Manager, Strategic Outlook and Program Development

Update: The closing date for this process has been extended until 6 January 2022.

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT CFHA...
As a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Department of National Defence (DND), CFHA contributes to the quality of life of CAF members and their families through the provision of housing services, and through the responsible and sustainable management of the Department’s housing infrastructure. We are a team of 330 federal public servants who work hard to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces families living in DND housing. We have close to 220 employees at our Housing Services Centres across Canada and 110 employees at our Head Office in Ottawa.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one indeterminate position with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC.

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)

EDUCATION:
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Notes:
1) Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

2) An indeterminate incumbent of a former ES position on June 30, 1967 who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated for Part A above is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in planning and managing highly complex, multi-dimensional economic, financial or socioeconomic research to support the development of frameworks for programs.
• Experience in research and analysis of program issues and providing recommendations regarding program or policy issues.
• Experience in the management of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and staff, including the associated human resources, work planning, performance measurements and budgets.
• Experience in financial management.

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

ASSETS - EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in rental housing or Real Property management at the portfolio level.
• Experience with the analysis or management of program issues relating to the Department of National Defence Real Property.
• Experience in interpreting and advising on real property policy.
• Experience with data, tools, and reports utilized within the residential real estate industry (such as CMHC).
• Experience in managing human and financial resources in the Federal Government.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
• Create Vision and Strategy
• Mobilize People
• Uphold Integrity and Respect
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
• Promote Innovation and Guide Change
• Achieve Results

ABILITY:
• Ability to apply economic, socio-economic and real property management principles in the development of real property programs.
• Ability to communicate effective in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

ASSETS - KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of Federal Government Real Property policies and regulations.
• Knowledge of program and project management practices.
• Knowledge of financial and statistical analysis techniques.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
• In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

• The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring may first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Candidates may be required to travel.
• Candidates may be required to work overtime on evenings or weekends to meet operational requirements.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act and attest to their vaccination status.

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

Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. All information about the process will be sent by email. You are therefore responsible for regularly checking your email account to see if you received new messages about this process.

Screening questions have been built into the application process. Answers provided to the screening questions will be used to assess both education and experience. You must answer the screening questions in addition to providing a resume. For experience qualifications, your answers must include concrete examples that demonstrate how the experience was obtained. The onus is on the candidate to provide sufficient information in their answers. Additional information will not be solicited from the candidate. The resume will be used to validate the information provided through the screening questions.

Random selection, top down selection and/or the application of asset criteria may be used at any step of the process.

Please note that all written communication submitted may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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. If you meet them, please demonstrate in your application.

A written examination may be administered. An interview may be conducted. Reference checks may be sought.

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.

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

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.