**ANTICIPATORY** Instructional Designer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals in instructional design to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to create a pool for anticipated future vacancies on an indeterminate basis, with various linguistic profiles and a RCMP Enhanced Reliability status security clearance.

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

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 with acceptable specialization in education, linguistics, sociology, psychology, mathematics, physics, home economics or some other specialty relevant to the positions in the classification. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in the analysis, design, development, delivery, and evaluation of training courses, including eLearning training courses, grounded in modern principles of adult education.
Experience in facilitating and leading teams within the context of course design.
Experience in using Microsoft Office Suite and other course design software.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of theories and principles of pedagogy, andragogy and cognitive development;
Knowledge of distance learning principles, practices, methodologies and approaches;
Knowledge of current and emerging trends in the field of learning and eLearning through the use of technology
Knowledge of new developments in 2 of the following: non-conventional learning approaches, adult learning, self-directed and team learning, competency profiling, multimedia, interactive and distance learning for the purpose of integrating research results and trends into new continuous learning products and services;

ABILITIES
Ability to plan, manage and coordinate multiple projects;
Ability to design and develop evaluation tools for client and/or organizational needs and context;
Ability to anticipate, identify and resolve issues independently;
Ability to communicate effectively orally;
Ability to communicate effectively in writing;
Ability to transfer course content onto story boards for eLearning design and development.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Judgment
Flexibility
Effective Interpersonal Skills

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Successful completion of post-secondary courses related to curriculum development, design and evaluation, eLearning development, design and evaluation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in design, development, evaluation of eLearning training courses using learning technology software

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
May be required to travel.
May be required to work offsite to lead learning design and development activities.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

A simulation/situational exercise or role play may be administered.

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.

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

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca.

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.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

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.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.