Junior Investigator (STREAM 1) / Case Admissibility Analyst (STREAM 2)

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 will be required to show how you meet the education and experience requirements for both the essential qualifications and the asset qualifications, if applicable, for the initial screening through your résumé and in answering online screening questions. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you will be screened out.

Please note that successful candidates for the AS-04, Junior Investigator (STREAM 1) positions, will be required to relocate to Ottawa.

Duties

AS-04, Junior Investigator (STREAM 1): The primary purpose of the position is to provide support and complete activities within the Operations team by participating in investigation activities and assisting Investigators in the completion of investigations into disclosure of wrongdoings and complaint of reprisals that fall within the mandate of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC) in accordance with the Public Service Disclosure Protection Act (the Act).

EC-03, Case Admissibility Analyst (STREAM 2): The primary purpose of the position involves the analysis of legislation, advice, research, verification of written documents and verbal information supporting the information contained in disclosures of wrongdoing and complaints of reprisal that fall within the mandate of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in accordance with the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.

Work environment

THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER OF CANADA: A SMART CAREER MOVE!

The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (the Office) is a small organization with an important mandate, and we are looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team.

Specifically, the Office provides public servants and members of the public with a process for receiving and investigating disclosures of wrongdoing in the federal public sector. It reports founded cases of wrongdoing to Parliament and makes recommendations to chief executives on corrective measures. The Office also provides a mechanism for public servants and former public servants to make complaints of reprisals.

We are an employer that fosters employee well-being, provides an open and respectful workplace as well as flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance.

Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high-profile issues?

If you wish to bring your expertise, knowledge and initiative to the job, we may have the job opportunity that you are looking for!

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established through this process and will be used to staff identical or similar positions with various security requirements and various tenures within the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. These positions may be staffed on an indeterminate (appointment or deployment) or temporary basis (term, acting, assignment or secondment).

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)

EXPERIENCE

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

E1 - Experience in researching, gathering, summarizing and analyzing information.
E2 - Experience in writing analytical reports or briefing notes.
E3 - Experience in leading discussions or meetings and interacting with senior management or with different clients or stakeholders.
E4 - Experience in analyzing and interpreting federal or provincial statutes.
E5 - Experience in providing recommendations to managers.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

EDUCATION

STREAM 1: Junior Investigator (AS-04)
A secondary school diploma or An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

EDUCATION

STREAM 2: Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.

Part B Notes:
1. An indeterminate incumbent of a former SI position who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated in Part B above, is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience. He/she must be accepted as having met the minimum educational standard for appointment or deployment to Part B EC positions. This note also applies to a person appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a Part B EC position after that date as the result of a staffing transaction started before June 22, 2009.
2. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative. Whenever the minimum educational standard is met through an alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and a candidate must be re-assessed for future appointments and deployments if the manager has asked for this alternative.
3. "Social science" includes economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, geography, criminology, and other disciplines associated with social science. "Library/archival work" includes gallery and museum functions.
4. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines whether the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at that institution.

Degree equivalency

COMPETENCIES

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

C1 - Oral Communication
C2 - Written Communication
C3 - Effective Interpersonal Skills
C4 - Planning and Organizing
C5 - Judgement
C6 - Analytical Thinking

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

ASSET EDUCATION

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

AE1 - Capacity to manage interactions with different types of people and personalities to acquire relevant information.
AE2 - Experience in interpreting and applying the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA).

ASSET KNOWLEDGE

STREAM 1 ONLY: Junior Investigator (AS-04)

AK1 - Knowledge of the methods, techniques and practices necessary to conduct an administrative investigation effectively.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

In order to meet the organization's employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, candidates who self-declare as being members of one of the four employment equity groups may be considered first for appointment: Aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

1 - Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
2 - Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.

Conditions of employment

STREAM 1 & 2 : Junior Investigator (AS-04) / Case Admissibility Analyst (EC-03)

Various security profiles: Reliability and/or Secret clearance

STREAM 1 ONLY: Junior Investigator (AS-04)

1 - Valid Driver's Licence
2 – Ability to travel frequently across Canada

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

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).

Various methods of assessment may be used (i.e.: written examination, interview, reference check, presentation, role play, recent and past performance evaluation, etc.)

The ability to communicate effectively in writing (written communication- C2) may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the evaluation process.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and/or application form, where applicable. Employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered first for deployment purposes.

Depending on the number of candidates, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, invoking one or more of the asset qualifications for right fit decisions, top-down selection process, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

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

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. We therefore encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the four employment equity designated groups in order to be considered should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.

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

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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.