21-month term

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization in Canada. Located in Ottawa, SCC has a Governing Council comprised of up to 13 members and a staff of approximately 160. The organization reports to Parliament through Innovation, Science and Industry and oversees Canada's standardization network.

Job Summary and Key Activities

The Senior Program Officer, ISD is responsible for providing strategic and policy support within Standardization Services Branch (SSB) to lead, enable and advance SCC’s engagement and activities with international and regional standardization organizations. The Senior Program Officer assists the supervisor in the ongoing engagement with regional and international organizations to forge strong alliances and maintain collaborative working relationships with representatives from National Standards Bodies and/or National Committees.

KEY ACTIVITIES

• Facilitates the development and implementation of multi-year project plans outlining the key steps to achieve the development of standards that embed Canadian priorities in, regional and/or international standards and conformity assessment programs:
• Applies project management principles in order to appropriately analyze, cost, plan and coordinate various projects, programs or services (from conceptual design to logistics and execution), including communication/consultation and change management, planning, critical path monitoring, and risk assessment/mitigation.
• Conducts research and policy analysis to provide strategic and operational input, advice and recommendations to SSB management on policies and issues that impact Canada’s ability to be influential within regional and international standardization bodies.
• Delivers strategic assistance in the development of policy papers, briefing notes, and presentations to communicate the results of research and policy analysis to management and key stakeholders, in order to promote Canadian governance and technical positions in international and regional standardization organizations.
• Contributes to the SSB Quality Management System (QMS) and operational efficiency by ensuring quality management documents are up to date, accurate, and easily accessible by members of the Branch.

Essential Qualifications

• Position designated as Bilingual Imperative
• Security Clearance level required: Reliability

Education

• Graduation with an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in business, public administration, political science, law or other related field

Experience

• 5 years of work experience in researching, collecting and analyzing information from various sources
• 5 years of work experience in managing projects successfully
• Experience establishing working relationships with national and international stakeholders
• 3 years of work experience in managing/overseeing contracts
• Experience providing simultaneous support to multiple project/program teams

Knowledge

• Standards Council of Canada’s Act and privacy laws
• Solid knowledge of standardization and policy principles and practices
• Solid knowledge of project management principles
• Solid knowledge of communications and training
• Knowledge of the methods, techniques and practices involved in analyzing a wide range of information related to stakeholder initiatives regarding standards and accreditation
• Solid knowledge of the methods and tools for identifying and developing standards products
• Knowledge of group dynamics and consensus building, specifically with groups or individuals from different backgrounds
• Knowledge of the key international priorities of the Canadian government

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills
• Advanced research and analytical skills
• Advanced time management, prioritization, and planning skills
• Strong project management skills, including planning, measurement and execution
• Ability to interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholder groups
• Ability to learn and apply complex ideas
• Ability to plan and organize work, to set priorities and to meet deadlines
• Ability to understand and manage stakeholder expectations

A final note

Note 1: Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Note 2: SCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

Please attach a detailed cover letter to your resume. In addition to learning about your education, training and experience, we want to hear your story! We’d love to hear about how your accomplishments, and the skills you applied to achieve them, relate to the role and why you think this opportunity is a good fit for you.

We are committed to creating and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects the peoples’ lives that we impact and the Canadian community that we work within. We strive to create an environment where everyone is comfortable being their authentic selves. We welcome Indigenous peoples and persons from all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, and physical or mental abilities to be part of our team.

We strive to ensure a barrier-free selection process. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, testing or interview, please advise the HR representative of the accommodation measures that you require to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Please complete all fields in this online application and submit before the closing date.

Upon our review of all applications, those who appear to be the best fit with the mandate of this role and with SCC’s mission and vision will be contacted. You will receive confirmation that your application has reached us.

Thank you for your interest in SCC and for taking the time to review this ad. We look forward to hearing from you!