Director, Pharmacy Program Policy

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Assessment accommodation

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►Only applications received directly via the Public Service Resourcing System will be accepted. If you require accommodations, please contact the HR Advisor listed below before the closing date.

►Communication for this appointment process will be sent via email. It is your responsibility to ensure to communicate any changes related to your coordinates.

►Your application will be rejected if you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria. Your application will also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request additional information that is missing from your application.

►Candidates must make themselves available during the different phases of this selection process.

► All correspondence or interactions throughout the process will be subject to evaluation.

►You must provide your resume. Your resume may be used as a secondary source to validate your responsibilities and must indicate the following information: preferred official language for communication and assessment, Personal Record Identifier (PRI) if you have one, status of employment and valid email address.

►Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

Duties

The Director, Pharmacy Program Policy is accountable for the development, management and oversight of the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program drug plan, one of the largest publicly funded drug plans in Canada, that directly affects the health of nearly 900,000 eligible First Nations and Inuit across Canada.

Intent of the process

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified representative of the population we serve.

The process may also be used to staff similar positions with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and with Indigenous Services Canada.

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

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 in Pharmacy from a recognized post-secondary institution.

For more information:

https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/staffing/qualification-standards/core.html#toc6

Degree equivalency

CERTIFICATION:

Hold a valid pharmacist licence, and be in good standing with a Canadian Provincial or Territorial Regulatory Body.

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience in managing human and financial resources.

- Experience in managing the development and implementation of pharmaceutical policy frameworks, policies and services in a supplemental health benefits environment.

- Recent and significant experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management (at the DG level and above) on complex clinical cases and operational issues.

- Recent and significant experience in maintaining effective partnerships and representing departmental interest with:

a) Internal and external stakeholders, including Indigenous groups such as Assembly of First Nations, the Inuit Tapiri Kanatami and provincial territorial organizations representing First Nations and Inuit.

AND

b) Health care provider associations, regulatory bodies, and private sector service providers, provinces and territories.

NOTE *

- Recent is defined as experience acquired over the last five (5) years.

- Significant is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various complex related activities for a minimum of two (2) years.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness and ability to travel.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
Bilingual Non-Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

- Knowledge of the delivery of pharmaceutical care in Canada and the role of the Government of Canada in the delivery of this care to certain populations.

- Knowledge of professional standards of practice such as the code of ethics, laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy across Canada.

- Knowledge of current issues affecting pharmaceutical care to First Nations and Inuit, and the broader Canadian healthcare system.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

- Create Vision and Strategy

- Mobilize people

- Uphold Integrity and Respect

- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

- Promote Innovation and Guide Change

- Achieve Results

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

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.