Program Assistant (Amendment to Closing Date)

Department Name: Canadian Heritage
Location: Yellowknife
Classification: CR - 04
Salary: $40,101 to $43,286 (per annum, plus northern benefits)
Closing Date: November 24, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: PCH06J-007655-000092
Selection Process Number: 06-PCH-EA-PRA-0941
Employment Tenure: This is a full-time permanent position. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Canadian Heritage

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing or employed in Yellowknife (NT), and within an 80 kilometre radius of Yellowknife (NT).
  
  The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm

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.

Bilingual Imperative

Education

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• Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
  • Must have completed at least a Secondary School Diploma

Experience

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Experience is required in EACH of the following areas:
. Experience in performing reception functions.
. Experience in operating a personal computer and software applications including word processing, spreadsheet, email and internet browsing.
. Experience in performing administrative and financial duties.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Organizational Needs which may apply for this position.
  • Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: Persons in a visible minority group
• The following merit criteria may be required for this position. Applicants should indicate in their application if they meet the merit criteria.
  • Experience in working with SAP.
  • Experience in filing system including electronic filing and archiving.
  • Experience in writing basic correspondence and minutes.
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  • Willingness to undergo and successfully pass an enhanced reliability security clearance.
  • A completed isolated post health declaration may be required prior to appointment.

Statement of Merit Criteria

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

Challenge

Key Activities
• Receives and assists clients/general public, answers enquires, provides information or directs visitors to appropriate individuals or other departments.
• Provides administrative support to program officers (4 total) in areas such as travel arrangements, purchasing, coordinating dissemination of promotional material, photocopying and equipment maintenance.
• Enters data in Grants & Contribution Integrated Management System.
• Manages office budget in electronic financial systems.
• Files and archives grants/contributions and administration files.

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

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

Only online applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested alternate 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/TDD 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public internet access location.

If after trying these options you still cannot access the Internet, please call the toll-free number 1-888-780-4444; or toll-free TTY/TDD 1-800-465-7735 (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired and speech impaired persons); or the nearest PSC office.

Important Messages

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.