Procurement Specialist

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Assessment accommodation

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is committed to hiring and promoting a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In order to achieve this representative workforce, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

In the current pandemic, the majority of employees are required to carry their work remotely; CSA endeavors to ensure ongoing flexible work arrangements in the future, including the possibility of ongoing remote work.

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘:
When you apply you will be asked a series of questions based on the education and experiences criteria, both essential and assets.
When answering the questions, please provide:
1. Name of the employer where the experience was acquired
2. Title of the position occupied and the duration for which you exercised the functions
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired.

Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your qualifications. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each experience & education criteria, as applications will be screened based on the information you provide. Please note your resume will not be consulted for missing information.

INFORMATION CONCERNING MANDATORY VACCINATION:

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.

Duties

Key Activities:

Provides functional and specialized advice and guidance to departmental managers and staff on the interpretation and application of legislation and regulations related to Crown procurement and contracting, trade agreements, procurement law and jurisprudence, and central agency and departmental policies, procedures and directives.

Researches and establishes the most appropriate procurement strategy to meet client needs; presents high value procurement and contracting files for senior management review and decision; take the necessary follow-up action; and participate in the development of Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) submissions to obtain the required government approvals.

Supervises a junior PG-02 position, participates in the training of the unit’s developmental procurement officers and evaluates performance.

Work environment

The Canadian Space Agency, a stimulating environment, is committed to leading the development and application of space knowledge for the benefit of Canadians and humanity.

The Procurement Team at the Canadian Space Agency is a united, competent, multidisciplinary team at the heart of the organization.

We are located at Longueuil, Quebec. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and until further notice, our teams are currently teleworking from home using the most recent connection technologies available. If conditions change, other options will be considered.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis with a linguistic profile of bilingual imperative BBB/BBB.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates resulting from this process may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, linguistic profiles, and/or security requirements within the Canadian Space Agency.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION:

Secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternative.

The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are : a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience relevant to the position.

If you have a diploma from outside of Canada, please refer to the link below: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/degree-equivalency.html

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE:

• EX1 - Extensive and recent experience* in interpreting and advising on the application of directives, guidelines and regulations relating to procurement policies and contracting to clients.
• EX2 - Extensive and recent* experience in providing advice and recommendations to clients and/or management on procurement strategies, including statements of work and evaluation criteria.
• EX3 - Extensive and recent* experience in the development of procurement documents for the acquisition of services, goods and construction, including but not limited to requests for proposals, notices of proposed procurement, evaluation criteria and statements of work.
• EX4 - Extensive and recent* experience in producing, preparing, presenting reports, analysis, responses or briefings to management on procurement and contracting matters.

* "Extensive and recent experience" refers to the extent and level of experience normally acquired after three (3) years of cumulative experience in a position in the field of procurement or in a position equivalent during the course for the last five (5) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of federal government procurement and contracting legislation, policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• AB1 - Ability to communicate in writing
• AB2 - Ability to communicate orally
• C1 - Project management (planning and organization)
• C2 - Risk management (risk analysis and initiative)
• C3 - Business acumen (decision making and priority management)
• C4 - Data analytics (Strategic thinking)
• C5 - Collaborate with partners and stakeholders (team working
• C6 - Achieve results
• C7 - Negotiation
• C8 - Uphold integrity and respect.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION:

AEDU: University degree in logistics operations management or a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE:

AEX1 - Experience with the SAP system.
AEX2 - Experience in project management.
AEX3 - Experience implementing or configuring an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, such as SAP or a procurement system, such as Procure-to-Pay (P2P).
AEX4 - Experience supporting procurement file reviews or monitoring contracts for goods or services in a quality assurance, quality control or oversight role.
AEX5- Experience developing and delivering training, presentations, or information sessions.
AEX6 - Experience leading files associated with Treasury Board submissions.
AEX7 -Experience supporting an Agile procurement process.
AEX8 - Experience in supervising personnel (which includes establishing work objectives, training plans and performance evaluation).

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The incumbent may be required to travel.
• The incumbent may be required to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - CONDITION(S) OF EMPLOYMENT - SECURITY:

• Reliability status

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT - VACCINATION:

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

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments in the event that they would ask for it, in order to consider your application.

All information pertaining to the process will be sent by email. It is therefore your responsibility to verify your email account for new communication regarding this selection process on a regular basis. 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).

A new Public Service Commission unsupervised language test of reading comprehension and written expression for Levels B or C may 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/corporate/about-us/letters-heads-human-resources/new-psc-unsupervised-test-written-expression-level-b-c-20-10.html

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 refer to the Education section above.

Candidates may be asked to provide proof of Canadian Citizenship at a later date.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for assignment, deployment or secondment opportunities before other candidates.

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.