Casual Opportunities Job at Infrastructure Canada
Ottawa (Ontario)
AS-01, AS-02
Casual Employment - **90 working days per calendar year**
$54,878 to $65,887
For further information on the organization, please visit Infrastructure Canada
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Closing date: 4 January 2023 - 23:59, Pacific Time
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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 providing your references, please include the following:
1) Current supervisor/manager;
2) Previous supervisor/manager;
- You must include their full name, title, e-mail address, and phone number.
Duties
Note: Administrative fields may include administration, human resources, finance and/or other general administrative services.
Administrative support responsibilities, including but are not limited to:
- Assist the unit Head/Director General (DG) by examining, analyzing, coordinating, prioritizing and organizing the administrative support work for the Branch;
- Prepare and process various administration requests such as training, human resources, official languages, accommodation, office equipment, information and technology, security and strategic planning;
- Provide the DG with relevant and useful data (ex: budget, performance evaluation, training, human resources, etc.) by developing and maintaining various systems;
- Liaise with managers/employees on expenditures by ensuring that they comply with policies and regulations and that funds are available;
- Act as a resource person by providing advice and policy interpretation to managers, employees and external candidates;
- Plan and coordinate the logistics related to meeting schedules, conferences, workshops, travel and other major events the DG's appointments by scheduling/ rescheduling meetings according to priorities, compiling any background information required or that would be beneficial;
- Compose and draft written replies on behalf of the DG and review for quality and accuracy outgoing correspondence prepared by others for the DG;
- Receive, track and maintain various hard copy and electronic documents;
- Filling out documents and forms, entering basic data in departmental record systems, receiving and storing files, ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive information; and
- Coordinate and control the flow of information in and out of the assigned work unit (correspondence, telephone calls, email and queries).
Work environment
- Providing a healthy, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees;
- Celebrating our diversity and our commitment to values and ethics;
- Encouraging our employees to innovate and strive for excellence;
- Committing to continued learning and employees’ career development;
- Embracing new technology that enables a more effective and flexible workplace.
In our day-to-day, we:
- Work with all orders of government and key partners to invest in modern public infrastructure;
- Invest in areas such as public transit, bridges and walking and cycling paths, safe and clean drinking water, and cultural and recreational centres – and we support urban, Indigenous, rural and remote communities across Canada by also helping them address local homelessness needs.
- Keep Canadians informed of the benefits and positive outcomes of our investments in infrastructure.
Join us to contribute your creative ideas while working with a team of professionals who take pride in the work they are doing to help build stronger communities across Canada and improve Canadians’ quality of life.
Intent of the process
The positions for this process are based in Ottawa. In accordance with INFC’s hybrid work model, employees hired within their position’s geographic work location are currently required to work in the office for 40% of their scheduled work hours, each month (e.g. approximately 2 days a week).
Are you a bilingual administrative professional seeking an opportunity in the Government of Canada? Do you stand out for your professionalism, your autonomy, your efficiency and your sense of organization? You are the administration professional we are looking for to provide quality administrative service to stakeholders and employees.
INFC is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce, we encourage candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are members of Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and/or a member of visible minority group.
This staffing process is for casual employment. Casual workers are hired for specified periods that may not exceed 90 working days in one calendar year, in a department or in an agency to which the Public Service Commission (PSC) has exclusive authority to make appointments.
The period of casual employment may be for one or more than one term, but is not to exceed 90 working days in a department or agency in a calendar year.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Information you must provide
Your résumé.
Contact information for 2 references.
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Various language requirements
While there are no official language requirements for casual employment, we are seeking candidates who are bilingual to at least an intermediate level.
Information on language requirements
EDUCATION
ED1: A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.
Degree equivalency
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
Information on employment equity
Depending on the position to be staffed, operational requirements could apply, such as:
- Ability and willingness to work overtime as required and on short notice.
Conditions of employment
Secret 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
- All job applications must be submitted using the www.jobs.gc.ca website. Should you require accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to contact us as soon as possible and prior to submission, in order for appropriate arrangements to be made.
- If you experience any technical or system related difficulties when completing your application, please contact GC Jobs Support (http://www.cfp-psc.gc.ca/contact-jobs/index-eng.php).
- If you have any questions relating to the process (non-technical / non-system related), please contact our team at the coordinates below. Please note that our business hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday to Friday, not including statutory or government holidays recognized in the province of Ontario.
- Our intention is to communicate with you via email. You must include in your application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
- You are entitled to participate in the process in the official language of your choice.
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.
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