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Canadian Security Intelligence Service Hiring For Requirements Officer and Screening Officer – Level 07 at Ottawa, ON Full Time
Job Summary
This Career Opportunity is being used to staff two (2) types of positions. You must indicate in your application which position for which you wish to be considered. If you would like to be considered for both position, please indicate both on your application.
POSITION A – REQUIREMENTS OFFICER
The Requirements Officer is responsible for producing CSIS Intelligence Reports (CIRs) for dissemination to other government departments in accordance with established intelligence requirements (IRs)
Major responsibilities:
- Maintain knowledge of CSIS IRs, Government of Canada Intelligence Priorities and relevant client interests and intelligence requirements.
- Identify intelligence of significance and produce CSIS Intelligence Reports (CIRs) for dissemination to relevant clients.
- Assess raw intelligence to determine if it contains information that is specific, privileged, attributable, contextualized and meets client expectations and/or intelligence requirements.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with client departments/agencies to obtain precise details on intelligence requirements and to obtain feedback.
- Liaise regularly with Service HQ and regional counterparts to share client intelligence requirements, identify collection gaps and share client feedback.
POSITION B – SCREENING OFFICER
Major responsibilities:
- Review security screening requests, analyze and evaluate all related information, recommend methods for additional information collection and provide fact-based security advice.
- Produce various documents/reports/briefing materials to support program reviews, management processes and decisions; report on files addressed, trends identified and meetings with partners.
- Analyse file conclusions and/or timeliness of responses to assist partners with overall program evaluations/audits/litigated cases.
- Plan, organize and deliver presentations/training to internal stakeholders and external partners on screening processes and/or cases; develop training/reference materials.
- Liaise with internal and external partners to discuss specific file issues and to exchange/maintain knowledge of business best practices/processes and area/geographic security concerns; provide security screening advice to clients and partners.
- Participate on national and international interdepartmental committees, external forums and/or working groups.
Education
- Undergraduate degree and two (2) years of related experience*
- College diploma and four (4) years of related experience*
- High school diploma and six (6) years of related experience*
The educational program must be from an accredited learning institution recognized in Canada. If you completed a program outside of Canada you will be required to obtain proof of a Canadian equivalency at your expense through a recognized credential assessment service.
NOTE: Any higher level of education (i.e. master’s degree or doctorate) could be recognized as experience.
Experience
For both positions, relevant experience is defined as:
- Experience in research and analysis where you compile, review and make recommendations and decisions based on available information.
- Experience in writing reports such as; status reports, briefing notes, memos, presentations, or business requirements reports.
Assets
Candidates may also demonstrate in their application if they meet any of the following asset criteria:
- Experience in assessing threat-related concerns to national security.
- Experience in analysing and synthesizing data from multiple sources.
- Knowledge of the Ministerial Direction, national security issues and the intelligence cycle.
- Experience in providing verbal briefings.
- Experience in an operational environment.
- Experience in liaising with internal or external stakeholders.
- Experience delivering presentations and/or training.
- Experience working with citizenship and/or government security screening thresholds.
- Experience or specialization in specific geographic areas.
Competencies
- Analytical Skills
- Communication (oral and writing)
- Interpersonal Skills
- Rigour
- Decisiveness
Conditions of Employment
Not applicable
Notes
While we continue to explore opportunities for flexible work arrangements, the majority of work in our organization must be done in the office and cannot be performed at home.
Reference Links
- Salary Grade Breakdown
Security Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process involves a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation that includes credit and financial verifications. The use of illegal drugs is a criminal offense. Drug use is an important factor considered in your reliability and suitability assessment during the selection process. Therefore it is important not to use any illegal drugs from the time you submit your application.
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Important
Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application how they meet each Education and Experience criteria. Failure to do so will result in the applicant being screened out of the career opportunity.
CSIS is a separate employer and is not subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). CSIS has its own classification, compensation system, and a different staffing regime. As such, we use a different staffing process and terminology.
CSIS is committed to building a workforce that is truly representative of the Canadians it serves by cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. This will be achieved by increasing employment equity group representation (including persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and women) at all levels within the organization through hiring and talent management practices. We will also ensure that appropriate accommodations are made (e.g., specialized equipment, changes to physical workspace) to provide employment opportunities for all qualified candidates. In support of achieving a greater, diverse and skilled workforce, we strongly encourage those individuals who belong to one or more of the employment equity groups to self-identify when applying.
Should you require accommodation in relation to a disability, please tell us at the beginning of the selection process. This information will be kept confidential.
The personal information provided in your application is protected under the Privacy Act and will be held in Personal Information Bank SIS/P-PU-025.
We thank all applicants for their interest in CSIS. However, only those who are selected for further consideration will be contacted.
