Negotiator

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Leading and conducting negotiations on various components of intergovernmental agreements under the direction of the manager or independently. These agreements deal with complex and varying issues including issues with respect to governance, land, program delivery, and/or social policy. The Negotiator, at times, represents other government departments.
Consulting within the department and with other government departments in order to achieve support for integrated negotiation mandates respecting a variety of intergovernmental agreements.
Directing and managing the work of a multi-disciplinary negotiation team, including managing, and mentoring Assistant Negotiators and Analysts.
Interpreting and applying land claim and self-government policies to negotiation objectives and problems, developing alternative solutions during negotiations, and soliciting responses from senior officials, from other government departments, from First Nations and the territorial government on policy initiatives, jurisdiction, political and legal implications.
Analyzing methods and procedures, adapting existing negotiation theory, methods, and techniques to unusual situations, developing innovative solutions to complex social, political, and economic issues, and providing advice on specific policy and operational issues arising from negotiations.
Preparing briefing notes and correspondence for the Minister and senior management, replying to ministerial correspondence, and preparing submissions for senior management, an interdepartmental committee of ADMs, as well as for Treasury Board and Cabinet. Making presentations to all entities mentioned above.

Work environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT
CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service has adopted a common hybrid work model that will see employees work on site at least 2–3 days each week, or 40–60% of their regular schedule. A part-time telework agreement may be discussed and implemented at the time of hiring in accordance with the operational needs of the positions to be filled.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension – For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html and https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html.

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Intent of the process

The immediate intent of the process is to staff indeterminately one positions at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established which could be used to staff temporary, and/or permanent positions with similar qualifications, various linguistic profiles, various security requirements, and/or various tenures at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, within the Yukon Region. Conditions of employment may vary according to the positions to be staffed.
The PM-06 position is located in Whitehorse, YT. For operational reasons, the work must be performed on site, at the Whitehorse Office. If not already a resident in Whitehorse, YT, the successful candidates are required to relocate to Whitehorse, YT.

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)

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training, and/ or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management on complex* issues
Experience in networking and engaging with at least two different types of stakeholders
Experience in engaging with Indigenous communities or organizations
Experience in negotiations
*Complex is defined as: multidimensional, composed of interconnected or related parts, dealing with matters that are complicated or intricate.

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate orally
Ability to communicate in writing
Ability to negotiate
Ability to solve problems

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Achieve Results.
Judgement.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
The following criteria are not required for the appointment, but preference may be given to candidates who possess these asset qualifications.

ASSET EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the duties of the position (ie. Public Administration, Governance, History, Sociology, others that may be relevant).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience negotiating and/or implementing modern treaties and self-government agreements with Canada's Aboriginal peoples.
Experience working in a cross-cultural Aboriginal environment or in the North.
Experience supervising employees.
Experience in conducting complex negotiations with multiple parties.
Experience in conflict management and resolution.
Experience in program policy development.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability and willingness to work Overtime.
Ability and willingness to travel by car, boat, airplane, sometimes to remote locations via aircraft or boat under adverse road and weather conditions.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Security clearance: Secret
Medical Clearance *
*The incumbent and his/her dependents** may be required to obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive.
(**) = includes incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children.

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

1. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

2. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Do not email, fax or mail any applications, as these may not be accepted. No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the screening process is completed.

3. You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

4. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

5. Communication for this process will be sent via email. 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). If your primary communication email address changes during the process, it is your responsibility to update your contact information in GC Jobs application, as well as to inform the Hiring Manager of the process by contacting the generic address:
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6. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

7. Online assessments may be scheduled and applicants will be invited to participate in these assessments via email. Applicants MUST make themselves available within the time span of the testing phase. The written/online exam MAY be administered outside of regular working hours including evenings and weekends.

8. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will be only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

9. Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

10. NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. ISC and CIRNAC are not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

11. CIRNAC/ISC 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 CIRNAC 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.

12. Depending on the number of applicants, CIRNAC/ISC needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

13. 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.