Regional Program Development Advisor - **AMENDMENT - CLOSING DATE**

Update: **AMENDMENT - CLOSING DATE**

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

1) Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential and asset education and experience factors listed by answering the screening questions. Candidates should write concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the experience and education required.

Provide concrete examples related to the experience:
•Choose examples that illustrate a high degree of complexity and difficulty and have sufficient impact to allow you to illustrate the extent and depth of your experience.
•Examples should include the date or period when the situation occurred, the context, your role and the outcome.
•If you have talked about an experience within a team, separate your role from that of others.

2) The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

3) Please DO NOT send a cover letter. The screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.

4) Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

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Work environment

Indigenous Services Canada strives to be a trusted partner that respects Indigenous perspectives and supports First Nations, Inuit and Métis in controlling the delivery of high-quality services for healthy, prosperous and thriving communities. With this unique vision, the Department’s work is grounded within two fundamental guiding principles: respect the diversity of Indigenous cultures and see their influence in the way we work; and recognizing that partnerships are at the core of how we do things.

For more information on Indigenous Services Canada, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, some employees of Indigenous Services Canada are currently working remotely. The department is actively working on a flexible, phased approach for the safe return of employees to their usual workspaces. Therefore, this opportunity may initially be a remote working opportunity. When it is deemed safe to return to the workplace, the opportunity will be in an Indigenous Services Canada office located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements as well as tenures (Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Secondment, Determinate, and Indeterminate appointments) and/or security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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:
Graduation with a diploma or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution (minimum two year accredited program) OR an acceptable combination of education and experience (defined as a secondary school diploma and at least 4 years’ experience in a field relevant to the position(s) being staffed).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EX1 – Significant** experience in providing both strategic advice (i.e., considerations for a decision) and recommendations (i.e., recommended decision or next steps) to senior management*** (director or above) on program or policy issues.

EX2 – Significant** experience in engaging with various internal and external stakeholders.***

EX3 – Recent* and significant** experience leading a program or team.

*Recent is defined as experience acquired within the five (5) years preceding the closing date of this process.
**Significant is defined as the breadth and depth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of specific and related work over a period of at least two (2) years.
***External stakeholders are defined as other Government Departments, Indigenous governments, external advisory bodies, First Nations communities, organizations delivering services to First Nations communities, clients, financial institutions or private sector organizations.
***Internal stakeholders are defined as colleagues, supervisors, managers, etc.
****External stakeholders are defined as other Government Departments, Indigenous governments, external advisory bodies, First Nations communities, organizations delivering services to First Nations communities, clients, financial institutions or private sector organizations.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
A1 – Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2 – Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3 – Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in an ever-changing work environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
PS1 – Indigenous Cultural Competency*
PS2 – Working effectively with others
PS3 – Showing initiative and being action-oriented
PS4 – Adaptability
PS5 – Judgement

*The term Indigenous cultural competency includes knowledge of Indigenous peoples and refers to the ability to work effectively with Indigenous peoples from different cultural backgrounds, or in settings where cultures coexist. It includes the ability to communicate and understand the culture and behaviours of other individuals and groups, and to make appropriate recommendations.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
AEDU – Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the work to be performed (such as business administration, public administration, urban or rural planning, Indigenous studies, anthropology, sociology).

Degree equivalency

AEX1 – Recent* and significant** experience working in collaboration with or providing services to First Nations, Inuit, or Métis people.

AEX2 – Recent* and significant** experience in participating in strategic planning, project planning, or business development planning.

AEX3 – Recent* and significant** experience supervising staff.

AEX4 – Significant** experience in financial management***.

*Recent is defined as experience acquired within the five (5) years preceding the closing date of this process.
**Significant is defined as the breadth and depth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of specific and related work over a period of at least two (2) years.
***Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as budgets, procurement and utilization of funds of the enterprise. It means applying general management principles to both financial resources AND operational performance of the enterprise.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
One or more of the following operational requirements may be required depending upon the position being staffed:
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as required.
• Valid Class 5 Drivers License or personal mobility normally associated with the possession of a valid Manitoba Driver’s License.
• Willingness and ability to travel to remote locations via small aircraft, vehicle or boat, travelling in some adverse road and weather conditions.

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

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

• Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

• Communication for this process will be sent via email or via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. 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). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.

• Candidates are required to submit their application by using the online system. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the email address indicated in the "Contact information" section below. Please provide an explanation as to why you are not applying on-line for consideration. (Note: You must state the Selection Process number in the Subject of enquiry)

• You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through 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 rejected.

• Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at any stage in this selection process (i.e. screening and appointment stage).

• Various means of assessment may be used (for example: interview, written exam, reference checks, performance assessments, achievement record), depending on the needs of the hiring manager.

• Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

• Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled. Rescheduling will only permitted for accommodation measures or for other exceptional/extenuating circumstances, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

• LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or 5) Participation in an assessment for another selection 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.