Various Program Officer Positions (PM-04)

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

📌 To apply for this process:
You don’t need to provide a cover letter.

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.

We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The depth and breadth of experience of an applicant may be considered as part of screening or selection of a candidate, which is why it is recommended you quantify your experience. The screening questions are the primary source of information the screening board may use and your resume may only be used as a secondary source to verify information.

📌 Preference may be given to Aboriginal persons who will self-declare as an Aboriginal person. An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians.

*The term “Aboriginal” is used within this job advertisement as it relates to the Employment Equity Act and other legislative frameworks. The term “Indigenous” is used, where feasible, in support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Work environment

📌 Why Should You Apply?
At Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), we take tremendous pride in what we do:
• Take part in meaningful work that contributes to the reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
• Contribute to ISC's interesting and unique mandate by playing a role in supporting services and programs in communities such as education, economic development, housing, community infrastructure and social support.

📌 Workplace:
The official workplace for the positions to be filled is located in Vancouver. Successful candidates will be required to maintain a presence at the Vancouver site or another ISC-CIRANC facility depending on the position to be staffed . A part-time telework agreement (in a hybrid work mode) may be discussed and implemented at the time of hiring in accordance with the operational needs of the position to be filled.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar and lower level positions with various tenures, operational requirements, conditions of employment and/or security clearances, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

This process may also be used to offer acting appointments to Federal Public Service employees.

Types of positions to be staffed include: Funding Services Officer, Senior Program Officer, Capital Management Officer, Program Policy Officer, Policy and Issues Analyst

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:
• A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in providing advice and recommendations on program issues.

• Experience in developing briefing or reporting materials to support management.

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

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

• Professional accounting designation - e.g. Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA).

• Experience providing services to First Nations or Indigenous organizations.

• Experience working with government departments or non-government organizations on common objectives.

• Experience in delivering programs.

• Experience in reviewing and recommending proposals.

• Experience in planning or leading projects.

• Experience in conducting compliance reviews or audits.

• Experience in conducting research, analyzing information, developing options and providing recommendations

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES:
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to work under pressure.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action oriented
• Adaptability
• Client Service Orientation
• Indigenous Cultural Sensitivity

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

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)
• Indigenous Service Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness and ability to travel by various modes of transportation (small and large aircraft, vehicles and/or boats), in various weather conditions, often to remote communities with few amenities, depending on the position being staffed.

• Willingness and ability to work overtime, depending on the position being staffed.

Conditions of employment

• Security Clearance: Reliability or Secret, depending on the position being staffed

• Possession of a valid driver’s licence or personal mobility to the degree normally associated with possession of a valid driver’s licence within the limits of the Treasury Board’s Travel Policy, depending on the position being 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

1) Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position, however, a person may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Meeting these criteria is nonetheless desirable and may be a deciding factor for the staffing of some positions.

2) Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials at the assessment stage of this process.

3) Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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

5) A variety of tools and methods may be used to assess candidates, such as written exams, interviews, references checks, recent and past performance evaluations. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

6) Top down and/or random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed or appointed in this appointment 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.