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First Nations Governance Officer

Reference Number
IAN22J-065997-000014

Selection Process Number
22-IAN-YT-EA-437735

Organization
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Year
2022-2023

Days Open
14

Classification
PM04

City
Whitehorse

Type
External

Quick Summary

Total
44

Employment Equity
30 (68.2%)

Screened out
20 (45.5%)

Screened in
24 (54.5%)

Applicant Submissions (44)

Employment Equity 68.2% 30

Screened Out 45.5% 20

Screened In 54.5% 24

Employment Equity(30)

Women 43.2% 19

Visible minority 25% 11

Indigenous 15.9% 7

People with disabilities 0% 0

Language

English 70.5% 31

French 29.5% 13

Status

Citizens 65.9% 29

Permanent Residents 0% 0

Archived Job Poster

First Nations Governance Officer

Reference number: IAN22J-065997-000014
Selection process number: 22-IAN-YT-EA-437735
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada - Northern Affairs Organization - Yukon Region - Director, Governance
Whitehorse (Yukon)
PM-04
$71,599 to $77,368 (plus an Isolated Post Allowance (Northern Allowance))

For further information on the organization, please visit Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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Closing date: 9 November 2022 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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

Duties

The main duty of the position is to work as part of the Intergovernmental Affairs team to provide support to First Nation governments with community-led priorities that advance good governance institutions and practices. This position also supports the team with the administration of general capacity development efforts with First Nations, and other program delivery supports as required. The position will also assist the team with the transfer of funds for program activities, work with colleagues to provide supports to First Nations with their compliance of funding arrangements terms and conditions, and provide other support and assistance as needed to First Nations governments in the Yukon and Northern BC.

Work environment

CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension – For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html
and
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html.

For more information on what the Government of Canada has to offer as an employer, read the Top 10 Reasons to Join Canada’s Public Service!
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/site/proudly-serving/top-10-reasons-join-public-service.html.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one indeterminate position at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

A pool of candidates may be established to staff similar or identical position at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) or other federal departments and agencies located in Whitehorse, Yukon. Conditions of employment may vary according to the position to be staffed.

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)

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
► Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
► Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives, such as an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience leading projects or initiatives.
Experience working in collaboration with Indigenous governments or organizations.

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

The following criteria are not required for the appointment, but preference may be given to candidates who possess these qualifications.

ASSET EXPERIENCE
Experience working in Canada’s North (North of 60).
Experience working within or in collaboration with First Nations governments.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize tasks.
Ability to analyze and make recommendations

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Demonstrates integrity.
Showing initiative and being action oriented.
Adaptability.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to work overtime on short notice, when required.
Willing and able to travel, when required.

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance
Medical Clearance*

*The incumbent and his/her dependents (including incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children) may be required to obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive.

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

1. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

2. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Do not email, fax or mail any applications, as these may not be accepted. No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the screening process is completed.

3. 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.

4. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

5. Communication for this process will be sent via email. 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). If your primary communication email address changes during the process, it is your responsibility to update your contact information in GC Jobs application, as well as to inform the Hiring Manager of the process by contacting the generic address:
.

6. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

7. Online assessments may be scheduled, and applicants will be invited to participate in these assessments via email. Applicants MUST make themselves available within the time span of the testing phase. The written/online exam MAY be administered outside of regular working hours including evenings and weekends.

8. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

9. 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.

10. NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g., in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. CIRNAC is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

11. CIRNAC 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 CIRNAC 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.

12. Depending on the number of applicants, CIRNAC needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

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

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.

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