Open Source Unit Supervisor

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Assessment accommodation

****NOTE: It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a COVER LETTER, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications) as well as a resumé which is linked to the information provided in your cover letter.

** Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

**** You must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES, which illustrate how you meet each qualification.

***For example, the best approach is to use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education, essential experience and asset qualification) may result in the REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

****Candidates who are missing information or submit incomplete information could be screened out.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the www.jobs.gc.ca system.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location, Fredericton, N.B.

Please note that candidates (including persons employed in the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

** PLEASE ENSURE ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN YOUR WWW.JOBS.GC.CA PROFILE/ACCOUNT IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE.

**WE USE THE INFORMATION GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM FOR CONTACT AND SCREENING PURPOSES, NOT INFORMATION THAT IS FOUND ON YOUR RESUME/COVER LETTER.

Duties

ROLE and KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Open Source Unit supervisor oversees a team of analysts that develop, coordinate and provide tactical intelligence, research & analysis services, as well as investigative techniques to support investigations with an Internet component to clients.

1. Plans, manages, and directs open source information (OSI) and open source intelligence (OSINT) analysis for a team of analysts to support the production of analytical deliverables to meet client needs.
2. Provides subject matter expertise in the OSI and OSINT analytical field to clients through delivery of information and/or training sessions at various venues.
3. Liaises with management and operational clients on complex/sensitive OSI and OSINT analytical matters, provides options for securing analytical services, and defines and implements service delivery models for analytical services to manage priorities.
4. Establishes and maintains a network of internal and external contacts within the OSI and OSINT community to meet ongoing business requirements, and identifies strategic challenges and opportunities in that field, including trends that affect the client organization.
5. Participates in conferences, seminars and training courses; reviews and maintains awareness on relevant seminars and training courses available to support development in the tactical internet collection analysis field; coordinates input on the development of new tools and technics.
6. Supervises human resources and administrative functions for a team of analysts which encompasses staffing, orientation, resource allocation, training, goal setting, coaching, conducting performance assessments, providing developmental opportunities and performing quality assurance reviews.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar temporary, and/or permanent positions (including acting appointments and deployments).

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications)."

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

A University degree or a College degree and 2 years of relevant experience

Degree equivalency

Recent experience in planning, managing, and directing a team to support the production deliverables to meet client needs.

Recent experience in providing subject matter expertise to clients through delivery of information and/or training sessions at various venues.

Recent experience in liaising with management and clients on complex/sensitive matters, and defining and implementing service delivery models to manage priorities.

Recent experience in establishing and maintaining a network of internal and external contacts to meet ongoing business requirements, and identifying strategic challenges and opportunities, including trends that affect the client organization.

Experience in participating in conferences, seminars and training courses; reviewing and maintaining awareness on relevant seminars and training courses available to support development;

*Recent and significant experience in supervising human resources and administrative functions for a team which encompasses staffing, orientation, resource allocation, training, goal setting, coaching, conducting performance assessments, providing developmental opportunities and performing quality assurance reviews.

*Recent experience is defined as experience normally associated with having directly performed the functions on a continuous basis within the last 2 years.

*Significant experience is defined as experience normally associated with having directly performed the functions for a period of a minimum of 2 years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
- Experience using Police Reporting Occurrence System (PROS).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Bilingual Imperative - Level: CBC / CBC; if no candidate meets this requirement, the position may be staffed on a non-imperative basis. Non-bilingual candidates are therefore encouraged to submit their applications.

This position requires proficiency in both official languages, English and French, at the above-noted level. If you do not meet the language requirements of this position and the appointment is being made on a non-imperative basis, you will be exempted by the Public Service Official Languages Exclusion Approval Order from meeting the official language proficiency requirements at the time of an appointment. By accepting an offer, you agree to undertake to attain the level of official language proficiency required for the position, through language training at public expense, within a period of two years. If you do not attain the level of language proficiency required by the end of the two-year period, you agree to be appointed or deployed on an indeterminate basis to a position for which you meet the essential qualifications that is of a similar level and salary as the bilingual position.

Information on language requirements

Ability to research and analyze information.
Ability to provide advice to internal and external clients.
Ability to solve problems using reasoning skills.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Initiative
Effective Interpersonal Skills
Flexibility
Judgement

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

- Successfully completed the Using the Internet as an Intelligence Tool course or equivalent
- Successfully completed the Tactical Use of the Internet course or equivalent

- Knowledge of rules of disclosure, notetaking, case law and legislation.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to travel
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice as required.
Willingness and ability to work evenings, weekends and on statutory holidays as required.

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - of the RCMP.

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.

Possession of a valid driver’s license

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

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.