Junior Investigator

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

When submitting your application, you MUST ANSWER questions regarding the education and experience requirements (both essential and asset qualifications). You must CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet each of these requirements by answering the online questions. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate WHEN (month-year to month-year), WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving CONCRETE EXAMPLES. Information provided in your answers related to your education and experience must be supported in your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff two (2) determinate positions with the bilingual imperative BBB/BBB linguistic requirement.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates resulting from this process may be established and used to staff similar positions at the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections and at Elections Canada, with various tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment) and various language requirements and linguistic profiles depending on the position to be staffed.

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)

EDUCATION
- A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in an area related to law enforcement (i.e., criminology, law, political sciences etc.); or
- A diploma or certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution in an area related to law enforcement (i.e. Law, Police Foundations, Criminology, etc.); or
- A police basic training from a provincial or a municipal police force or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (i.e. Depot Division).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
-Experience in interpreting or applying legislation or regulations.
-Experience in writing documents such as investigative reports, court documents, briefing materials or correspondence.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the mandate and responsibilities of the office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections.
- Knowledge of the Canada Elections Act.
- Knowledge of investigative techniques, including evidence-gathering procedures.
- Knowledge of records and information management.

ABILITIES
- Ability to conduct an interview of a suspect or witness.
- Ability to analyse and provide recommendations.
- Ability to manage projects or cases.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
- Attention to detail.
- Demonstrating integrity and respect.
- Thinking things through.
- Working effectively with others.
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
-A degree in law from a recognized post-secondary institution and eligibility for membership in the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada or in the Order of Notaries of the Province of Quebec.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience in performing work involving the application of the Canada Elections Act.
- Experience in participating in regulatory investigation process.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, person’s with disabilities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability and willingness to work overtime.
- Ability and willingness to travel.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Commitment to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.
- A working internet connection at home is required to perform the duties of the position.

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

Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the selected candidates will work remotely from their residence location until further notice. When the decision is made for the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections employees to return to the workplace, the successful candidates are expected to work at the traditional workplace (22 Eddy Street in Gatineau) with a possibility of combination of remote work.

We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages). If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application, if you have one.

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.