Senior Program Officer

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

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Duties

• Develops, implements or administers tools or mechanisms to support program implementation or delivery

• Plans and conducts stakeholder engagement to support program implementation or delivery

• Provides advice, guidance, briefings, assessments, and reports on the status of a program or project

• Supervises the work and establishes priorities and activities of employees under direct supervision, determines training needs and manages performance

Work environment

• NRCan is a great environment for employees, where everyone is celebrated!

• Employees can connect with like-minded colleagues through several communities, such as:

• the Persons with disAbilities Network help all persons with disabilities realize their full potential as individuals, and fully contribute to the objectives of NRCan,
• the Indigenous Employee Network, where all NRCan employees, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, come together to participate in Traditional Ceremonies; and
• the Visible Minority Advisory Council, that launched the Employee Development Fund to support the professional development needs of their members.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to establish an anticipatory pool of qualified candidates. It may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures within the Public Service with various language profiles and various security requirements.

Employees at the PM-05 group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment first. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels may be considered.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

The position to be staffed is located in the National Capital Region, however, virtual work from other Canadian regions will also be considered.

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)

• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives
For more information:

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

Degree equivalency

Experience * building and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders or partners

Experience * coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver programs or projects

Experience * contributing to briefing materials for senior managers (Director level and above), including dashboards, presentations, briefing notes, reports, etc.

Experience * monitoring, evaluating, or providing recommendations to improve program delivery

Experience directly or indirectly supervising ** staff or leading *** teams

* Experience is defined as having performed a broad range of various activities normally acquired over a period of two (2) years within the last six (6) years

** Supervising can include students, temporary staff, or contractors and is defined as assigning work, reviewing results, providing feedback as well as monitoring and assessing performance

*** Leading is defined as developing strategies, assigning tasks, setting milestones, monitoring progress and briefing managers

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Ability to analyse, summarize and make recommendations
Ability to plan and manage projects to deliver results
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities with tight or conflicting deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to energy efficiency, climate change or buildings.

Degree equivalency

Project Management Professional certification.

1. Experience contributing to communication, outreach, or promotion activities for the delivery and promotion of projects or programs, including web communications or social media outreach to Canadians.

2. Experience in a field related to energy efficiency, climate change, alternative fuels or buildings.

3. Experience engaging with representatives from various levels of government, Indigenous groups or industry stakeholders.

4. Experience with modernization initiatives or in change management.

5. Experience administrating and coordinating transfer payments or procurement contracts.

6. Experience delivering training or developing training materials and tools.

7. Experience developing or applying performance indicators, service standards or quality assurance and quality control (QA&QC) frameworks.

8. Experience with energy efficiency in the building or industry sectors.

9. Experience with program compliance or audits processes.

10. Experience developing guidance documents or relaying technical information to stakeholders.

11. Experience organizing and analyzing large data sets.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

• Natural Resources Canada is committed to make a real change in our workplace. Building diversity, equity, and inclusion in all areas of our business, we encourage and support employees to work at their full potential in an environment centred around workplace wellness.

• We are looking for diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to strengthen our diversity. At Natural Resources Canada, we value these differences. We therefore encourage candidates who self-identify as Indigenous (Aboriginal Peoples), Visible Minority or Persons with a Disability to apply and complete a self-identification declaration.

• This information could contribute to our hiring decisions as a preference may be given to individuals who self-identify as being a member of one of these employment equity groups.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to work flexible hours via video teleconference on a regular basis.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Reliability and some positions will be staffed at the Secret level.

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

1. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

2. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

3. Your resume may be used to validate the information provided in the screening questions.

4. NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g., in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. Natural Resources Canada is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

5. It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the criteria in the online questionnaire, which is provided during the application process. Please note that it is not enough to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of past or current responsibilities. Rather the candidate must provide concrete and detailed examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

6. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

7. Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

8. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility 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).

9. Natural Resources Canada will use the services of a third-party Human Resources Consultant to administer the assessment for this position. Your name and email address will be provided to this organization to facilitate the administration of the assessment tool(s). By submitting your application, you are providing Natural Resources Canada your consent to provide this personal information to the organization for administration purposes only. This information will only be used for administration of the assessment tool.

10. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

11. Depending on the number of applicants, Natural Resources Canada needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

12. Recent and past performance evaluations may be used as part of the assessment. Accordingly, you may be asked to submit a copy of your last two (2) Performance Ratings/Evaluations as part of this selection process. Please be prepared to provide documentation should it be requested from the selection board, such as a public service performance agreement or personal evaluation report any stage of the staffing process.

13. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will be only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

14. Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

15. Natural Resources Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

16. Natural Resources Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise Natural Resources Canada in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.