Chief, Business Operations (Petawawa)

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Do you have strong leadership and interpersonal skills? Are you bilingual? We may have the perfect opportunity for you!

The Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) is currently looking for a bilingual candidate to fill a key supervisory role within its Housing Services Center located in Petawawa. Our ideal candidate will have financial and budgeting experience as well as great people skills in order to successfully lead a multidisciplinary team.

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A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT CFHA...
As a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Department of National Defence (DND), CFHA contributes to the quality of life of CAF members and their families through the provision of housing services, and through the responsible and sustainable management of the Department’s housing infrastructure. We are a team of 330 federal public servants who work hard to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces families living in DND housing. We have close to 220 employees at our Housing Services Centres across Canada and 110 employees at our Head Office in Ottawa.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB) position on a permanant (indeterminate) basis. The candidate will need to meet the language requirements up front and not language training will be provided. This process will only be used to staff positions at Housing Services Center Petawawa. No pool of qualified candidates will be established for staffing at other locations.

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:
•Successful completion of two years education from an acceptable post-secondary educational program in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
•Experience in budget forecasting, analysis and control.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
•Financial Management
•Analytical skill
•People Management
•Client Service Orientation
•Oral communication
•Written communication

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
•Teamwork
•Judgement
•Initiative
•Dependability
•Flexibility
•Leadership

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
•Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with ** acceptable specialization in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position OR a diploma or certificate from an acceptable post-secondary educational program in finance, business or accounting or some other specialty relevant to the position.
** acceptable specialization refers to courses taken

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
•Experience in residential property management.
•Experience working with a computerized financial management administration systems such as Oracle.
•Significant* supervisory experience.

*Significant is defined as having at least one (1) year experience.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Please note that preference for hiring may first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
•Willing and able to travel
•There is a requirement to limit vacation between the months of May and September

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

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:
Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. All information about the process will be sent by email. You are therefore responsible for regularly checking your email account to see if you received new messages about this process.

Screening questions have been built into the application process. Answers provided to the screening questions will be used to assess both education and experience. You must answer the screening questions in addition to providing a resume. For experience qualifications, your answers must include concrete examples that demonstrate how the experience was obtained. The onus is on the candidate to provide sufficient information in their answers. Additional information will not be solicited from the candidate. The resume will be used to validate the information provided through the screening questions.

Random selection, top down selection and/or the application of asset criteria may be used at any step of the process.

Please note that all written communication, including the screening questions, may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a
position. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. If you meet them, please demonstrate in your application. A written examination may be administered. An interview will be administered. Reference checks will be sought.

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.