Senior Program Officer - Training

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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Work environment

Elections Canada offers a hybrid work model which permits telework based on operational requirements. At Elections Canada, employees are expected to work onsite at least 2 days per week (or a minimum of 40% of their working schedule), which include one fixed day onsite. Work arrangements outside of this model may be considered on an exceptional basis.

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this process is to staff one (1) determinate position.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to fill positions at the same or equivalent group and level within the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer with varying tenures (such as specified period and indeterminate) as well as various linguistic profiles.

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)

EDUCATION
✔ Secondary school diploma, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
✔ Experience leading or delivering training sessions or educational activities.
✔ Experience developing or creating training material.

DEFINITION: Experience is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities associated with full-time performance of duties for a period of approximately one (1) year.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
✔ Ability to communicate effectively orally.
✔ Ability to gather and analyze information and summarize key takeaways.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
✔ Attention to detail
✔ Judgement
✔ Adaptability
✔ Working effectively with others
✔ Showing initiative and being action oriented

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
◾ Experience with Adobe Captivate or another e-learning software used to build interactive training material.
◾ Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint.
◾ Experience leading or delivering training sessions or educational activities for adult learners.

DEFINITION: Experience is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities associated with full-time performance of duties for a period of approximately one (1) year.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Elections Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-identify as members of the Equity-seeking groups (a group of persons who are disadvantaged on the basis of one or more prohibited grounds of discrimination within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act) may be selected for appointment to fill an organizational need.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

1️⃣ Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.
2️⃣ Willingness and ability to work overtime on as when needed and on short notice.
3️⃣ Willingness and ability to travel across Canada and/or abroad on an as needed basis.
4️⃣ A working internet connection at home is required to perform the duties of the position.

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

Candidates must meet all the essential criteria in order to be appointed. However, candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Asset qualifications, cut-off scores higher than the minimum, top-down and/or random selection techniques may be used at any phase of the process. All information collected during the selection process, from the time of application to the end of the process, can be used to evaluate candidates.

Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages). If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. You will only be asked to provide proof of your education credentials later in the process. If you have foreign credentials, you must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, please consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at https://www.cicic.ca/.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

The answers provided to the screening questions will be the main source of information. Failure to provide complete answers may result in job applications being screened out from further consideration in this process.

Please be aware that using Generative Artificial Intelligence (ex. ChatGPT) to respond to selection and/or assessment questions throughout this process is prohibited, unless a member of our selection team explicitly requests it for an assessment. Failure to comply with this directive could result in disqualification from the process.

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.