Conference and Multimedia Services Technician

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Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate position with a English or French essential language profile.

FUTURE NEEDS: This process may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions within Statistics Canada across Canada with English or French essential as the language profile and for various staffing tenures (indeterminate appointment or specified period appointment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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.

**An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience is defined as having approximately 2 years of cumulative experience in a field related to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
EX1: Experience in a multimedia environment inclusive of video editing, broadcast configuration and setup ;
EX2: Experience in providing multimedia recommendations ensuring accessibility needs are met ;
EX3: Experience in client service ;
EX4: Experience in logistically* supporting meetings and presentations.
*Logistically can be defined as a combination of: ensuring the scheduling is correct; setting up the room; and setting up the IT configurations for a hybrid meeting inclusive of microphone placements and camera angles.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:
AEXP1: Experience in non-linear editing ;
AEXP2: Experience in a live Studio environment ;
AEXP3: Experience Live Broadcasting including managing various sources such as Simultaneous interpretation and Sign language and Broadcasting servers.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willingness to work overtime on short notice ;
- On-site presence required ;
- Due to possible exposure to asbestos the employee must be willing and able to wear prescribed personal protective equipment when required, and maintain job related personal safety equipment throughout their time in this position is
a requirement ;
- Ability to attain the asbestos containing material certification (ACM level II certification) and maintain this certification through the time in the position ;
- Ability to lift 40 pounds.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
C1: Demonstrating integrity and respect ;
C2: Thinking things through ;
C3: Working effectively with others ;
C4: Showing initiative and being action oriented.

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to use different multimedia software systems ;
A2: Ability to work in a high paced environment ;
A3: Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

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

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 Status security clearance

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

When filling out your application and during the interview, we invite you to provide relevant and verifiable examples of experience gained in your work life, as well as those gained through your studies, volunteer work, or other activities that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of the position.

A good way to go about building your examples is to use the STAR method. The STAR method is a structured way of answering a behavior-based question by discussing the specific Situation, Task, Action, and Result of the situation you are describing.

S - Situation: Describe the situation and present all the relevant details.
T- Tasks: What tasks did you have to accomplish? What needed to be done to resolve the situation?
A- Actions: What did you do to resolve the situation and why did you choose this action plan? Have you considered other options? Why did you not choose these last options?
R- Results: What was the result of the approach you took? Could you have done otherwise? Was the person you were dealing with satisfied? Did you achieve your goals?

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Aboriginal peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Aboriginal peoples, the Aboriginal candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form as a condition of appointment prior to or at the same time as the offer of appointment, even if they have already self-declared as an EE member when applying.
Statistics Canada is committed to hiring and promoting a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves.

In order to achieve this representative workforce, 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): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

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

The assessment board may assess qualifications using telephone interviews, pre-recorded video interviews, written tests, references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance evaluation, work samples, board member knowledge) may be used to inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Your responses to screening questions will be used to assess the Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates should check their emails regularly, as there may be new communications regarding this process. Candidates must include a valid email address, and make sure that this address is functional and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Other qualifications may be taken into consideration in the selection decision.

We are an operations-based agency that puts our people and their needs at the heart of how we do business. If you share this people-centered philosophy, we want to hear from you.

We thank all those who apply.

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.