Program Officer (Inventory)

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INVENTORY INFORMATION:

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel.
We encourage applicants to identify any skills, competencies and/or experiences they acquired through a career with the Canadian Armed Forces.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

. 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 screening requirements identified by the hiring manager may be contacted for further assessment. Please ensure the information in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) applicant account remains current.
. Your application in this inventory will be active for 180 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the "My jobs" menu of your account 21 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link "Update my Inventory Status" to reaffirm your interest.
. There is a 180 day waiting period from the last date of elimination in this process before you can be retested. If you submit an application or your application is referred before the retest period has elapsed, your application will not be considered.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

. Only on-line applications through the PSRS will be accepted. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply Online". Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.
. Applicants must complete the "Screening Questions" section of the application for the essential qualifications and if applicable, for the asset qualifications. Failure to complete the questions or to provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet the qualifications will result in your application being rejected.

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION:

. Please note that applicants (including employees of the Federal Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, applicants will be responsible for travel costs.
. Assessment will occur on an ongoing basis and may take place during the day, evening or weekends. Failure to attend assessment may result in your candidacy being rejected.

Work environment

A Program Officer provides information, advice and guidance and promotes and delivers programs. The duties include the assessment and recommendation of Grants and Contributions applications including the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and monitoring and evaluation of agreements. To excel in this position you must be; highly motivated a quick learner, quality oriented, client focused and able to thrive in a fast paced, high volume environment.

Intent of the process

The Program Officer positions are located in Kingston, Kitchener, Mississauga, Simcoe, Sudbury and Toronto in Ontario. Pools of qualified candidates will be established to staff positions full-time, on a specified period (term) or indeterminate basis for various language requirements in these locations. Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are able to relocate or commute to these locations. Applicants must specify the location(s) for which they are interested in their applications.

The pools may be used to staff similar positions within the department in the Ontario Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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.

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

EXPERIENCE:
. Experience in using technology (e.g. e-mail, Internet and word processing).
. Experience in delivering services or programs to the general public involving obtaining and providing information requiring explanation or clarification.
. Experience in collaborating with community partners and stakeholders.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
. Experience in administering grants and contribution programs.
. Experience in delivering presentations to various stakeholders or groups of individuals.
. Experience in delivering Service Canada services to the general public involving obtaining and providing information requiring explanation or clarification.
. Experience in developing or promoting working level partnerships with employers.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

EDUCATION:
. A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the General Intelligence Test 320 (the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma).

If applicants are screened into the process and contacted, they must be prepared to provide proof of education upon request. Applicants with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Please click on "Degree equivalency" for more information. Failure to provide the information when requested will result in rejection of application.

Degree equivalency

COMPETENCIES:
. Communication (oral)
. Communication (written)
. Thinking Skills
. Diagnostic Information Gathering
. Working with Others
. Client Focus
. Relationship Building
. Dependability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
. Willing and able to work overtime as required.
. Willing and able to work outside core hours, including evenings and weekends, as per operational requirements.
. Willing and able to travel within the service area, as per operational requirements (may require overnight accommodation).
. Willing and able to travel by various modes of transportation.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other Conditions of Employment:
. Willing and able to travel for training purposes

Other information

Communication (including invitations for assessment) for this process will be sent by email. It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Applicants are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will only contact those applicants screened into the process.

A variety of assessment tools may be used (written examination, Public Service Commission tests, interview in person, by telephone or by videoconference and/or reference checks).

A random selection and/or top down selection may be used at any point during the assessment process.

At the time of assessment, proof of Canadian Citizenship, and at least 2 work references will be required. A security check may also be administered during assessment.

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

Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position.

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

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.