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The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The civilian workforce is an essential part of the Defence Team. Your knowledge and expertise contribute to the overall mission. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where you have opportunities to learn, to develop your talents, to progress in your career and have job satisfaction over the long-term.
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) Senior Curator position for the Army Museum of Alberta on an indeterminate (permanent) basis at the Military Museums in Calgary, AB.
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process, and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), language profiles, operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in arts or history
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in the documentation, management, audit, and acquisition of collections.
• Experience in using collections management information systems.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in planning and organizing exhibits, selecting artifacts, and creating exhibit labels for collections and exhibitions.
• Experience in drafting policy documents, research papers and grant applications.
• Experience in creating and delivering presentations such as lectures and exhibit openings.
• Experience in the management of artifacts using conservation and preservation best practices.
EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Museology.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience using graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Canva.
• Experience managing budgets and making recommendations on the financial requirements related to a gallery or collections.
KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of Canadian Military History.
English essential
Information on language requirements
COMPETENCIES:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Communication
• Leadership
ABILITIES:
• Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to set priorities and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Please note that preference for hiring will first be given to candidates who are members of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.
Information on employment equity
In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
Operational Requirements
• Must be willing and able to travel as required.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime as required.
• Must be willing and able to safely lift and move artifacts up to 23 kg.
Reliability Status security clearance
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▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, role play scenarios, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc.
↪ Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
▶ Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.
↪ Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.
▶ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
↪ Organizational Needs.
▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants.
▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. Should you have a disability or an exceptional circumstance that requires an alternative application method, please contact us for guidance.
▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
▶Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
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.