Various Director General positions

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

►You must answer the poster’s pre-qualified questions to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset qualifications) with concrete examples. Your résumé may be used as a secondary source to validate your responsibilities.

►**Please ignore the last two questions related to the stream and to the region for which you are applying for. Instead, please indicate in your résumé the following:

The stream you are applying for: Stream 1 (corporate services) and/or Stream 2 (policy and programs); and

The region you are applying for : Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and/or the National Capital Region.

►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 e-mail. It is your responsibility to ensure to communicate any changes related to your coordinates.

►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.

Intent of the process

►This is an anticipatory process. The intent is to staff EX-03 group and level positions as per operational requirements.

►The process may be used to staff similar positions with Indigenous Services Canada / Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada with various language requirements and profiles, and in various locations in 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 similar positions in their organization.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Please indicate for which stream you are applying for : Stream 1 (corporate services) and/or Stream 2 (policy and programs).

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

EDUCATION:

►Graduation with a degree from a recognized post secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

►Significant* experience in providing strategic advice, recommendations and briefings on corporate services (Stream 1) or policy and programs (Stream 2) to senior management (Director General or higher within the Public Service; and Vice-President/Executive Director or equivalent or higher in other organizations) on complex** issues.

►Significant* experience in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as federal/provincial/territorial departments and/or central agencies and/or the private sector and/or Indigenous communities or their representative organizations to achieve corporate services objectives (Stream 1) or policy and program objectives. (Stream 2).

►Significant* experience in providing strategic leadership in the development, and delivery of corporate services (Stream 1) or policy and programs (Stream 2).

►Experience in managing human*** and financial**** resources.

NOTES:

*Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally acquired over a period of three (3) years.

**Complex is defined as having some of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent setting or having major impact on the public service, or having a potential for significant media coverage.

***Human resources management: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed human resources and were responsible for a team for a period of at least three (3) years. Some examples of managing human resources may include: assigning work, establishing performance objectives, developing resourcing plans, determining needs and approving training, etc. Applicants must indicate the number of employees they supervised.

****Financial resources management: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed financial resources and were accountable for a budget for a period of at least three (3) years. Some examples of managing financial resources may include full delegation for a budget, forecasting, planning, reporting and budget allocation, etc. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed.

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

EXPERIENCE:

►Experience in leading organizational changes or business transformation initiatives.

►Experience in leading or overseeing negotiations with Indigenous organizations.

►Experience in working with Indigenous partners and/or communities to advance Indigenous priorities in corporate services (Stream 1) or in policy and programs (Stream 2).

►Significant* experience working on Arctic and Northern related issues.

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
►English Essential

Information on language requirements

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

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Indigenous Services Canada / Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada are committed to having a skilled and diversified representative of the population they serve. In support of this objective, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: aboriginal peoples, women, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
►Willingness and ability to travel across Canada.
►Air travel to remote communities may be required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

NEW: All appointments and deployments (except acting appointments) to and within the Executive (EX) Group within the core public administration that take place on or after April 1, 2020 are subject to the Agreement to be Deployed provision as a mandatory condition of employment. Further information on conditions of employment for executives can be found in the Directive on the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives and guidance tools at www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Executive_Management_and_Leadership_Development_Resources

A deployment is the transfer of a person from one position to another that does not constitute a promotion.

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

►Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

►We may use any assessment method deemed appropriate to determine whether you meet the qualifications outlined on the poster.

►The Top Down ranking approach may be used in the process. Only the top-scoring candidates will be invited to the next phase of the process.

►For information on preparing for the selection process, visit www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/staffing-assessment-tools-resources/human-resources-specialists-hiring-managers/human-resources-toolbox/personnel-psychology-centre/assessment-counselling-services/executive-counselling-services.html

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.