Chief Audit Executive/Director General, Internal Audit

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

Only applications received directly via the System (https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1710?toggleLanguage=en) will be accepted. If you require accommodation for any reason, you must contact the Senior HR Advisor listed below before the closing date.

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application

Duties

The Office of the Comptroller General is seeking dynamic and innovative candidates to lead the Internal Audit function in various departments throughout the Public Service of Canada. As Chief Audit Executives and Directors General, Internal Audit, you will play a critical role in the management and oversight of the hiring department or agency by:
● Anticipating, assessing and advising on a range of emerging risks of an operational and strategic nature that are faced by the department or agency and the Government of Canada as a whole;
● Planning and directing a range of oversight and assessment activities that respond to these risks and opportunities and providing management with the right information at the right time to support strategic decision making and continuous improvement;
● Managing a diverse, service-oriented and multi-disciplinary team that provides value-added solutions to a range of clients.
● Reporting directly to the most senior public servant in an organization and contributing, through counsel and the provision of a suite of tailored services, to enhanced management practices that underpin departmental success and results;
● Working collaboratively with Departmental Audit Committees and the Office of the Comptroller General to build and sustain an innovative, high-performing internal audit function capable of providing fearless advice and challenge to the Senior Executive Committee, in support of good governance; and,

If you want to play this role and seize the opportunity to create positive change within the Government of Canada, we encourage you to apply to this anticipatory process.

Work environment

Joining the internal audit community offers a unique opportunity to work in a forward thinking, highly diverse and transformative environment that thrives on innovation and results. With agile, multidisciplinary teams, internal audit professionals provide independent and reliable advice and assurance on the state of governance, risk management and controls. With a birds-eye-view of the entire organization, they are trusted advisors to the senior-most leaders across the government and provide solutions to address the current challenges and emerging risks. In this way, internal audit professionals directly contribute to the achievement of governmental outcomes in areas that range from science and technology, safety and security, global affairs and social policy. Internal Audit is integral in cultivating the federal public service as a model workplace and promoting the efficiency, effectiveness and value for money of government policy and operations.
Reflecting the wide range of the departmental mandates to which internal audit contributes, we are interested in recruiting leaders from a diverse set of professional backgrounds, including but not limited to operations, law, engineering, political science, information technology, etc.
If you are a fearless and motivating leader, a strategic and innovative thinker that is interested in making a difference, the IA community needs you.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY PROCESS - A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process will be created and will be used to fill similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, specified period). Security profiles and language designation of the position may vary according to the position being staffed.

This pool may be used to staff similar positions in other organizations within the core public administration (http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/rfli-lirf/index-eng.htm).

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Significant* experience in planning and managing projects or initiatives in a complex** environment;
- Significant* experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management*** on complex** issues;
- Significant* experience in establishing and maintaining relationship with key stakeholders;
- Significant* experience in managing human and financial resources.

*Significant is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately three (3) years at the executive level.
**Complex matters would include two or more of the following characteristics: high profile (e.g. public or media attention), multi-stakeholder, multi-jurisdictional (e.g. federal-provincial/territorial), third party interests, international in scope; requiring multiple consultations; high impact, or other factors that the candidate can demonstrate constitute complex.
***Senior management is at the Director General level and above or C- suite/board of directors level in the private sector.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of emerging trends in the field of internal audit and of how they can support current government priorities.

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.

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing;
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

Education:
- Recognized professional accounting designation (CPA);
- Recognized Internal Auditor certification (CIA, CGAP, CISA, CRMA, CFE).

Experience:
- Experience managing an audit function within a private or public organization and planning and directing the work of a professional auditing staff;
- Experience in program evaluation*;
- Experience in leading, supporting or providing advice on the implementation of large program or information technology transformation initiatives.

* Program evaluation is the systematic assessment of the design, implementation or results of a program for the purposes of learning or decision-making.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability and Security: Various security requirements depending on the position to be staffed.

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

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

Simulation exercises and presentations may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidate may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Asset qualifications may be used for the screening or when selecting candidates for appointment.

Proof of your education credentials will be required at a later date.

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

Employees of the Public Service of Canada occupying an indeterminate position at the same group and level or equivalent, may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

Performance evaluations may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Your response to the screening questions and résumé may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Breadth and depth of the assessed qualifications may be considered.

We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages).

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal as a candidate from the process.

Top-down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. The selection board may decide to use a cut-off score that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.

For information on preparing for an executive process, please visit the following website: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/sas-sde/ex/pexap-ppnvpc-eng.htm.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.