitae may be used as a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the questionnaire.

APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Work environment

Who are we?

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2019? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is a core service provider to the Government of Canada. We support the daily operations of over 100 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services - we help departments focus on what they do best: servings Canadians. We are also a national department with regional delivery in a matrix governance model.

What do we have to offer?

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) with various tenures (Indeterminate, specified period, acting, deployment, secondment, assignment), various language requirements and various security requirements.

IMPORTANT: Note that full-time teleworking from home where the candidate resides could be considered as an option with approval of the local Manager.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 post-secondary institution

*Degree: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g. Master's degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- *Significant experience in conducting all phases of internal and/or external audit engagements (i.e. planning, conducting, reporting).
- *Significant experience in providing strategic advice, briefings and written reports in an audit context, including audit reports to senior management (Director level and above).
- Experience in supervision or leading a team.
- *Significant experience in gathering and analyzing complex audit related information to develop and communicate recommendations.

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of 3 years.

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

Various language requirements
- English Essential
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
- Bilingual Non-Imperative BBB/BBB*
- Bilingual Non-Imperative CBC/CBC*

*Should there be no qualified candidates that meet the bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC linguistic profile, we may consider proceeding with non-imperative staffing.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of the Treasury Board Policy on Internal Audit and Directives on Internal Audit.
- Knowledge of Institute of Internal Audit (IIA) Standards.
- Knowledge of risk management and Internal Controls.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- Thinking things through
- Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
- Working effectively with others
- Showing Initiative and Being Action-oriented
- Communication
- Project Management
- Internal Audit Technical Skills & Subject Matter Expertise
- Client Service Competency: Level 2

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
- A recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CMA, CGA, CA, CPA).
- Institute of Internal Auditors Accreditation as a Quality Assessor for Internal Audit.
- A recognized internal audit certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).
- Other relevant professional certification such as but not limited to project management, HR, security.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
- Experience liaising with Central Agencies (i.e: Office of the Controller General, Office of the Auditor General, etc.).

- Experience in professional practices.

- Experience in data analytics.

- Experience in program evaluation, performance assessment.

- Experience in support services to an Audit Committee.

- Experience in developing an annual risk-based audit plan.

- Experience in following up on management action plans.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

PSPC is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and/or women (in non-traditional occupations) may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
- Be willing and able to travel occasionally.

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

1. 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.

2. 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, 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.

3. Please clearly identify your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

4. Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). 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

5. Candidates 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.

6. Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

8. Candidates are required to meet the essential qualifications. 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 any time during this process.

9. Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use random or top-down selection at any stage of the assessment process.

10. The department is committed to assessing candidates in a fair and equitable manner. If contacted regarding this process, you are encouraged to advise the departmental official of accommodation measures (such as an alternative method of assessment, a technical aid, accessibility requirements, etc.) which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

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.