Director General, Collections Sector - 3 positions

Update: ***IMPORTANT MODIFICATION – INFORMATION SESSION : Please note that the information session scheduled for May 24th 2022 at 2pm has to be moved from 4pm to 5pm due to logistical constraints. You can use the same link to join the session : https://tinyurl.com/2phy3d5r .Thank you for your understanding.***

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INFORMATION SESSIONS : Curious about working at LAC? Wondering what a bilat is and how many you are going to have? What does it mean to be Canada's Library and Archive? Join us for a conversation about this job opportunity. Amy Buckland, Assistant Deputy Minister of Collections, and Jasmine Bouchard, Assistant Deputy Minister of User Experience and Engagement, will answer questions about current job postings during two (bilingual) sessions. Looking forward to meeting you!

Tuesday May 17 2022 from 12 PM to 1 PM (Eastern time): https://tinyurl.com/yvdd6rbe
Tuesday, May 24 2022 from 2 PM to 3 PM (Eastern time): https://tinyurl.com/2phy3d5r
***IMPORTANT MODIFICATION - INFORMATION SESSION : Please note that the information session scheduled for May 24th 2022 at 2pm has to be moved from 4pm to 5pm due to logistical constraints. You can use the same link to join the session : https://tinyurl.com/2phy3d5r .Thank you for your understanding.***

Duties

STREAM 1 - GOVERNMENT RECORD :
The Director General, Government Record, is responsible for the acquisition, description, and making accessible of the record of the Government of Canada.
More specifically, the DG ensures the entire management of the branch and its various components, which are: Government Archives, Government Records Initiative Division, ATIP & Litigation Response.

The DG, Government Record, will develop LAC’s established leadership role providing overarching strategies and solutions for the Government of Canada with respect to the production and disposition of information. This includes confronting the challenges of preserving information in a world where production technologies and formats are rapidly shifting. They will support and advocate for the modernization of ATIP with our GC partners, especially the need for declassification standards and new resourcing models. They will play a leadership role in LAC relations with the provincial, national and international government archival communities.

STREAM 2 - PRESERVATION & DIGITIZATION :
The Director General, Preservation & Digitization, is responsible for the analogue preservation and digitization of the collections.
More specifically, the DG ensures the entire management of the branch and its various components : Care of Collection, Digitization Services.

The DG, Preservation & Digitization will oversee the management of the 5th largest analog collection in the world, including supporting staff, evergreening equipment, and managing new facilities, as the collection continues to grow. They will lead the design and implementation of a new digitization strategy for LAC, liaising with colleagues in User Experience & Mobilization and Digital Services, leveraging existing expertise and equipment to address large-scale, on-demand, and ATIP-related digitization needs. This will include developing appropriate policies, guidelines, support systems, structures, informatics systems’ needs, as well as objectives and goals.

STREAM 3 - PUBLISHED HERITAGE & PRIVATE ARCHIVES :
The Director General, Published Heritage & Private Archives is responsible for the acquisition, description, and making accessible of the stories of the peoples of Canada.
More specifically, the DG ensures the entire management of the branch and its various components: Published Heritage – Acquisitions, Published Heritage – Description, Private Archives – Science, Governance, and Political Archives, Private Archives – Social Life & Culture.

The DG, Published Heritage & Private Archives will continue LAC’s work to develop and implement respectful description practices, directed by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation partners. They will lead the development and implementation of strategies, plans, approaches and initiatives to identify those individuals, business, social groups, labour groups, cultural organizations, etc, which have been significant to Canadians. They will ensure that we prioritize those people/business/groups who have traditionally been marginalized. They will play a leadership role in LAC’s relations with the provincial, national and international archival and special collections communities.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff three (3) Director General positions within the Collections Sector on a permanent full-time basis. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process at the EX-02 group and level.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION - ALL STREAMS:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of study related to the position to be field.

Degree equivalency

STEP 1 - TELL US
Tell us about you! We want to know who you are as a leader and how you would contribute to mobilizing a team. Be sure to include examples that demonstrate the breadth, depth and scope of your experience.

EXPERIENCE

STREAM 1:
Experience in leading the effective and efficient acquisition, description, and making accessible of records or cultural heritage material;

Experience in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders;

STREAM 2:
Experience in leading the analogue preservation and/or digitization of an archival collection;

STREAM 3
Experience in leading the acquisition, description, and making accessible of cultural heritage materials;

ALL STREAMS
Experience in providing strategic advice to senior management to address operational challenges;

Experience in change management; and

Significant* experience in the management of human and financial resources**.


*Significant experience is defined as the depth, breadth and diversity of experience normally acquired through performing a broad range of various and complex activities.

**Significant financial matters may include: full delegation and being responsible for financial planning, budget allocation, resource management, forecasting and reporting. / Complex human resources may include: supervision of staff; establishing vision, priorities, work plans or performance objectives; conducting performance assessments and providing feedback.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

STEP 2 – MEET US AND SHOW US
If your application is retained for further consideration, we will contact you to meet us so we can get to know you, give you the opportunity to show us your competencies and determine if this opportunity is suitable for you.

KNOWLEDGE :

STREAM 1 :
Knowledge of the changing environment facing LAC and access to the government record.

Knowledge of how to acquire, preserve, and make accessible most effectively documentary heritage of physical and digital artefacts.

STREAM 2:
Knowledge of the current state of preservation and/or digitization in cultural heritage organizations.

STREAM 3:
Knowledge of the changing environment facing cultural heritage organizations, especially in Canada.

COMPETENCIES - ALL STREAMS

Demonstration, at the Director General level, of the following 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)

ASSET EDUCATION
ALL STREAMS:
Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of study related to the position to be filled.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS
Experience working in the cultural heritage sector.

STREAM 1
Experience working within the structure and functioning of the Government of Canada

Experience within the Government of Canada in applying the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
LAC’s Employment Equity Plan includes objectives for correcting the under-representation of designated groups under the Employment Equity Act (visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, women) within certain occupational groups. In the context of this selection process, employment equity may be used as an organizational need to fill one or more positions by a qualified person who is a member of a designated group.
Accordingly, if you are a member of one of these designated groups and you wish to be considered for placement using the employment equity criterion, you must ensure you self-identify for this purpose at the time of application.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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

Note to Applicants:
A deployment is the transfer of a person from one position to another that does not constitute a promotion. Please be advised that all appointments and deployments (except acting appointments) to and within the Executive (EX) Group within the core public administration that take place on or after April 1, 2020 are subject to the Agreement to be Deployed provision as a mandatory condition of employment. Further information on conditions of employment for executives can be found in the Directive on the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives.

A top-down screening approach may be undertaken. Applicants who meet the essential experience criteria may be ranked according to the depth and breadth of experience they possess. Only the top-ranking candidates could be invited to the assessment phase of the process.

Successful candidates must be available for interviews to be held in late June 2022 . Details regarding the assessment approach will be communicated to candidates who are screened into the selection process.

Reference checks may be sought.

Successful candidates should be prepared to submit their two (2) most recent performance evaluation reports.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at: http://www.cicic.ca.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

Communications relating to this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. 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). Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

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.

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.