Security Investigations Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES which demonstrate how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualification. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:
1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y); and
3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired and concrete examples.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and/or experience described in the screening questions.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

Intent of the process

This process may be used to establish a pool of candidates that may be used to staff similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various official language proficiencies, a top secret security profiles, various tenures and various staffing mechanisms at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

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
ED1. Successful completion of a secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination* of education, training and/or experience.

*The acceptable combination is defined as three (3) years’ full-time experience in the security field.

EXPERIENCE
E1. Experience providing advice and recommendations related to security files or issues.
E2. Experience writing reports, assessments, letters or memos related to security.
E3. Experience in applying legislation or policies in administrative or criminal investigations.
E4. Experience working in partnership with investigators or employees of other departments or agencies.
E5. Experience conducting interviews in administrative or criminal investigations.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC (Current need)
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1. Knowledge of the Policy on Government Security and associated directives.

ABILITIES
A1. Ability to analyse and synthesize information and make recommendations.

COMPETENCIES
C1. Values and Ethics
C2. Cooperation and Collaboration
C3. Adaptability and Flexibility
C4. Judgment/Analytical Thinking
C5. Client Service Orientation
C6. Effective Interactive Communication

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1. Dependability
PS2. Discretion

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
AE1. Experience in working with stakeholders on security files.

ABILITY
AA1. Ability to plan interviews for administrative investigations.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to an Employment Equity group: Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women or aboriginal persons.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.
Ability and willingness to travel on short notice.
Ability and willingness to use a cellular phone or device during work hours.

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

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.

NOTE: Candidates will need to provide proof of their education credentials ONLY at a LATER TIME in the process. 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/indexe.stm

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address to the Human Resources Assistant (Narmin Hawa at ). Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.

IF YOU FAIL TO KEEP AN APPOINTMENT WITHOUT REASONABLE CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION MAY NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED IN THIS 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.