Senior Program Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

- You must CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet each requirement by answering the online questions.
- It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.
- Rather you must clearly demonstrate WHEN (month-year to month-year), WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving CONCRETE EXAMPLES.
- Failure to provide the above information in the format required WILL result in your application being rejected from the process. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true.
- 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 (see asset qualifications).
- References can be use to corroborate the information you provide.

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this process is to fill one (1) permanent position with a CCC/CCC language profile.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established to fill similar positions at Elections Canada of varying durations (such as indeterminate, term, acting). These positions could have various bilingual imperative linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC).

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

Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

- Significant** experience in providing advice, direction and making recommendations to management on specific issues.
- Significant** experience in drafting and preparing briefing materials and presentations.
- Recent* experience in carrying out research, analysis and consultation activities.
- Recent* experience in developing and implementing projects plans.
- Recent* experience in representing a group or organization in a public setting.

* Recent experience refers to experience obtained within the past five (5) years.
** Significant experience is defined to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of the various complex activities and equivalent for at least three (3) years.

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

ASSET/EDUCATION

Post-secondary diploma or university degree in a field related to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

ASSET/EXPERIENCES

- Experience in designing instructional material for training programs geared towards adult learners.
- Experience delivering presentations or training to adult learners.
- Experience in supervising staff.
- Experience drafting interpretation notes, written opinions, advance rulings or guidelines pursuant to an Act.
- Experience in designing and creating online instructional materials.
- Experience in the configuration and administration of an online learning management system.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge in general terms of the political financing provisions of the Canada Elections Act.

COMPETENCY

- Strategic Thinking.
- Engagement.
- Achieving results.

ABILITIES

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to gather and analyse information, and extract important data.
- Ability to draft concise material on complex subjects.
- Ability to deliver presentation material.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

- Interpersonal Skills.
- Professionalism.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Availability and willingness to work overtime often on short notice.
Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.
Consent to travel.
A working internet connection at home is required to perform the duties of the position.

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

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.