Stream 1: Program Manager/Project Leader | Stream 2: Policy and Program Analyst

Update: The posting period has been extended until January 5, 2022. If you have already applied, you can modify your application until January 5, 2022.

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

This process has two streams : Program Manager/Project Leader (stream 1) and Policy and Program Analyst (stream 2). Most of the criteria will apply to both streams. The criteria for only stream will be clearly identified.

You hesitate to move to Yellowknife? Well, you are entitled to relocation assistance. See the Relocation Directive for more information:
• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/v11/en

Work environment

Why choose Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)? You have a chance to contribute to CIRNAC’s interesting and unique mandate by playing a role in supporting a renewed nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, and government-to-government relationship with Indigenous Peoples. Leave your mark on Canadian history, as you work with a team that is leading the government’s work in the North. Join a workplace committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. You can’t find this type of experience anywhere else.

Why coming to Yellowknife? Located on the shores of Great Slave Lake and the edge of the Arctic, this true northern town, with a population of approximately 20,000 people, has a small town feel, with all the modern amenities found in much larger cities. You'll find a family oriented community with easy access to outdoor adventures. Explore this vast, beautiful and remote region of Canada by boat, aircraft or snowmobile and see beautiful landscapes that few people ever get to witness.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff one (1) position on a full-time basis in Yellowknife, NT.

It may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (deployment, assignment, secondment, acting, term or Indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) with various security requirements (reliability or secret).

By default, and in the interest of the greater public service, pools created as a result of staffing processes at CIRNAC will be shared with other government departments.

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)

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
► Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
► Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

• Completion of a secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Note: The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
- A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to management on program issues.
• Experience in developing partnerships and consulting with clients/stakeholders to develop proposals for proposal based program funding.
• Experience in supervising staff or leading a team.

Criterion applying only for Program Manager/Project Leader (stream 1):
• Experience in conceptualizing, developing and implementing programs to ensure client service delivery.

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

English essential
You will have to communicate, both in writing and orally, in English as part of your work.

Information on language requirements

The following criteria are essential for the job, but they will be assessed later using different assessment methods (written exam, interview, reference check, etc.):

• Knowledge of the Aboriginal and northern issues.
• Knowledge of the programs and services of federal departments and agencies that deliver aboriginal and northern programs.
• Knowledge of legislation impacting First Nation communities in the Northwest Territories.

• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to manage a program or project.

• Demonstrates integrity.
• Demonstrates respect.
• Thinking things through.
• Working effectively with others.
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
• Adaptability.
• Attention to Detail.
• Judgement.

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

The following criteria are not required for appointment but preference may be given to candidates who possess these qualifications.

Criterion applying only for Program Manager/Project Leader (stream 1):
• Knowledge of the current Post-Secondary Education structure in the Northwest Territories impacting First Nation Students.

Criterion applying only for Policy and Program Analyst (stream 2):
• Knowledge GCIMS.

Organizational needs:

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 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, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

Operational requirements (may be requested, upon taking up the position):

• Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Ability and willingness to work remotely.
• Ability to work in an open cubicle environment.

Requirement applying only for Program Manager/Project Leader (stream 1):
• Willingness and ability to carry up to 50 lbs.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability or Secret Clearance.
• Medical Clearance (as required under TBS Occupational Health Evaluation Standard).
• All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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. 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.

2. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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

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

5. On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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.