Join the RCMP-NHQ team (Administrative Positions)!

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

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process prior to the closing date. You may also review jobs open to the public through INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605. The INFOTEL number for persons using a TTY/TDD is 1-800-532-9397.

Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals in to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff positions of various tenures with various linguistic profiles within the RCMP in Ottawa, Ontario. Positions are located at 73 Leikin Drive, 1200 Vanier Parkway, 1 Sandridge Road and 1426 St Joseph Boulevard.

This pool will not be used to staff positions outside of the RCMP.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives*

*The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
• A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in performing general administrative duties** in an office environment

**General administrative duties may include experience such as:
- compiling information and preparing correspondence, documents, or reports;
- ordering supplies when necessary, and controling inventory;
- maintaining and submitting accounts for payment (controlling and processing invoices);
- responding to inquiries for information relevant to the functions of the work unit or organization;
- coordinating meetings, conferences, information sessions or events;
- scheduling and organizing business travel arrangements or processing claims;
- maintaining administrative hard and electronic filing systems;
- maintaining operational budget and compiling financial records.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing***

***Please note that your ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed throughout your application.

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

Various language requirements
English essential
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, BBC/BBC, CCC/CCC)

For bilingual positions, the minimum language level that will be required for your second language is a B level (intermediate) for a minimum profile of BBB/BBB. The C level (Advanced) may be required for some positions (CBC/CBC, BBC/BBC, CCC/CCC).

If you have already been tested by the Public Service Commission (PSC), have received a level B or higher in Reading, Writing and/or Oral interaction and your results have not expired, please ensure that you have an official copy ready to be sent to us upon request. You may contact the PSC if you require a copy via the following link: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/test-examen-result/result-eng.htm.

If you have expired results, have never passed these exams and/or have not achieved at least the B level, you will be contacted and scheduled during the process. Reading Comprehension and Written Expression SLE exams will be administered online. Candidates who require an oral evaluation will be invited only once they have been found successful in all other steps of the selection process.

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Judgment
Effective interpersonal skills
Client service orientation
Dependability
Initiative
Integrity

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

Experience in using a Human Resources information management system (such as People Soft)
Experience managing records in an Electronic Document Records Management System (such as PROS, CFIS, FRT, SAP, or similar programs)
Experience performing financial administrative duties or working with a financial information system

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - All positions staffed will require an RCMP Reliability Status security clearance level or higher.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your education outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca.

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.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building 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.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).

When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.

For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:

1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).

Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

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.