Manager

Department Name: Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, Office of the
Location: Ottawa
Salary: RE-06 ($81,200 to $101,400) RE-05 ($68,300 to $85,300).
Closing Date: November 24, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: SIF06J-002705-000270
Selection Process Number: 06-07-SIF-EA-IND-268

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, Office of the

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

Various language requirements and/or profiles

**See additional requirements / comments.

Education

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RE-05 & RE-06

Graduation from a recognized university in a discipline related to the position ( e.g commerce, law, business administration, finance, accounting or actuarial science) and

a) master's degree from a recognized university in a discipline related to the position (e.g commerce, law, business administration, finance, accounting or actuarial science).

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b) professional designation or membership in a professional association in a discipline related to the position (e.g CA, CGA,CMA,CFA,FCIA, member of a law society etc).

Experience

For RE-05:

Experience in working with the Pension Benefit Standards Act, 1985 (PBSA), the 1985 Pension Benefit Standards Regulations, or similar statutes.


For RE-06

Experience in working with the Pension Benefit Standards Act, 1985 (PBSA), the 1985 Pension Benefit Standards Regulations, or similar statutes.

Experience in providing advice to senior managers.

Experience in leading projects or teams.


Experience in writing correspondence, reports, and/or briefing notes for senior managers.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Reliability Status. This factor is not used at the preselection stage. The Department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Challenge

For RE-06 position - Manager

The Office of the Superintendent of the Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) is seeking an individual to join its supervision team as a manager in the Private Pension Plans Division (PPDP). The incumbent is responsible for the management of a portfolio of pension plans supervised by the PPPD, in accordance with the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 as well as relevant pension guidelines and the framework for exercising the superintendent’s powers.

The manager’s position will include managing a team of relationship managers, maintaining an effective and efficient supervisory process, and ensuring that timely intervention activities are undertaken when dealing with emerging problems. The manager is also responsible for internal and external communications, managing the on-site examination program, and managing the ongoing development of the risk assessment system.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• Salary for RE-05 : ($68,300 to $85,300). Salary for RE-06 : ($81,200 to $101,400)
• Various language requirements and profiles: We are currently staffing a non-imperative bilingual CBC/CBC RE-06 manager position. For a non-imperative staffing action, applicants are not required to be bilingual to apply and be considered in the selection process. Other language requirements and/or profiles are: Bilingual imperative and non-imperative CCC/CCC or English essential for both the RE-05 and RE-06 positions.
• A person may be appointed to a position even though he or she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, having one (1) or many of the asset qualifications is desirable. Candidates should demonstrate in their resume that they meet the assets qualifications.
• A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this staffing process and may be used to staff similar positions on a term, acting or an indeterminate basis for RE-05 and RE-06 positions with various language requirement and/or profiles.
• A written examination will be administered.
• The candidates may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.
• Please quote reference number: 06-07-SIF-EA-IND-268
• The candidate must meet all the essential qualifications as stated in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position.
• For competency definitions, please refer to OSFI’s web site under the employment opportunities section.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Only on-line applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line should contact us at 1-800-645-5605.

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

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

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

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.