Procurement and Administration Officer

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

You will be required to show how you meet the education and experience requirements for both the essential qualifications and the asset qualifications, if applicable, for the initial screening through your résumé and in answering online screening questions. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you will be screened out.

***Please note that the successful candidate WILL BE REQUIRED TO RELOCATE TO OTTAWA.

Duties

Provision of procurement, administrative and operational support services to senior managers, managers and employees of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner.

Work environment

THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER OF CANADA: A SMART CAREER MOVE!

The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (the Office) is a small organization with an important mandate, and we are looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team.

Specifically, the Office provides public servants and members of the public with a process for receiving and investigating disclosures of wrongdoing in the federal public sector. It reports founded cases of wrongdoing to Parliament and makes recommendations to chief executives on corrective measures. The Office also provides a mechanism for public servants and former public servants to make complaints of reprisals.

We are an employer that fosters employee well-being, provides an open and respectful workplace as well as flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance.

Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high-profile issues?

If you wish to bring your expertise, knowledge and initiative to the job, we may have the job opportunity that you are looking for!

Intent of the process

The immediate intent is to staff one position on a indeterminate basis.
A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates will be established through this process.

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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EX1 - Experience in providing support and services in the procurement of good and/or services.
EX2 - Experience in providing support and services in office accommodations and project management.
EX3 - Experience in providing administrative support and services including purchasing office supplies, paying invoices, processing travel.
EX4 - Experience in preparing correspondence, briefing materials and/or presentations.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
C1 - Oral Communication
C2 - Written Communication
C3 - Planning & Organizing Skills
C4 - Thinking things through
C5 - Working Effectively with Others
C6 - Initiative
C7 - Reliability

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

EDUCATION
AEDU - Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a filed related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEX1 - Experience in providing forecasting budgeting support, analyzing financial reports and reconciling data.
AEX2 - Experience in providing support services functions in office security and to personnel.
AEX3 - Experience using advanced functionalities in Microsoft Excel software.
AEX4 - Experience in using a financial system (ex: SAP, G/X)
AEX5 - Experience in delivering training sessions or material.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In order to meet the organization's employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, candidates who self-declare as being members of one of the four employment equity groups may be considered first for appointment: Aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1 - Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
2 - Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required; 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).

Various methods of assessment may be used (i.e.: written examination, interview, reference check, presentation, role play, recent and past performance evaluation, etc.)

The ability to communicate effectively in writing (written communication- C2) may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the evaluation process.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and/or application form, where applicable. Employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered first for deployment purposes.

Depending on the number of candidates, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, invoking one or more of the asset qualifications for right fit decisions, top-down selection process, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. We therefore encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the four employment equity designated groups in order to be considered should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.

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

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.