Manager (Various Positions)

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Assessment accommodation

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As a result of the global pandemic, PSC employees are currently working from home. Should the current telework environment no longer apply, and contingent on the operating model adopted by the PSC, you may be required to report into and work onsite from our Gatineau office. However, as our telework arrangements are evolving, we encourage you to apply.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff five (5) indeterminate positions. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within the PSC and other government departments.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
ED1 : Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Notes:
1. Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.
2. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.
3. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum post-secondary education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met using this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

E1: Experience providing advice to *senior management on strategic and **complex IM/IT issues (within the last five years).
E2: Experience in planning and managing the work of a team and reporting on progress, status and results (at least two full years within the last five years).
E3: Experience in managing and supervising (i.e. setting performance expectations, performance evaluations, approving leave and schedules, recommending overtime, managing labour relations matters) an IT work team (at least two full years within the last five years).
E4: Experience in planning, monitoring and managing IT projects.

*Senior Management is Director level (or equivalent) and above.
**A complex IM/IT issue is defined as an IT or an IM issue that spans many stakeholder groups, requiring research and analysis.

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

AE1: Significant*** experience working in the following specialized IT domain: Application development

AE2: Significant*** experience working in the following specialized IT domain: Databases

AE3: Significant*** experience in working in the following specialized IT domain: Cloud

AE4: Significant*** experience working in the following specialized IT domain: Asset Management

AE5: Significant*** experience working in the following specialized IT domain: IT Security

AE6: Experience planning and implementing different types of selection processes and recruitment mechanisms such as internal and external advertising, co-op, Federal Student Work Experience Program, Federal Internship for Newcomers Program, Post Secondary Recruitment Program, etc.

***Significant experience refers to a depth of experience in the indicated area that would normally be acquired over a period of approximately three (3) years within the last ten (10) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1: Knowledge of the current IM/IT trends, environment and associated challenges and opportunities for IT organizations.
K2: Knowledge of management practices (project, human resources and finance).
K3: Knowledge of best practices and methodologies in IM-IT project management.

COMPETENCIES:
COMP1: Demonstrating integrity and respect
COMP2: Thinking things through
COMP3: Working effectively with others
COMP4: Showing initiative and being action oriented
COMP5: Reliability
COMP6: Innovation

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

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

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.
*Details on Vaccination Requirements : https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html
**Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination : https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694


Candidates have the right to be assessed in the official language of their choice.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed as essential and asset qualifications on the statement of merit criteria. In order to do so, the candidate must provide the information as part of their answer to the pertinent screening question, using concrete examples, in the textbox provided. The assessment board cannot and will not make any assumptions about your experience. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how you meet the education and experience, both essential and asset, where applicable, may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate 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).

Volume management mechanisms may be used.

All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, will be used to assess the candidates.

Asset qualification(s) may be applied in this selection process.

Written communication will be assessed via the candidate's job application.

You will be asked to provide three (3) references.

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.