Officer/ Coordinator

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

1) You are required to complete a cover letter that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of education, experience and asset education if applicable. Your response must include HOW (concrete examples), WHEN (dates) and WHERE (location of work) you meet the criteria required. Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

2) As announced by the Treasury Board of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada employees are expected to perform their duties from a government of Canada physical workplace at least 2–3 days each week, or 40–60% of their regular schedule.

3) Candidates must include their substantive Group and Level and employment status on their resume or cover letter (for deployment purposes) if applicable. Indeterminate candidates at the AS-03 group and level or equivalent may be considered for a deployment first. Should no deployment occur, candidates from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process. Please note that all candidates will be evaluated regardless of one's group and level.

Work environment

WHO ARE WE?

Chief Finances Results Delivery Office (CFRDO) is responsible for providing leadership and ensuring effective management of departmental financial resources within the legislative mandate. It provides strategic advice, oversight, and support to the DM and Senior Executive Team to ensure integrity in the planning and operations of the Department. It provides advice in developing Cabinet proposals, with a focus on ensuring accurate costing. It supports services in the areas of financial planning and analysis, accounting and reporting, contracting and procurement, assets and materiel management.

The Sector is also accountable for providing grants and contributions advisory and support services, including the development of national funding agreements models and guidelines; the establishment of funding agreement service standards; and the national monitoring, compliance and reporting.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this poster is to fill two (2) indeterminate positions with various linguistic requirements.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, various security requirements, various conditions of employment, various locations and various durations (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "You are required to complete a cover letter that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of education, experience and asset education if applicable. Your response must include HOW (concrete examples), WHEN (dates) and WHERE (location of work) you meet the criteria required. Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected."

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

EDUCATION:

The minimum standard is:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1).

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

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Significant** and recent* experience in conducting security inspections, or threat and risk assessments or compliance audits.

Experience in providing advice and guidance to stakeholders and management***in the resolution of security or health and safety issues.

Experience in reading architectural plans or reports and specifications to provide security advice.

Experience in providing mentoring, training or information sessions.

*Recent means the individual conducted the duties within the last two (2) years.
**Significant means the individual has a minimum six (6) months experience.
***Management is defined as director level and above.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of Government of Canada policies and directives with respect to physical and personnel security, Canada Labour Code Part II and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations for fire safety.

ABILITIES

Ability to organize work and establish priorities.
Ability to Communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to Communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Attention to Detail
Teamwork
Judgement
Dependability
Client Service
Trainer

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

A post-secondary school diploma in Facilities Management, Security Management, Police Foundation or some other specialty related to the position.

Degree equivalency

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada are committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to work overtime on short notice if and when required.
Willingness to travel on short notice if and when required.
Willingness to travel to remote locations via air, road, and/or water.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION

1. Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

2. Depending on the number of applicants, needs and/or plans, the following may be applied during the assessment and/ or selection of candidates in the staffing process: top-down approach, cut-off scores, asset selection, organizational needs and/or operational requirements.

3. You will be required to provide proof of education credentials in the form of a
diploma or official transcript at the interview stage. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

4. Several methods of assessment will be used to assess potential candidates (e.g. written exam, interview, reference check, etc.).

5. Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent.

6. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice with the exception of the assessment of their linguistic capacity.

7. All communications related to the process, including e-mail correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used to assess candidates' qualifications.

8. Candidates must provide two (2) supervisory references, one of which must be your current supervisor.

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.