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Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. We ask that you indicate your preference in your application.
The RCMP is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the four Employment Equity groups: women, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, or members of visible minority groups. You will find the self-declaration form within the online job application.
About the role:
Want to work in a fast-paced environment, creating interesting communications products in support of public safety? Apply to become a Communications Advisor with Saskatchewan RCMP Strategic Communications. Our team writes and distributes 700+ media releases and responds to 1400+ media inquiries annually. We have a combined 172,000 followers on our social media platforms and support RCMP employees all across Saskatchewan!
As an RCMP Communications Advisor, you are a strong writer with exceptional grammar and punctuation skills. You are a modern storyteller and can produce communications strategies, speaking notes, news releases, internal messages and other content quickly and for a variety of audiences. You can easily manage multiple projects and priorities with competing deadlines. You have solid interpersonal and conversation skills, can provide strategic advice and recommendations to clients and partners and collaborate easily with others.
Communications Advisors with the Saskatchewan RCMP Strategic Communications team will be assigned to specific portfolios/streams. Advisors are responsible for providing communications services and strategic advice and developing communications products for dedicated RCMP clients within that portfolio/stream - for example, traffic services.
In addition to supporting your assigned portfolio(s), you are a team player and will be part of immediate crisis communications response, as and when required. Advisors participate in rotational on-call duties which can require overtime work outside of regular business hours, for which you are compensated.
Today the RCMP provides police services to Canadians in the three territories and eight of the provinces, as well as hundreds of cities, municipalities and Indigenous communities.
In Saskatchewan, the RCMP Strategic Communications Services team supports policing operations and investigations all across RCMP jurisdiction by creating a wide range of multi-dimensional communications products and services. This includes strategically telling the RCMP story on and with social media, video production, photography, website creation, news releases and various other written products, among others.
No two days are the same working on the Saskatchewan RCMP Strategic Communications team.
- Work from the office 5 days a week at Saskatchewan RCMP Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- Being part of a team managing communications around operations and investigations means you may be required to work overtime or travel on short notice in support of public safety.
- We uphold our core values and act with integrity, respect, compassion, responsibility, and excellence. These values guide our daily tasks.
Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.
Multiple term positions to be filled.
A pool of candidates will be established and will be used to staff similar positions within the Saskatchewan RCMP on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
A degree* in related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience **
(*Degree: Unless otherwise specified (e.g., master's degree), the term "degree" refers to a bachelor's degree, as established by the appropriate educational authorities.)
** Acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience:
• A high school diploma with at least 5 years of work experience in communications or;
• A college diploma in the field of communications with at least 3 years of work experience in communications.
Experience researching and analyzing issues related to communication and the public environment
Experience writing, editing and delivering a wide variety of communication products* for senior management ** (or higher)
*A wide variety of communications products refers to a minimum of four (4) products such as news releases, media advisories, media lines, internal messages for employees, speeches, social media content or communication plans for internal or external partners such as federal organizations, central agencies, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, other orders of government, or industry.
**Senior management is defined as a manager who supervises staff, assigns tasks, oversees workload and completes performance assessments for employees for a team of two employees or more. For candidates applying from within the Government of Canada, we consider senior management to be persons occupying level IS-05 and IS-06 positions. For RCMP police officers/regular members, this is the equivalent of one or two levels under the rank of Superintendent.
Experience in building and maintaining partnerships with stakeholders
Experience in corporate communications
Experience in advertising
Experience in marketing
Experience in social media
Experience writing and editing various journalistic-style content for print or online
Experience in media relations
Experience in speech writing
Experience in crisis communications
Experience in operational communications*
(*Operational communications are public communications related to the organization’s day-to-day activities, which are of a safety/security nature and may include emergency components to be shared quickly with the general public).
For example, we consider these to be operational communications at the RCMP when the communication is intended for the general public and relates to:
• Active shooter
• Massive seizure of drugs
• Current anti-terrorist operation
• Arrest of criminal leader
• Forest fire evacuation
• Flood warning
• AMBER Alert
• Organized crime operation
• Foreign interference activities
• Major fraud
• Military operations in Canada or abroad
• Massive evacuation
• Etc.
Various language requirements
Information on language requirements
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively writing
Ability to analyze a problem, situation or process and make recommendations
Ability to develop communicate products for a variety of audiences
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, negotiate timelines and meet deadlines
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgement
Initiative
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Dependability
Must be able to lift heavy new media equipment (cameras, lighting, audio) and physically move and transport gear from one location to the next
Exposure to highly sensitive and potentially distressing materials
Must work overtime on short notice from time to time
Must carry and monitor a mobile communications device outside of work hours when required
Willing and able to travel by various modes of transportation (including commercial and light aircraft) up to and including remote locations
Must obtain and maintain a valid driver’s licence
Willing to participate in media relations on-call during evenings, weekends and on public holidays on a rotation schedule, including not travelling beyond 35 km from RCMP Headquarters in Regina, SK during your scheduled on-call rotation
Security Clearance: Vary depending on the position
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
How to apply:
You will be required to answer screening questions.
When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.
For each, please provide the following information:
1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).
Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
Provide concrete examples related to the experience:
•Choose examples that illustrate a high degree of complexity and difficulty and have sufficient impact to allow you to illustrate the extent and depth of your experience.
•Examples should include the date or period when the situation occurred, the context, your role and the outcome.
•If you have talked about an experience within a team, separate your role from that of others.
You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset) for the initial screening, in answering online screening questions. We cannot make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. The depth and breadth of experience of an applicant may be considered as part of screening or selection of a candidate, which is why it is recommended you quantify your experience. The screening questions are the primary source of information the screening board may use and your resume may only be used as a secondary source to verify information.
Candidates will be required to show original proof of education. 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/.
The successful candidate will be required to provide original documentation of proof of Canadian Citizenship or permanent resident status prior to appointment. Other candidates may also be asked to provide this documentation at various stages in the selection process. The following documents will be accepted as proof: Provincial or territorial birth certificate; Naturalization certificates (issued prior to Jan. 1, 1947); Registration of Birth Abroad certificates (issued between Jan. 1, 1947 and Feb. 14, 1977); Certificates of Retention; Citizenship certificates; Permanent resident card.
Testing/interviews will be conducted at the location of the employer's choice.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Candidates may be required to pay for all assessment and travel expenses.
Written communication will be assessed throughout the application, including screening questions and resume.
Volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach, or use of asset qualifications may be used. If you meet any of the asset qualifications (other qualifications), please be sure to provide detailed responses in the screening questionnaire
The successful applicant will have to obtain an RCMP security clearance. The process also requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, on-line activities, alcohol and/or drug use, etc.
Successful applicant is required to work in Regina, Saskatchewan. Telework or alternate work locations will not be an option.
Use of artificial intelligence for any or all aspects of your application and all written responses is strictly prohibited. Applicants found to be using artificial intelligence will be immediately disqualified.
Grammar, word choice, punctuation and spelling are examined as part of the assessment process. It is highly recommended applicants review all responses prior to submitting.
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.