Director, Manitoba & Saskatchewan

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

The Courts Administration Service (CAS) provides services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

The CAS’s mission is to provide timely and accurate registry, judicial and corporate services to the four superior courts and to their clients in the most innovative and effective manner, while promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees’ ongoing contribution to service delivery excellence.

Join our team in a work environment that fosters creativity and new ideas to improve our business practices and the quality of our services.

*We proudly support access to justice for all Canadians.*

***Upon appointment/relocation, flexible work arrangements and/or telework are available, based on operational requirements and needs of the employer.

Intent of the process

A pool of pre-qualified or fully qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenure, various linguistic profiles and security requirements within the Courts Administration Service.

Candidates may be evaluated further, for specific opportunities, on qualifications (including conditions of employment and operational requirements) that are deemed relevant to the positions to be filled, whether or not these qualifications have been listed on the job advertisement.

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)

Successful completion of a diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in a field related to the duties of the position or an acceptable combination* of education, training and experience related to the position.

Definition:
* Acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to the position is defined as a high school graduation (grade 12 or secondary V) and three years of work experience in a legal, judicial or quasi-judicial environment (Federal boards, commissions, tribunals or courts).

Degree equivalency

Experience working in the operations of a court registry OR board, commission or tribunal.

Experience interpreting and applying an array of legislations, rules, regulations and procedures in a judicial or quasi-judicial operational environment.

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

Asset Qualifications:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in public or business administration or in any other field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent* and significant** experience working in the operations of a federal, provincial, or municipal court registry OR with the operations of a federal, provincial or municipal board, commission or tribunal.

Experience working as a registry officer, hearings officer, tribunal officer, court clerk, or any position where support (including for hearings) is provided to judges, judicial officers or decision-makers, and/or members of the Public/Bar.

Recent* and significant** experience interpreting and applying an array of legislations, rules, regulations and procedures in a judicial (court registry) or quasi-judicial operational environment (such as a board, commission or tribunal), in the context set out above.

Recent* and significant** experience as a leader, director, manager or supervisor with the Federal Public Service, a federal board, commission or tribunal, OR with the Registry of a provincial or municipal court AND possession of valid financial and/or staffing delegations.

Experience with federal, provincial or municipal corporate services and related legislation and policies including (but not limited to): human resources (staffing), finance, security, facilities, procurement, and/or contracting.

Experience with performance management & setting work objectives for a team.

Experience conducting performance reviews & assessments

Definitions:
*recent is defined as having been obtained in the past 2 years,
**significant is defined as a cumulative total of 2 years within the past 5 years

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
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)

Organizational Needs:

Courts Administration Service is committed to having a skilled, diversified workforce of Canadian society it represents. As a result, selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. We encourage members of these designated groups to self-identify.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Willingness and ability to relocate to the city of Winnipeg (or within commuting distance) upon appointment. This must be confirmed in the application in order to be considered further.
Willingness and ability to travel by varied commercial modes of transportation.
Willingness and ability to work at times other than regular working hours.
Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice.

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

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process.

Due to current circumstances, all assessment may be done virtually.

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.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential and/or asset qualifications on the statement of merit criteria. In order to do so, the candidate must provide the information as part of their answer to the pertinent screening question, using concrete examples in the provided area. The assessment board cannot and will not make any assumptions about your experience. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how you meet the education and experience, both essential and/or asset, where applicable, may result in the rejection of your application.

A variety of tools and assessment methods may be used, which may include, but is not limited to written tests, interviews and reference checks. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria. Any information that you provide throughout this process, including email correspondence, may also form part of the assessment.

Asset qualification(s) may be applied in this selection process.

Written communication may be assessed via the job application.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

We will communicate with applicants by e mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e- mails regularly. Applicants 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.

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.