Human Resources Advisor (2 Streams)

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

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Duties

Stream 1 - Labour Relations :
As a labour relations advisor, you will be called on to support managers in applying legislation, collective agreements and the Employer’s directives in order to foster a healthy work environment and harmonious working relationships.

Stream 2 - Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility :
As a disability, accommodation and accessibility advisor, you will be called on to support employees, managers and internal stakeholders in putting in place the accommodations required for employees to remain at or return to work in order to create a healthy, accessible work environment.

Work environment

The positions of Labour Relations Advisor and of Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility Advisor are part of the Workplace Development and Wellness Services Directorate, within the Human Resources Branch. The collective well-being of employees is top of mind for the Workplace Development and Wellness Services Directorate. The directorate ensures a safe, healthy and productive workplace, where ECCC employees feel recognized and encouraged to maximize their potential, facing opportunities and challenges in a way that enables them to bring their best to the organization.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, in various locations, with various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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)

Essential Qualification
► Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.
Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

► Experiences - Common to both streams:
✔ EX1: Experience as a human resources advisor in interpreting the applicable legislation, collective agreements, directives and human resources policies.
✔ EX2: Experience in managing complaint files (e.g. grievances).
✔ EX3: Experience in preparing business correspondence, such as briefing notes, case summaries, written reports and formal recommendations.

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

Various language requirements
Steam 1 - Labour Relations :
Various language profiles: Bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC) and English essential.

Stream 2 - Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility:
Various language profiles: Bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC).

Information on language requirements

► Experience - Stream 1 - Labour Relations
✔ EX4: Experience in providing managers, supervisors, directors and internal stakeholders* with advice and guidance on labour relations in various cases involving different labour relations issues.

► Experiences - Stream 2 - Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility
✔ EX5: Experience in providing managers, supervisors, directors and internal stakeholders* with advice and guidance on disability management, accommodation and accessibility.
✔ EX6: Experience in delivering programs** and in providing client service.

*Internal stakeholders are human resources colleagues and/or internal management services colleagues.
**Delivering programs refers to providing services to internal clients within certain established parameters, including applying regulations and monitoring results.

► Knowledge - Common to both streams
K1. Knowledge of the roles and relationships between human resources disciplines.

► Knowledge - Stream 1 - Labour Relations
K2. Knowledge of the legislation, policies and directives related to labour relations in the public service.

► Knowledge - Stream 2 - Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility
K3. Knowledge of the legislation, policies and directives related to accommodation, disability management and accessibility in the public service.

► Abilities - Common to both streams:
A1. Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing

► Personal Suitability - Common to both streams:
PS1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
PS2. Thinking things through
PS3. Working effectively with others
PS4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
PS5. Influencing

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

Asset Qualifications

► Experience : Both Streams
AE1. Experience in working with union representatives to resolve issues informally.
AE2. Experience in creating educational material and training tools, and in giving workshops to employees or managers.
AE3. Experience in providing employees, managers, clients and stakeholders with advice on injuries, illnesses, returning to work, disability and workplace accommodation.
AE4. Experience in managing accessibility, disability and accommodation cases.
AE5. Experience in engaging stakeholders, either in project management or in program delivery.

► Experience - Stream 1 - Labour Relations
AE6. Significant*** experience in providing managers, supervisors, directors and internal stakeholders* with advice and guidance on labour relations in various cases involving different labour relations issues.

► Experience - Stream 2 - Disability, Accommodation and Accessibility
AE7. Significant*** experience in providing managers, supervisors, directors and internal stakeholders* with advice and guidance on disability management, accommodation and accessibility.

*Internal stakeholders are human resources colleagues and/or internal management services colleagues.
***The term “significant” is defined as experience associated with having performed a variety of related duties which could normally be acquired over a period of about one year.

► Organizational needs:
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s commitment is to the creation of an inclusive organization wherein diversity is integrated throughout the organization. In support of achieving a representative workforce and our employment equity goals, consideration may be given to qualified candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the Employment Equity groups.

► Operational Requirements - Common to both streams
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on occasion.
• Ability and willingness to travel in Canada on occasion.
• Ability to work in a virtual team environment.

Conditions of employment

► Common to both streams:
• Reliability Status: security clearance

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

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.

Asset qualifications may be used in the screening process. Therefore candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application which of the asset criteria for education and experience they possess.

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

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.

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/

Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cutoff score and a top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

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.