Job Description

Environment and Climate Change Canada - Corporate Services and Finance Branch
Various locations
IT-01
$60,696 to $78,216 For further information on the organization, please visit Environment and Climate Change Canada Closing date: 3 January 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Apply online

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 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 qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. The inventory will be updated every 120 days. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 7 days before the end of your active period.

>>> Are you interested in contributing to the environmental priorities of Canadians?

At Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), you will be given the opportunity to be part of a tight-knit team of business analysis and portfolio management experts who support IT initiatives that relate to protecting and conserving our natural heritage, and ensuring a clean, safe and sustainable environment for present and future generations.

Many of our IT projects are unique and interesting, and if you are concerned or care about the environment, we may be the right place for you!

Some of our projects relate to:

Wildlife, plants, and species: projects in support of research and conservation efforts relating to species, migratory birds and wildlife conservation;

Climate Change: support scientists with their work on climate change science, and support the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate Change in its implementation of a modern climate change plan for Canadians;

\xef\xb8\x8fWeather observation and reporting: support IT projects, where Canada\xe2\x80\x99s meteorologists conduct critical work relating to the collection of weather-related data that ultimately feeds into the weather report;

Wildlife and environmental enforcement: support Canada\xe2\x80\x99s enforcement officers whose work is to protect wildlife from illegal human interventions, such as hunting or trade that could adversely affect long-term wildlife conservation, as well as ensure that companies and individuals comply with environmental acts and regulations.

Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) offers a dynamic and flexible work environment with multiple career opportunities. We have as a priority the interests, well-being, and professional development of our employees.

Our priorities:

• Invest in our employees to create a respectful, diversified, inclusive and motivated work force;
• Empower employees to formulate new ideas, from conception to implementation;
• Provide responsive, high quality and timely core services across ECCC.

The only thing missing here is you and your talent!

Intent of the process

A pool of partially assessed candidates will be established and will be used to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements such as English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB) and (CBC/CBC), Bilingual non-imperative (BBB/BBB) and (CBC/CBC) and various security requirements within the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada in various locations such as Edmonton (Alberta), Esquimalt (British Columbia), Kelowna (British Columbia), Vancouver (British Columbia), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Gagetown (New Brunswick), Moncton (New Brunswick), Oromocto (New Brunswick), Sackville (New Brunswick), St. John\'s (Newfoundland and Labrador), Stephenville (Newfoundland and Labrador), Dartmouth (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Burlington (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario), Toronto (Ontario), Trenton (Ontario), Dorval (Qu\xc3\xa9bec), Gatineau (Qu\xc3\xa9bec), Montr\xc3\xa9al Island (Qu\xc3\xa9bec), Qu\xc3\xa9bec (Qu\xc3\xa9bec), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan).

These positions may be staffed on an indeterminate or temporary basis.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

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

EDUCATION

ED1: Graduation from a two-year program of study from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Note:
1. Indeterminate incumbents in the IT group on December 9, 2021 who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the IT group.
2. Indeterminate incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the IT group.
3. At the manager\xe2\x80\x99s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met using this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager. Degree equivalency EXPERIENCE

EX1: Experience working with clients to review and analyze their business problems or needs and provide input to solution recommendations.
EX2: Experience providing assistance and guidance to clients with varying degrees of IM/IT knowledge.
EX3: Experience contributing to technical or project related documentation, such as meeting notes, presentations, status reports, etc.
EX4: Experience in working as a member of a team to deliver on a project.

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

ASSET EDUCATION

AED1: Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in an area related to information management (e.g., library, record, or archival studies), computer science, information technology or another specialty relevant to the position. Degree equivalency
ASSET OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

AOC1: Occupational certification from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) (one or more of the following certifications)

• Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA)
• Certification in Capability in Business Analysis (CCABA)
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

AOC2: Professional in Business Analysis Certification (PBA) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
AOC3: Certification in LEAN Process Improvement from a recognized certifying institute or organization
AOC4: Agile Certification from a recognized certifying institute or organization (one or more of the following certifications)

• IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (AAC)
• Certified Scrum Professional
• Agile Certified Practitioner (PMIACP)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
• Agile PM
• Scrum Certified Product Owner (CSPO)
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification
• Certified Agile Leadership for Organizations (CAL-O) from Scrum Alliance

AOC5: ITIL Foundation Certification from a recognized certifying institute or organization
AOC6: Certification in Change management from a recognized certifying institute or organization ASSET EXPERIENCE

AEX1: Experience with the M365 platform to develop business solutions leveraging Power App, Power BI, and/or Power Automate.
AEX2: Experience with the use of Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s Azure DevOps platform.
AEX3: Experience writing User Stories, Requirement statements or documenting any other type of business needs.

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

Various language requirements
Language requirement will be based on the position to be staffed: English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC, and Bilingual non-imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC. Information on language requirements COMPETENCIES

C1: Client Focus
C2: Communication (Oral and Written)
C3: Teamwork
C4: Analytical Thinking

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women Information on employment equity OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

May apply to some positions:
Willing and able to travel
Willing and able to work overtime on occasion
Willing and able to work flexible hours according to operational needs

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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 It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the Assessment board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your elimination from this process.

Please submit your application online \xe2\x80\x9cApply online\xe2\x80\x9d link at the bottom of the poster to answer the screening questions that are required to be considered. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605 and press \'0\' for assistance.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs, and Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at www.cicic.ca/

Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second-language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate\'s linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

If employees or person employed of the public service are selected, the acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment or Interchange Canada mechanisms could be used depending on the situation and their eligibility.

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.