Executive Director, Canadian Police College (CPC)

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Assessment accommodation

Please note that this position is located at 11 Sandridge Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 3J2.

**ONLY ON LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. **

***Applicants are required to answer screening questions and provide information through the electronic application. As such, they have to clearly demonstrate with specific and concrete examples (WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW) on how they meet the education and each experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and any of the asset qualifications. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. The answers to the questions may be used to assess the applicants ability to communicate effectively in writing. The resume may be used to validate information previously provided in the answers to the questions. Any answers redirecting to the information provided in the resume will not be accepted.***

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of bilingual imperative CBC/CBC and a security clearance of the RCMP Top Secret status.

A pool of candidates may be established inclusive of Public Service (PS) employees and Civilian Members (CM); and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) basis, with a linguistic profile of bilingual imperative CBC/CBC and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Public Service (PS) employee be found qualified and selected for appointment, notification regarding the PS appointment, if applicable, will be posted on www.jobs.gc.ca in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act.

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: 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 post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EX-01. *Significant experience in building and maintaining partnerships with various stakeholders such as federal government officials, provincial/territorial governments, law enforcement, policing agencies and other stakeholders.
EX-02. *Significant experience in the development and implementation of strategies, policies and/or national program initiatives.
EX-03. *Significant experience in human resources management** and financial management***.

*Significant experience is defined as having the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities which would have been acquired over a period of three (3) years or more.

**Managing human resources is defined as directing or overseeing people/staff, including employee performance management, assignment of work, workload management, leading and directing teams through the setting of priorities, developing or contributing to the development of staffing plans, etc. Applicants must indicate the number of staff reporting to them, as well as the length of time. This experience is normally acquired over a period of a minimum of two (2) years.

***Managing financial resources is defined as overseeing financial resources and being responsible for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must indicate the size of the budget they managed directly or indirectly, as well as the length of time. This experience is normally acquired over a period of a minimum of two (2) years. Clear and specific examples should be provided by applicants in their application and demonstrate evidence of accountabilities, deliverables and level of complexity.

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

Education
Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized university in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience
AEX-01. Experience in developing and implementing innovative national leadership strategies and educational programming to support the professionalization of policing.
AEX-02: Experience in developing and implementing strategies to support sustainable programming.
AEX-03: Experience across the cyber security, cyber-crime and stakeholder community.
AEX-04: Experience in the digital training environment.
AEX-05: Experience with government cost-recovery programming.
AEX-06: Experience in establishing and leveraging networks across the police, academic non-government communities.
AEX-07: Experience in supporting professionalization of indigenous policing

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Key Leadership Competencies:
Create Vision and Strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results

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

Organization needs:
In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Operational Requirements:
Ability and willingness to work overtime and to travel as required.

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - The successful applicant will have to obtain an RCMP Top Secret security clearance. This process requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of Criminal Activities, credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

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

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.

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through GC Jobs.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought. The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the applicants (only those within the Public Service), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the applicants.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. In this instance, any of the asset qualifications may be deemed essential requirements.

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

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.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.