Communications Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this selection process is to fill an indeterminate position in the National Capital Region with a bilingual imperative BBB/BBB linguistic profile. A partially assessed pool may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within PSPC, with various language requirements and various security requirements. This pool may also be used to staff positions across Canada, either in Halifax, Montréal, Toronto, Edmonton or Victoria.

IMPORTANT: Note that teleworking from home located in a city other than those listed above could be considered as an option. This flexible work arrangement must be renewed and approved by management each year.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

HOW TO APPLY?
Respond to the screening questions by writing one or two paragraphs demonstrating how you meet each of the required education and experience (for the stream for which you are applying) and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. 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; and
B) Indicate the period(s) in which you performed the functions (FROM month-year TO month-year); and
C) Indicate the position occupied and in which company, organization or department. For each position within the Public Service, you MUST indicate the group and level i.e. IS-03.

You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE requirements listed in the essential qualifications and ASSET QUALIFICATION sections. 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. Your answers may also be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Your resume will be used as a secondary source of information to validate your experience. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

You must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed.

You may apply for one of the streams or for both streams.

EDUCATION
A degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution.
*The term degree refers to a baccalaureate or higher degree as established by educational authorities.
Notes:
1. Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.
2. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Unilingual (English or French essential)
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

EXPERIENCES Stream 1- Analytics:
EX1 - Experience in digital communications monitoring, analysis, performance measurement and reporting (web analytics).
EX2 - Experience providing advice to clients and management* based on web analytics reports.
*Management is defined as a Manager (team lead) or Director level.
EX3 - Experience using analytics tools such as (but not limited to) Adobe analytics or Google analytics.

EXPERIENCES Stream 2– Web:
EX4 - Experience writing Web content.
EX5 - Experience in providing web-related and digital communications advice to clients.
EX6 - Experience in planning and working on digital communications projects, including working with multiple partners.

ABILITIES for both streams:
A1 - Ability to process complex information relevant to digital communications.
A2 - Ability to manage and implement web projects.
A3 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A4 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

ABILITIES Stream 1- Analytics:
A5 - Ability to organize and interpret digital analytics data and provide insight to improve the web content.

ABILITIES Stream 2- Web:
A6 - Ability to write and adapt communications products for web publishing.

COMPETENCIES
PS1 – Strategic thinking
PS2 – Working effectively with others
PS3 – Dependability
PS4 – Showing initiative and being action-oriented
PS5 – Client service Competency – Level 1

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
Reliability Security Clearance

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION
AEX1 - Experience in planning, developing, and conducting user experience (UX) testing.

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

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.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualification or the organizational need, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (French or English). Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Please note that when the appointment process is finalized, a Notification of Consideration (First Notification) and a Notification of Appointment or Proposal of Appointment (Second Notification) will be posted on jobs.gc.ca. It is your responsibility to check for notifications on jobs.gc.ca site to avail yourself of the right to informal discussion with the manager and/or recourse to be submitted to the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (PSLREB).

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

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

Depending of the number of applications received, a selection of candidates based on the asset may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

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.