Regional Senior Program Officer

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

**IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW**

1) You are required to complete screening questions that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of education, experience and any asset education and asset experience if applicable. Your response must include HOW (concrete examples), WHEN (dates) and WHERE (location of work) you meet the essential criteria required. It is your responsibility to provide complete and appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

2) The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

3) Please DO NOT send a cover letter. The screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.

4) Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

Indigenous Services Canada strives to be a trusted partner that respects Indigenous perspectives and supports First Nations, Inuit and Métis in controlling the delivery of high-quality services for healthy, prosperous and thriving communities. With this unique vision, the Department’s work is grounded within two fundamental guiding principles: respect the diversity of Indigenous cultures and see their influence in the way we work; and recognizing that partnerships are at the core of how we do things.

For more information on Indigenous Services Canada, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, some employees of Indigenous Services Canada are currently working remotely. The department is actively working on a flexible, phased approach for the safe return of employees to their usual workspaces. Therefore, this opportunity may initially be a remote working opportunity. When it is deemed safe to return to the workplace, the opportunity will be in an Indigenous Services Canada office located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates and it may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) within Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) with various language profiles and requirements (bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC or English Essential) and various security requirements (reliability or secret).

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)

EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution OR an acceptable combination of education and experience defined as a high school diploma and at least 4 years’ experience in a field relevant to the position(s) being staffed.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency.”

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent* and significant** experience in providing recommendations to either stakeholders***, supervisors or managers**** on program or policy issues.

- Recent* and significant** experience in researching and analyzing information and developing options.

- Recent* and significant** experience interpreting either legislation, regulations or policy.

*Recent is defined as experience acquired within the five (5) years preceding the closing date of this process.
**Significant is defined as the breadth and depth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of specific and related work over a period of at least two (2) years.
*** Stakeholders are defined as other Government Departments, Indigenous governments, external advisory bodies, First Nations communities, organizations delivering services to First Nations communities, clients, financial institutions or private sector organizations.
****Managers are defined as higher level than the incumbent that actively participates in the daily supervision, planning and administrative processes required by an organization to help meet its objectives.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the work to be performed (such as lands, economics, law, business administration, commerce, public administration, urban or rural planning, Indigenous studies, anthropology, sociology).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in developing briefing material to Senior Management in support of policies or programs.

- Experience in monitoring contracts, grants, or contribution agreements.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to manage a program or project.
- Ability to research and analyze information.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Thinking things through.
- Working effectively with others.
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
- Adaptability.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Indigenous Service Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Valid Class 5 Drivers License or personal mobility normally associated with the possession of a valid Manitoba Driver’s License.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime as required.
- Willingness and ability to travel to remote locations via small aircraft, vehicle or boat, travelling in some adverse road and weather conditions.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability 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

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APPLICATION PROCESS
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We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications on-line.

The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
• Applicants can create and manage their accounts and apply to job opportunities as long as an internet connection is available.
• Applicants can create a profile and retrieve stored application(s) (personal information, covering letter and résumé) previously submitted and modify them, if necessary, before submitting the application.
• Applicants can modify their application/résumé at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

Should you be unable to apply on-line on jobs.gc.ca, please submit your application, quoting the Selection Process Number, to the application contact listed on the poster on or before the closing date. In this case, candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential AND asset qualifications. Candidates must use the education and experience factors as a header and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet these factors with concrete examples. Please note it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described.

By answering online screening questions, it is your responsibility, as a candidate, to provide CONCRETE AND DETAILED EXAMPLES to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the Essential Qualifications and Other Qualifications sections. Your answers must include where and how you obtained the required education or experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s). Your answer must include the date format of Month-Year to Month-Year. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Information on your described education, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume.

You may save your application as a draft and return to it at a later date. Your application must be completed and submitted in order to be considered. Partially completed applications, or those in draft cannot be considered. You can make modifications to your submitted application at any time, but once your application has been selected for screening, you will no longer be able to make modifications and your submission will be considered final.

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ASSESSMENT
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Candidates must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or 5) Participation in an assessment for another selection process.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Official language proficiency could be assessed and required solely upon appointment. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process. Also, a person who initially failed linguistic testing could be introduced into the pool of qualified candidates during the pool’s validity period if he/she is assessed again through another selection process or following linguistic training.

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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses.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). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.

If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.

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OTHER INFORMATION
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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.

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

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.