Administrative Services Supervisor (Anticipatory)

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Assessment accommodation

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES which demonstrate how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualification. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:

1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;

2 - Title of the position occupied; and

3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired and concrete examples.

Your application must adhere to the stipulated format.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

The Competency “Ability to communicate effectively in writing” will be assessed through the screening questions.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory staffing process designed to create a pool of qualified candidates. The pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff future permanent and/or temporary vacancies within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Edmonton, Alberta.

The pool could be used to offer acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience*.
* Proof of education and/or training will be required prior to appointment.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in leading, coaching and/or mentoring a team.
• Experience in providing advice and guidance to Senior Management** regarding interpretation of legislation, regulations and/or policies.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience providing service and/or liaising with internal and/or external clients.
• Experience using or maintaining a database.

**Senior Management is defined as EX minus 1 and above OR officer level RCMP Member.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the provision of administrative, financial and operational support services in a police environment.
• Experience in employee supervision such as assigning work, scheduling, monitoring performance, completing performance agreements in PSPM, and/or including supervision of employees in remote worksites.
• Experience in Human Resource Planning such as conducting or participating in staffing processes, conducting salary forecasts, or other human resource exercises for a unit or program.
• Experience in project management, such as initiating, planning, executing and/or managing initiatives or projects to achieve specific deliverables.
• Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).
• Experience monitoring financial transactions in a financial system such as SAP or Oracle.
• Recent*** experience using PROS with End User Certification.

***Recent experience signifies having performed these duties within the last 2 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to organize work and meet deadlines
• Ability to supervise
• Ability to develop others

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

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

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as required.
• Willingness and ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
• Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes using various modes of transportation, including owned or leased government transport, commercial and light aircraft, up to and including remote locations

Conditions of employment

• RCMP security clearance

Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain an RCMP Security Clearance throughout their employment. Positions filled may have security clearance requirements at the following levels: RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status, Secret, or Top Secret. This requires a security/reliability interview and a field investigation in matters of criminal activities, credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

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

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exam, interview, simulation exercise and reference checks.

Volume Management strategies may be used.

Should there be a large number of applicants, please note that asset qualifications could be invoked.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

A cut-off score may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source in determining whether you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

Only online applications are accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

For this selection process, we will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information provided on their application is accurate and up to date at the time of application.

Candidates will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.