Communications 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

In addition to providing your CV, you must answer the following question :

What professional or personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why?

Your response should be a maximum of 500 words.

Please note that this question only assesses your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Reference checks will be conducted for candidates who pass the interview stage once screened in.

You must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. Asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some qualifications will be assessed throughout your application. 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 screened out.

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this process is to staff five (5) positions with varying tenures.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions at Elections Canada with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting, deployment, assignment and secondment) and various bilingual linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC).

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter

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

EDUCATION
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Notes:
Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.

At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
Experience developing and implementing communications plans or products.
Experience supporting and dealing with clients or stakeholders.
Experience providing advice and recommendations to supervisors or management on communications, outreach or engagement issues.

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

ASSET/ EXPERIENCES
Experience using web platforms to produce electronic newsletters and surveys.
Experience of project management or coordinating horizontal projects involving many stakeholders.
Experience in coordinating corporate events.
Experience in change management.
Working experience with strategic communications.
Working experience with social media.
Experience in marketing or promotion.
Experience coordinating print and electronic publishing.
Experience in editing of general or specialized English texts (e.g. those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) and French-to-English comparative editing of general or specialized texts (e.g. those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) for various audiences.
Experience in editing of general or specialized French texts (e.g. those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) and English-to-French comparative editing of general or specialized texts (e.g. those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) for various audiences.
Experience in assisting in either the development or implementation of programs related to public consultation, civic education or outreach.
Experience working with a diversity of stakeholders such as those representing Indigenous people, people with disabilities, youth, new Canadians, and LGBTQ2 people.

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

Various language requirements
(BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC), Either English or French Essential.

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KEY COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and being action oriented.

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to implement communications plans or products.
Ability to prioritize and manage a heavy workload while meeting tight deadlines.
Ability to work effectively with others.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Elections Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-identify as members of the Equity-seeking groups (a group of persons who are disadvantaged on the basis of one or more prohibited grounds of discrimination within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act) may be selected for appointment to fill an organizational need

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.
Willingness and ability to work overtime based on operational needs.
A working internet connection at home is required to perform the duties of the position.

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

- An interview may be administered.
- Reference checks may be sought.
- You must provide proof of your education credentials.
- Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application, if you have one.
- Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
- Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.
- Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. 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.

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.