Anticipatory process - Internal Audit Principal

Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

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📢 INFORMATION SESSION 📢
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An information session on how to apply for this CT-IAU-04 process will be given in English on October 31, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.(EST) and a French session will be presented on October 31, 2023 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST).

Important note - Only one (1) English and one (1) French session will be offered. The presentation material will be used exclusively by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to deliver the
information session. Please note that the material will not be made available following the meeting.

*Please copy and paste the links into your browser address bar*

Please download MS Teams before joining the information session: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-teams/download-app

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Meeting ID: 229 038 506 188 / Passcode: svMBfF

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Meeting ID: 254 689 860 873 / Passcode: UnMgdg

❗Please note that only those applicants who meet the (education and/or experience) criteria will be invited to the next stage of evaluation. We thank all applicants for your interest in this selection process.

Work environment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗖!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.
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📢 JOIN OUR TEAM
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Intent of the process

Our intent is to staff positions within the National Capital Region, however, various locations may also be considered in anticipation of future needs. This advertised process is 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 and a pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at PSPC with various tenures (term 𝐎𝐑 indeterminate), language requirements (English essential, French essential, English 𝐎𝐑 French essential, bilingual imperative: BBB/BBB and CBC/CBC and/𝐎𝐑 security clearance requirements (reliability 𝐎𝐑 secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

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ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
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➥ A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

CT-IAU acquired rights :
Indeterminate incumbents of positions in the CT-IAU subgroup on September 28, 2023, who do not possess the minimum qualification(s) prescribed above, are deemed to meet based on their education, training, and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met, whenever the minimum qualification standard is called for when staffing positions in the CT-IAU subgroup.

Degree equivalency

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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
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➥ Experience* in leading all phases of an internal or an external audit engagement.

➥ Experience* in leading interviews or meetings.

➥ Experience* in presenting observations, identifying issues, and providing strategic advice to senior management (Director level, equivalent or above).

➥ Experience* in writing or reviewing written materials, such as plans, reports, briefings or presentations.

➥ Experience in leading a team.

💡𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄:
*Experience is defined according to the complexity and diversity of work experience of the participant.

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

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ASSET OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
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➥ An internal audit certification (Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Government Accounting Professional (CGAP) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)).
➥ Occupational certification for a recognized Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
➥ Other relevant professional certification, such as but not limited to the following areas: procurement, real property, human resources, information technology, security, risk management, and project management.

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ASSET EXPERIENCE
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➥ Experience in managing multiple, concurrent and complex* internal or external audit engagements.
*“Complex” engagement is deemed to have at least two (𝟐) of the following characteristics:
• Impacting multiple partners and stakeholders, such as auditees, government departments or agencies, corporations, and other organizations.
• Potential for a major impact on program or service delivery, including system changes; 𝐎𝐑
• Potential for broad or intense public scrutiny.

➥ Experience in the field of financial management, procurement, real property, information technology, human resources, or some other domain relevant to the position.
➥ Experience in establishing and overseeing professional services contracts.
➥ Experience managing human resources**.
** “Managing human resources” entails supervising employees, managing performance, setting team priorities, and assigning work, as well as establishing employee training and learning plans.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

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ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
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➥ Knowledge of the International Professional Practice Framework of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

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ESSENTIAL ABILITIES
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➥ Ability to communicate effectively orally.
➥ Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
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➥ Create vision and strategy;
➥ Mobilize people;
➥ Uphold integrity and respect;
➥ Collaborate with partners and stakeholders;
➥ Promote innovation and guide change;
➥ Achieve results;
➥ Client service competency - Level 2: (Ensure high-quality client service);

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

⭐ The Public Service of Canada is committed to building and maintaining 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. Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of one or more of Employment Equity groups (Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities, and Women) may be considered and/or selected for appointment to fulfill the organizational needs.

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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➥ Willing and able to work overtime on short time notice when required.
➥ Willing and able to travel when required.

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

📌 To apply online, you will first need to create an account on the GC Jobs site. Once your account is created, return to the job poster and select the button "Apply Online" above.

📌 Please ensure that you read ALL points listed below, as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in your application missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.
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📋 APPLICATION PROCESS - How to submit – 1st Step 📋
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👉 ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED👈

🔎 INSTRUCTIONS - When responding to the screening questions, be sure you:

Ⓐ Clearly demonstrate how you meet each criteria (education and experience) by answering the online questions and provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.

Ⓑ Include when the example took place (month-year to month-year), background of each situation,
what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

Ⓒ Focus on what you did. When referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.

❗ Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Information provided on your described experience should be supported by your resume.

❗ Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.
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📋 ASSESSMENT: Once your application has been retained – 2nd Step 📋
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A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates. All information collected throughout the selection process from the submission of the application until the end of the process could be used to assess the candidates.

Any assessment method that is considered appropriate to determine whether a person meets the essential qualifications may be used in no specific order, such as but not limited to, take-home test, interviews, and reference checks.

Assessments will be conducted remotely.

During the application or assessment process, both cheating and plagiarism are considered forms of misconduct and are not permitted. Any person found cheating, including those who help others to cheat, may be subject to removal from the selection process.
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📌Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. The lack of response to communications may be interpreted as a withdrawal from this process.

📌Depending on the number of applicants and department needs, volume management strategies may be used for the purpose of managing candidate applications.

📌Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

❗Please note that only those applicants who meet the (education and/or experience) criteria will be invited to the next stage of evaluation. We thank all applicants for your interest 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.