Manager, Depository Services Program

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 need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential.

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

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

📢This position requires the candidate to be present at the office two (2) times a week (minimum) in the National Capital Region. Attendance at the designated workplace may increase in the future.

↓ NO MATTER YOUR AMBITIONS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU HERE. ↓

Duties

The Government of Canada Publications Directorate (formerly Publishing and Depository Services) is currently looking for an individual interested in assuming a leadership and a management role within the Depository Services Program unit (the Program). You will be responsible of an established unit of specialists in the field of library and information management.

The Directorate’s mandate is to provide the public with a centralized access to Government of Canada publications through its website named Government of Canada Publications Website (publications.gc.ca), which helps make publications published by federal departments and agencies available to the Canadian and international public.

To fulfill this mandate, you will manage activities and services related to the Program, including the acquisition, digitization and cataloging of information published by the Government of Canada.

The selected candidate will represent the Program or the Department in interdepartmental and intradepartmental committees as well as with associations, networks and national forums concerning information and content management. The candidate will work with the sectors, services and programs of the Department to establish partnerships, adopt new practices and collaborate on the activities, policies and departmental initiatives of the Government of Canada regarding the management of information and content, and access to Government of Canada publications.

✴ We are looking for a person who will:

• Exercise effective leadership
• Lead a team of 10 employees
• Motivate employees and inspire them
• Manage the team towards common objectives
• Clearly communicate objectives and expectations as well as the direction of the organization
• Develop and maintain communications networks, in particular, with the library community as well as with the information management networks
• Provide strategic and specialized advices to senior management, central agencies and client on the program responsibilities and mandate
• Ensure successful service delivery related to the program
• Contribute to the access of Government of Canada publications while making them available via the Government of Canada Publications Website

➥ Your desire to mobilize and manage a team and create positive change, your professionalism and your ability to solve problems, combined with your ability to establish good rapport with others, will make you an ideal candidate.

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.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) position for an indeterminate period.

However, a pool of partially and/or fully qualified candidates will be established to fulfill future needs as well as to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles, tenure and/or security clearances within Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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)

🎓Education :
Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a master’s degree in library science or in library and information science; or Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a bachelor’s degree in library science or in library and information science for which another bachelor’s degree was a prerequisite.

Degree equivalency

📌EXPERIENCE:
1.Experience in managing metadata in an integrated library system.
2.Experience managing and delivering services in a library or information management setting.
3.*Recent experience in human and financial resources management.
4.Experience in providing advice and recommendation to senior management** on a variety of issues.
5.Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with clients and external partners or stakeholders.
6.Experience in the development and implementation of a strategic plan or an operational plan.

*Recent experience is an experience that has been acquired within the last 5 years.

**Senior management refers to Director level and above.

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

📌ASSET EXPERIENCE:
1.Experience in participating to or leading committees or working groups, and in representing their organization with stakeholders.
2.Experience in project management.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

📌KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of issues, trends and technological developments in library sciences and information management.

📌COMPETENCIES:
➨Client Service Competency – Level 2
➨Create vision and strategy
➨Mobilize people
➨Developing others.
➨Uphold integrity and respect
➨Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
➨Promote innovation and guide change
➨Achieve results.

📌ABILITIES:
➨ Ability to effectively communicate orally.
➨ Ability to effectively communicate in writing.

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

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

❗ EVALUATION INFORMATION ❗

Manager Remote Assessment – 557 by the Public Service Commission will be used. (Manager Remote Assessment - 557 - Canada.ca)

You can participate in the appointment process in the official language of your choice.

Please note that a reference check will be conducted. For the four (4) competencies (mobilizing people, collaborating with partners and stakeholders, promoting innovation and guide change, and achieve results), it is mandatory to provide contact details (name, title, email address, and phone number) of a reference (supervisor, team leader, manager, director, or senior executive) to validate the provided information. Failure to provide this information could result in the rejection of your application.

Please note that the information you provide in the text questions for the four (4) competencies (mobilizing people, collaborating with partners and stakeholders, promoting innovation and guide change, and achieve results) will be used for reference verification. Failure to provide this information could result in the rejection of your application.

Please note that communication related to this process, including questions regarding knowledge and the four (4) competencies (mobilizing people, collaborating with partners and stakeholders, promoting innovation and guide change, and achieve results), will be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

We anticipate communicating with applicants via email. You must provide a valid email address with your application and ensure that it remains functional at all times and accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems may block such messages).

❗ PROOF OF EDUCATION ATTESTATION(S) ❗

Candidates must be prepared to present the original or a certified copy of their diplomas. Candidates with degrees from abroad must provide proof of Canadian equivalence. Please refer to the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for more information at: https://www.cicdi.ca/1/home.canada

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.