Regional Manager, Program Manager (NCR) and Senior Operations Officer

Update: Please note the advertisement closing date as been extended to May 17, 2022.

If you make modification to your submitted application, please ensure to resubmit application.

Kind regards,

Nicholas Laplante
HR Advisor

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

Work environment

The Department of Public Safety Canada is always looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team. We exercise national leadership in building a safe and resilient Canada. Our success lies with a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. The way we do our work is just as important as the work we do. We encourage behaviour among our employees that supports a positive and healthy workplace and exemplifies our Departmental Values of Service, Unity, Respect and Excellence.

We are committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce that is representative of Canadian society, and to the equitable representation of women, aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability and members of the visible minority group. We encourage them to self-declare.

Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high profile issues? If so, we may have a job opportunity for you.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff PM-06 indeterminate positions at Public Safety Canada.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions within Public Safety Canada across Canada with various tenures (specified period or indeterminate) and various linguistic profiles (Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC or English essential) and various security requirements (secret or top secret).

Positions to be filled: 6

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Note:
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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience* conducting analytical work and writing strategic reports and documents for decision making purposes.
- Experience* providing written and verbal briefings, advice and recommendations for Senior Management**.
- Experience* in building and sustaining partnerships with stakeholders (such as government departments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international, provincial/territorial, indigenous or municipal stakeholders).
- Experience* in supervising a team.
- Experience* in managing complex files and strategic issues in a governmental environment.

Note:
* Experience will be evaluated in terms of length, complexity and diversity of work experience that was a core part of the candidate’s employment and would have normally been obtained during a period of three (3) years.

** Senior management is defined as director level and above.

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the strategic directions and priorities of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and their relationship to the mandate and priorities of the Government of Canada.

ABILITIES
- Ability to analyze, synthesize and present information to senior management**.
- Ability to negotiate and collaborate to resolve issues.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and being action oriented
- Ability to communicate in writing
- Ability to communicate orally

Note:
**Senior management is defined as director level and above

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Judgment
- Leadership
- Integrity and respect
- Flexibility
- Dependability

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

Operational Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice, including evenings and weekends.
- Ability and willingness to travel.

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

Various language requirements
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
- Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC
- English Essential

Information on language requirements

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

EDUCATION
Successful completion of post-secondary diploma or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution****.

Note:
**** A public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience* in the management of grants and contributions
- Experience* in leading emergency preparedness, response and/or recovery operations.
- Experience* in chairing meetings and leading multi-disciplinary working groups
- Experience* in a Federal, Provincial, Territorial or Municipal Operations Centre
- Experience* in developing policies or delivering programs related to emergency management, national security, countering crime or other related areas

Note:
* Experience will be evaluated in terms of length, complexity and diversity of work experience that was a core part of the candidate’s employment and would have normally been obtained during a period of approximately three (3) years.

Organizational Needs:
The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, qualified candidates who self-declare in a staffing process as members of Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
Various levels of Security:
- Secret
- Top Secret

All positions:
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status or have a supported accommodation measure based on a medical contraindication, religion, or any other prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Applies to positions within the Government Operations Centre (GOC) only:
- Willingness and ability to attend the office in person in a regular basis, as needed.
- Could be required to work shift work (24/7); overtime on short or no notice, being subject to call-back and shut-down (remaining at work) for an extended period of time during emergency situations.

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

ALL JOB APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE WWW.JOBS.GC.CA WEBSITE. NO APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL;

- You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position;
- It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected;
- Asset Qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed as a right-fit for the position or may be used to manage the volume of candidates;
- Employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.
- A test may be administered;
- An interview may be administered;
- Reference checks will be sought;
- A verification of your security clearance may be made (if applicable);
- A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process;
- Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent;
- Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email);
- 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;
- Please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or cover letter and/or application form, (For Federal Public Servant only);
- If you are a term employee, please indicate the start and end date of your current contract;
- We will seek your letter of offer validating your group and level (if applicable);
- Successful candidates must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment
throughout their employment;
- You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials;
- Foreign Education Credentials: The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) contains information on how to obtain an assessment of foreign education credentials. Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the CICIC for further information: http://www.cicic.ca/en/index.aspx
- You may be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of your Canadian citizenship or your eligibility to work in Canada if your application is accepted. It is your responsibility to provide this information if and when requested.

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.