Security Risk Investigator

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. It is your responsibility to provide clear and concrete examples in your responses to each question, including when (from-to), where (occupational title, organization) and how you obtained your education and experience.

It is recommended that you describe the experience examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the Assessment Board can clearly understand. Describe the situation/task, the action you took, what you accomplished and/or what you learned. Content of your response must be supported by your CV/resume as your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your CV/resume will only be used to validate this information. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to CV/resume" your application will be rejected.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

Duties

Departmental Security Section – RISK Unit: Conducts in depth security reviews for employment applicants (all categories) where background, employment or character checks have revealed adverse information. The unit also conducts security reviews relative to internal Code of Conduct files or other Review for Cause processes for current RCMP employees, contractors and volunteers.

Security Risk Investigator - Job Summary:
• reviewing and analyzing contents of security files (indices checks, credit report, pre-
questionnaires, applicant forms and documents, etc.);
• conducting detailed security/reliability interviews for applicants and employees;
• conducting thorough security investigations for applicants and employees;
• preparing comprehensive and detailed security reports/recommendations;
• investigating instances of security breach; security violation; Threats or Acts of violence and
Malicious Code

Work environment

Working with the RCMP, a world-renowned innovative organization, you will experience meaningful work and have a real impact on the daily operations as well as job satisfaction and knowing you are making a real difference. The RCMP hires public service employees in a wide variety of disciplines to support our police officers at detachments and offices. Public service employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities. For every successful police operation, there is a team of public service employees providing administrative support in order to help police officers and investigators to accomplish their mandate. These employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities. By hiring the best candidates to staff our public service positions, we are helping police officers accomplish their law and order enforcement mandate. If you wish to provide administrative support to the RCMP, please submit your application!

Intent of the process

Anticipatory Staffing - A pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to staff positions with various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment and acting)

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)

A secondary school diploma* or an acceptable combination of education, training, and /or experience.
*A secondary school diploma is completion of high school, according to provincial/territorial standards

Degree equivalency

Recent and significant* experience conducting suitability, reliability, or other investigations and/or interviews (experience can be obtained from a variety of employment categories such as law enforcement, security, family services, finance, human resources, or occupational health and safety)

*Recent and significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately 2 years within the past 10 years.

Recent and significant* experience organizing complex investigative material and drafting investigation or analytical reports to make recommendations.

*Recent and significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately 2 years within the past 10 years.

Experience liaising with internal/external stakeholders

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

Experience using research techniques to gather information from a variety of sources

Experience in maintaining a law enforcement database such as: Police Reporting Occurrence System (PROS) or Canadian Police Information (CPIC).

Experience consulting or liaising with external organizations at the municipal, provincial or federal level such as other law enforcement agencies

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to conduct interviews
Ability to analyze complex files and make recommendations
Oral communication
Written communication

Working effectively with others
Thinking things through
Dependability
Judgement

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

Willingness and ability to work overtime as and when required and on short notice.

Willingness and ability to travel at short notice.

Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or
graphic material.

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - Security Clearance: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Top Secret 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

For this selection process, we will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information provided on their application is accurate and up to date at the time of application.

Volume Management strategies may be used.

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written exam, interview, and reference checks.
All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications
Candidates will be required to show original proof of education. 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/.

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position.
Asset qualification(s) may be applied in this selection 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.