VAC HR is recruiting for exciting Administrative Opportunities!

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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

🌟 Are you passionate about people? Are you a hard-working individual that is ready for a challenge? Are you looking for an employer that understands the importance of a healthy work-life balance and supports opportunities for growth and professional development? If so, then Human Resources (HR) at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), is looking for YOU!

Apply today for an opportunity to join one of our many dynamic HR teams in either the HR Client Service Centre, Compensation, HR Strategy & Program Design or Corporate HR.

🌟Diversity and Inclusion is important to us at VAC!

Veterans Affairs Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce that is representative of the Canadian population through equitable and accessible employment practices. We strive to achieve an inclusive and open work environment that embraces a variety of perspectives where accessibility is a central pillar to all. These qualities help us make a positive impact in the lives of our increasingly diverse clientele, in a workplace where everyone’s contributions are valued.

Veterans Affairs Canada is seeking talent from a wide range of communities, identities, and backgrounds. We value the experience of diverse groups of women, men, and gender diverse people. Using a Gender-based Analysis Plus lens, we recognize that there are multiple characteristics that intersect and contribute to our social and professional identity. These include race, ethnicity, religion, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, education, veteran status, and more. The interaction between these factors has a positive influence on how you, as an employee, help us develop, implement, and deliver the services and benefits we provide. We are committed to establishing a workplace culture that is accessible by design to ensure that all employees are fully supported to flourish in their roles.

📢Ready to Apply? Here’s how to do it! 📢

1. Click on - apply online - at the bottom of the screen!

2. Give yourself the best chance to succeed! If you require any assistance, or for information on how to apply in an alternate format due to a disability, please contact the email address indicated in the "Contact information" section below prior to the closing date.

3. You will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, other (non-essential) qualifications.

4. Tips for responding to screening questions:
▶ When responding please clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE each qualification was met and provide examples.
▶ Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.
▶ Each example should include when the example took place, background of the situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

5. You will be asked to include your resume. Your resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience and education described in the screening questions, however you will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Duties

This advertisement is for various positions in VAC Human Resources. Here are some examples of the types of positions that may be staffed from this process:

🔷CR-05 - Human Resources Assistant, Compensation Assistant
🔷AS-01 - Executive Assistant, Junior Compensation Advisor
🔷AS-02 – Human Resources Administrator, Junior Business System Analyst, Compensation Advisor, Project Monitoring Officer

Duties for each role will vary, but may include:
✔ preparing documentation and correspondence such as employment letters of offer;
✔ scheduling meetings and preparing agendas;
✔ inputting data into HR database systems and maintaining pay-related information;
✔ processing payments and recoveries;
✔ providing client service to employees and managers;
✔ analyzing and processing compensation transactions;
✔ researching and compiling data; and
✔ participating in working groups and project teams.

Work environment

EVERYONE IS WELCOME: Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is committed to building an inclusive workforce with a diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds that represents Canada now and in the future. We are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experiences to the success of the team.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to create a pool or partially assessed pool of candidates to fill similar or identical positions with various language profiles, durations (term, indeterminate, assignment, secondment, acting appointment and deployment) and conditions of employment in Veterans Affairs Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 - A secondary school diploma

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EX1 - Experience providing service to clients by telephone, email or web chat
EX2 - Experience performing general administrative and clerical duties, such as composing and tracking correspondence and inputting information into electronic databases
EX3 - Experience using Microsoft Office or similar applications, e.g., Outlook, Word and Excel

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
C1 – Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2 – Thinking things through
C3 – Working effectively with others
C4 – Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

Asset Qualifications:
AEX1 - Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces
AEX2 - Experience inputting and extracting data from a Human Resources Information Management System such as MyGCHR or PeopleSoft
AEX3 - Experience maintaining an electronic filing system e.g., GC Docs
AEX4 - Experience providing support services within Human Resources
AEX5 - Experience inputting and extracting data from Phoenix or other Government of Canada Pay Systems
AEX6 - Experience conducting research to provide advice to clients and justify decisions

Organizational Needs:
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a disability, Visible Minorities, Women.

Operational Requirements:
- May be required to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
- Reliability Status
- 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

📢 Assessment Format 📢

Step 1: Screening
▶ When you apply for this process you will be assessed on most essential merit criteria (education and experience) by the answers you provide in your online application. As a result, please ensure you allow yourself a significant amount of time to complete this application.
▶ You must meet each essential education and experience qualifications to move forward to the assessment phase.

Step 2: Assessment
▶ You are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of your choice, and you will be asked to indicate your preferred official language of correspondence in your application.
▶ An interview and/or written exam may be administered.
▶ Reference checks may be conducted.
▶ You will be asked to provide proof of education credentials, and proof of Canadian Citizenship at a later date.
▶ A new Public Service Commission unsupervised language test of reading and written expression for Levels B or C will be used to assess candidates second language evaluation as part of this process.
Link to further information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service.html
▶ If after the assessment you meet all essential qualifications you will be placed in a qualified pool, where you will be notified of opportunities as they arise.
▶ The assessment will be the same for all 3 levels however a higher pass mark will be set to qualify for AS-02 positions. CR-05 and AS-01 positions are considered equivalent and therefore will have the same pass mark.

🚩 Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination🚩

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details (https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html) 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 (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694), 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, you will be contacted to complete an attestation of vaccination status

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.