National Mobilization Officer
Top Benefits
About the role
Branch: Regional Offices Branch
Employment Type: Indeterminate
Position Linguistic Designation: Bilingual (English, French)
Position Global Linguistic Level: B2
Salary: $115,974 - $130,534 + $1,763.31 Bilingual Allowance
Location: Ottawa Headquarters
Search Area: Internal; Membership; Public
Closing Date: 09/25/2025
Who are we?
Founded in 1966, the Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 250,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with regional offices across the country. PSAC strives to enhance its members’ quality of life and has been at the forefront of significant and successful campaigns for workplace and human rights. Learn more about our victories.
We will support your mental and physical health with:
- Flexible work arrangements (hybrid employees may have their own dedicated workstations).
- Group benefits (health, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, employee and family assistance), such as $7,500 for mental health professionals, that are 100% paid by the employer. Defined benefit pension plan (50/50 contribution from you and us).
- Three weeks’ vacation to start, plus extra paid leave to support your wellness.
- Generous support for your professional growth and career development.
- $800 per year recreation allowance.
Primary Responsibility:
Under the supervision of the Director of the Regional Offices Branch will coordinate strike mobilization activities, strike activities, communications and provide technical coordination of all national strike action and support for all regional strikes via the NSCC and the RSCC.
What you will bring to the table:
Knowledge
- Understanding and commitment to union and equity principles.
- Self confidence, action oriented, tenacity.
- Good judgment and diplomacy.
- Well developed time management skills to deal effectively with conflicting priorities and time sensitive issues while remaining focused in the face of multiple distractions.
- Political acuity and respect for workers.
- Well developed communication and negotiating skills.
- Proficiency in the use of a computer, including the ability to use Windows, FrontPage, ONSTRIKE software, Microsoft Access, Excel, Simply Accounting, Groupwise and the Internet.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills;
- High degree of initiative and good judgment.
- Strong problem solving abilities.
- Knowledge of trade union’s role, objectives, and activities as well as an understanding of and commitment to union principles.
- Excellent knowledge of PSAC strike procedures.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the organization, function, and objectives as well as policies and Constitution and Regulations of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
- Knowledge of where to go within the organization for needed information and ability to judge what information should be passed on to various staff.
- Skill in organizing material, information, people in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication of effort.
- Knowledge of basic financial accounting procedures.
- Excellent listening skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Must be committed to teamwork.
Abilities
- Ability to prepare and monitor budgets.
- Ability to successfully deal with change and to effectively manage organizational, operational and people issues.
- Ability to understand and respond strategically to operational issues with innovative solutions and develop and monitor long and short term goals.
- Ability to establish trust and cooperation amongst staff, members and elected officers and promote enthusiasm and commitment.
- Ability to facilitate group discussion and decision making.
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively on a team.
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to pick up on the key issues and convey this information in a concise manner.
- Ability to determine priorities without supervision.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in a politically sensitive environment.
Personal suitability
- Self confidence, action oriented, tenacity.
- Good judgment and diplomacy.
What you need to know:
- Second language level indicated above is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Preferred candidates may have their second language skills assessed as part of the hiring process. However, valid federal government SLE results can be used toward this.
- While we appreciate all the candidates’ interest, only those considered in the process will be contacted.
- A full job description is available upon request.
NOTES:
Internal applicants should submit their résumé online through HRMS.
Indeterminate PSAC employees who meet the qualifications of this position can request a transfer in accordance with the relevant collective agreement by submitting an application on or before the closing date. Please upload a cover letter indicating that you are requesting a transfer as well as a resume in your candidate profile (if not previously done) and indicate “Yes” under “Employment Information”.
Employment Equity at PSAC is focused on five groups: women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you belong to one or more of these groups, please consider responding to the voluntary employment equity section of the online application.All individual information collected from this questionnaire will be kept strictly confidential.
In many cases, you may identify in more than one designated group. For example, you may identify yourself as an Indigenous person and a person with a disability and a woman.
False declarations will be taken seriously and may prompt an investigation or further actions, as necessary.
Please contact HRactionRH@psac-afpc.com to obtain this questionnaire in an alternate format (e.g., large print), should you need more information, or require assistance in completing this questionnaire.
For accommodation needs or to obtain a copy of the documents in alternate format, please email hractionrh@psac-afpc.com
About Public Service Alliance of Canada
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 180,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. Our members work for federal government departments and agencies, Crown Corporations, universities, casinos, community services agencies, Aboriginal communities, airports, and the security sector among others. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with 23 regional offices across Canada.
National Mobilization Officer
Top Benefits
About the role
Branch: Regional Offices Branch
Employment Type: Indeterminate
Position Linguistic Designation: Bilingual (English, French)
Position Global Linguistic Level: B2
Salary: $115,974 - $130,534 + $1,763.31 Bilingual Allowance
Location: Ottawa Headquarters
Search Area: Internal; Membership; Public
Closing Date: 09/25/2025
Who are we?
Founded in 1966, the Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 250,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with regional offices across the country. PSAC strives to enhance its members’ quality of life and has been at the forefront of significant and successful campaigns for workplace and human rights. Learn more about our victories.
We will support your mental and physical health with:
- Flexible work arrangements (hybrid employees may have their own dedicated workstations).
- Group benefits (health, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, employee and family assistance), such as $7,500 for mental health professionals, that are 100% paid by the employer. Defined benefit pension plan (50/50 contribution from you and us).
- Three weeks’ vacation to start, plus extra paid leave to support your wellness.
- Generous support for your professional growth and career development.
- $800 per year recreation allowance.
Primary Responsibility:
Under the supervision of the Director of the Regional Offices Branch will coordinate strike mobilization activities, strike activities, communications and provide technical coordination of all national strike action and support for all regional strikes via the NSCC and the RSCC.
What you will bring to the table:
Knowledge
- Understanding and commitment to union and equity principles.
- Self confidence, action oriented, tenacity.
- Good judgment and diplomacy.
- Well developed time management skills to deal effectively with conflicting priorities and time sensitive issues while remaining focused in the face of multiple distractions.
- Political acuity and respect for workers.
- Well developed communication and negotiating skills.
- Proficiency in the use of a computer, including the ability to use Windows, FrontPage, ONSTRIKE software, Microsoft Access, Excel, Simply Accounting, Groupwise and the Internet.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills;
- High degree of initiative and good judgment.
- Strong problem solving abilities.
- Knowledge of trade union’s role, objectives, and activities as well as an understanding of and commitment to union principles.
- Excellent knowledge of PSAC strike procedures.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the organization, function, and objectives as well as policies and Constitution and Regulations of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
- Knowledge of where to go within the organization for needed information and ability to judge what information should be passed on to various staff.
- Skill in organizing material, information, people in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication of effort.
- Knowledge of basic financial accounting procedures.
- Excellent listening skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Must be committed to teamwork.
Abilities
- Ability to prepare and monitor budgets.
- Ability to successfully deal with change and to effectively manage organizational, operational and people issues.
- Ability to understand and respond strategically to operational issues with innovative solutions and develop and monitor long and short term goals.
- Ability to establish trust and cooperation amongst staff, members and elected officers and promote enthusiasm and commitment.
- Ability to facilitate group discussion and decision making.
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively on a team.
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to pick up on the key issues and convey this information in a concise manner.
- Ability to determine priorities without supervision.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in a politically sensitive environment.
Personal suitability
- Self confidence, action oriented, tenacity.
- Good judgment and diplomacy.
What you need to know:
- Second language level indicated above is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Preferred candidates may have their second language skills assessed as part of the hiring process. However, valid federal government SLE results can be used toward this.
- While we appreciate all the candidates’ interest, only those considered in the process will be contacted.
- A full job description is available upon request.
NOTES:
Internal applicants should submit their résumé online through HRMS.
Indeterminate PSAC employees who meet the qualifications of this position can request a transfer in accordance with the relevant collective agreement by submitting an application on or before the closing date. Please upload a cover letter indicating that you are requesting a transfer as well as a resume in your candidate profile (if not previously done) and indicate “Yes” under “Employment Information”.
Employment Equity at PSAC is focused on five groups: women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you belong to one or more of these groups, please consider responding to the voluntary employment equity section of the online application.All individual information collected from this questionnaire will be kept strictly confidential.
In many cases, you may identify in more than one designated group. For example, you may identify yourself as an Indigenous person and a person with a disability and a woman.
False declarations will be taken seriously and may prompt an investigation or further actions, as necessary.
Please contact HRactionRH@psac-afpc.com to obtain this questionnaire in an alternate format (e.g., large print), should you need more information, or require assistance in completing this questionnaire.
For accommodation needs or to obtain a copy of the documents in alternate format, please email hractionrh@psac-afpc.com
About Public Service Alliance of Canada
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 180,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. Our members work for federal government departments and agencies, Crown Corporations, universities, casinos, community services agencies, Aboriginal communities, airports, and the security sector among others. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with 23 regional offices across Canada.