Senior Advisor

Update: The posting period has been extended until October 7, 2020.

If you have already applied, you can modify your application until October 7, 2020.

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

Work environment

Why choose Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)? Contribute to CIRNAC’s interesting and unique mandate by playing a role in supporting a renewed nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, and government-to-government relationship with Indigenous Peoples. Leave your mark on Canadian history, as you work with a team that is leading the government’s work in the North. Join a workplace committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. You can’t find this type of experience anywhere else.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff one (1) position on a full-time basis in Yellowknife, NT.

It may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (deployment, assignment, secondment, acting, term or Indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) in Yellowknife with various security requirements (reliability or secret).

By default, and in the interest of the greater public service, pools created as a result of staffing processes at CIRNAC will be shared with other government departments.

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)

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and the screening questions we ask you to complete online. To ensure that you are selected, you must demonstrate when, where and how you acquired each of the qualifications by giving concrete examples.

Here is what you must have to be selected:

• A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

(Acceptable combination must include a minimum of 2 years of post-secondary education and 5 years of relevant work experience.)

Degree equivalency

• Significant* experience in developing recommendations and providing strategic policy advice to Executives**.
• Significant* experience leading teams in the implementation of complex projects (such as economic development initiatives, community engagements, legislative and regulatory procedures etc.).
• Experience providing corporate support to an Executive** position (such as developing organizational workplans, management agendas and/or financial/staffing priorities).
• Experience facilitating effective working relationships with management teams to meet organizational goals.

*Significant is defined as a period of no less than 2 years within the last 5 years, which has depth and breadth normally associated with the full-time performance of related duties.
**Director or equivalent or above.

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

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and online screening questions. However, they are assets, so you do not need to meet them to be selected, but preference could be given to those who have them.

Here are the assets we are looking for:

• Experience supporting land claim or self-government agreements negotiations.
• Experience engaging with Indigenous groups.
• Experience working with a variety of external clients and stakeholders (including other governments and third party interests).
• Experience planning events for government dignitaries.

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

English essential
You will have to communicate, both in writing and orally, in English as part of your work.

Information on language requirements

The following criteria are essential for the job, but they will be assessed later using different assessment methods (written exam, interview, reference check, etc.):

• Knowledge of the current priorities of Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
• Knowledge of federal key program and policies relating to the North.

• Ability to identify emerging and current issues and develop recommendations.
• Ability to represent the region and promote its departmental priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to manage.

In addition to having the knowledge and abilities mentioned above, you have the following competencies:

• Achieve Results.
• Mobilize people.
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders.
• Uphold Integrity and Respect.
• Promote Innovation and Guide Change.
• Vision and Strategy.

Then apply! We are looking for someone like you.

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

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

The operational requirements listed below may be requested, upon taking up the position.

• Willing and able to travel to remote communities by various means of transportation (i.e. small aircraft, vehicle or boat), travelling in some adverse road and weather conditions.
• Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

The successful candidate will be required to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. In addition, as per TBS Occupational Health Evaluation Standard, a Medical Clearance may be required.

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. 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.

2. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

3. Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

4. Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

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.