Regional Program Officer (ANTICIPATORY STAFFING)

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates for positions at the PM 05 level throughout the Saskatchewan regional office of Indigenous Services Canada. Successful candidates in this pool may be selected for various PM 05 positions with various employment types and tenures (acting, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, secondment, specified period, casual)), and located in any of four locations across Saskatchewan: Fort Qu’Appelle, Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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 and experience which includes, at minimum, secondary school (high school) graduation and three (3) years of experience related to management or government program administration.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in leading a team or project.

Experience facilitating group workshops, leading meetings, or giving presentations.

Experience in working with business software, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and e-mail.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of successes and challenges experienced by Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

Knowledge of Government of Canada Programs for Indigenous People.

ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to work with financial information on an excel spreadsheet.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Demonstrates integrity.

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)

EDUCATION:

A bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the duties of the position, such as:
• social work
• education
• land management
• environmental studies
• economics
• business administration
• commerce
• public administration
• Indigenous studies

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience managing funding arrangements or working with government transfer payments.

Significant experience* in managing financial resources.

Experience working with Indigenous organizations.

Experience supervising people.

Experience working in any of the following specific areas:
• Child and family protection or prevention services
• Elementary or secondary education service delivery or administration
• Economic development programing
• Health service delivery or program administration
• Social programs, such as income assistance
• Transfer payments or funding arrangements between governments and funding recipients
• Land and/or environment management
• Capital or infrastructure programs or projects
• Community development or First Nations governance

*Significant experience is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience that would normally be acquired over a period of 2 years or more.

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of programs and services delivered by federal government departments or Indigenous organizations related to the following areas:
• Child and family protection or prevention services
• Elementary or secondary education service delivery or administration
• Economic development programing
• Health service delivery or program administration
• Social programs, such as income assistance
• Transfer payments or funding arrangements between governments and funding recipients
• Land and/or environment management
• Capital or infrastructure programs or projects
• Community development or First Nations governance

ABILITIES:

Ability to supervise.

Ability to implement, interpret or apply legislation, regulations, polices, or directives.

Ability to analyze and evaluate financial information and financial statements.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willing and able to work overtime as required.

Willingness and ability to travel.

Possession of a valid Class 5 driver’s license.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Reliability or secret security clearance depending on the position being staffed.

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

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A test will be administered.

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

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process.

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Top-down consideration of scores at various points in the process may be used to determine the number of qualified candidates who will be considered further in the process.

The essential qualifications that are listed in the statement of merit criteria are mandatory. A pass mark will be established for each. Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. An applicant may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Hiring managers may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials and proof of citizenship at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

Candidates must provide two supervisory references, one of which must be your current supervisor.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes; this will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid e-mail address in their application. IT IS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS ADDRESS IS FUNCTIONAL AND THAT IT ACCEPTS MESSAGES FROM UNKNOWN USERS (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Preference in appointment may be given to employees who have been, or will be, impacted by work force adjustment and/or realignment of work.

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.