Registration & Estates Officer

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Determines and processes individual cases of entitlement for Registration and Band Membership.

Monitors the Yukon Region’s First Nations who have assumed control of the Indian Registry and Band List Programs.

Administers estates as a legally appointed administrator , and/or appoints non-departmental administrators, consistent with the Minister’s national estates policy and provides advice on estate statutes and policies to First Nations and others involved.

Monitors and inputs data into the TLIMS - Trust & Lands Information Management System, including Indian Band, Estates and Trust accounts (minors, mentally incompetent and missing individual monies) audits the system, produces reports and requests payment from estates accounts to meet estates debts.

In depth knowledge of the Indian Act – is required when registering and transferring individuals, explaining requirements and sections of the Act; and when discussing band lists with First Nations, discussing entitlement and explaining to First Nations the registration requirements of the Act and in depth knowledge is required for estate administration.

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.

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Intent of the process

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

The position is located in Whitehorse, YT. For operational reasons, the work must be performed on site at the Whitehorse Office, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (Yukon time). The successful candidate may be required to relocate to Whitehorse, YT.

A pool of candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, linguistic profiles and/or security requirements at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada within the Yukon region. 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 in providing program delivery and administration services.
Experience in researching, analyzing information, and providing advice.
Experience in delivering program and services to Indigenous clients.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to navigate sensitive or vulnerable situations in the workplace.
Ability to monitor and interpret financial information.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Demonstrates integrity
Demonstrates respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
Experience in providing information, advice and assistance on registration eligibility to First Nations, government departments, agencies and members of the public on specific programs or services.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to travel by car, boat, airplane, sometimes to remote locations under adverse road and weather conditions.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

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:
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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 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 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.