Senior Program 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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.

Duties

The following is a non-exhaustive list of duties the position is expected to fulfill:
• Supports the response the Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) response to emergency/crisis events.
• Assists in the development of briefings, Situation Reports (Sit Reps) and presentations to senior leadership with timely information on Emergency Management (EM) information, data and updates.
• Provides support First Nation partner’s (communities, organizations and tribal councils) efforts at enhancing their EM capacity including training and tabletop exercises.

Work environment

Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in the new department of Indigenous Services Canada. The creation of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life. The candidates are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services.

This position supports health emergency management and crisis management/prevention as well as assisting in providing recommendations to executive/senior management and support to First Nation partners throughout the province of Manitoba (63 First Nations communities and several tribal councils). The position reports to the PM-05 Health Emergency Management Coordinator.

The position will be a combination of office and field work and will require travel to remote /isolated First Nation communities in Manitoba on a regular basis, and sometimes on short-notice, by vehicle over rough roads, by float or small plane, by boat or helicopter.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff one indeterminate position.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

Please note that this process will ONLY be used to staff positions in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are able to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education training or experience relevant to the position(s) being staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in providing advice and recommendations to management.
- Experience in networking and consulting with various internal or external stakeholders including First Nation organizations and communities.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities & Skills:
- Ability to work under pressure in crisis situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Working effectively with others
- Judgement
- Initiative

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

Asset Qualifications

Education:
Successful completion of formal training or qualifications in emergency management i.e. Emergency Operations Centre, Incident Command System or other related courses.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience working with or managing grant and contribution programs.
- Experience in emergency planning, preparedness and response to health emergency events (e.g., events leading to mass illness, injury or casualties, suicide clusters, overdose crisis, etc.)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Valid driver's license.
- Willing and able to be on call outside working hours.
- Willing and able to respond to emergency situations.
- Willing and able to work overtime when required and with short notice.
- Willing and able to travel to remote /isolated First Nation communities in Manitoba on a regular basis, and sometimes on short-notice, by vehicle over rough roads, by float or small plane, by boat or helicopter.

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 communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

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

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use random selection and/or top down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the 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.