Selection Process Number:

26-27-SIF-EA-JR100510Employment Tenure:

IndeterminatePositions Available:

2

WHO CAN APPLY

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

KEY INFORMATION

This poster will close at 12:00 AM EST on the posting’s indicated closing date (note that for those in the Pacific Time Zone, this corresponds to 9:00PM PST on the previous day). To be considered, your application must be submitted before the specified deadline. If you experience any technical issues submitting your application, please email a screenshot of the issue to [email protected].

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Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter as part of this job application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

- Information on assessment accommodation

POSITION DETAILS

CLASSIFICATION:

These positions are classified at the RE-06 group and level, which is roughly equivalent to the CT-FIN-04 group and level.

LOCATION:

The designated worksite for the Specialist and Manager positions is the Toronto, Ontario OSFI Office.

- The Toronto, Ontario OSFI Office will be considered the Specialist’s regular place of work.
- The Toronto, Ontario OSFI Office will be considered the Manager’s regular place of work. Other satellite locations such as the Ottawa, ON OSFI office may be approved, depending on worksite availability.

OSFI’s work model includes telework and mandatory onsite presence. The terms of the employee’s telework arrangement will be established in accordance with the Directive on Telework and related organizational directions. These arrangements must be reviewed annually, at a minimum, and can be subject to change. OSFI employees are currently required to work in the office 4 days per week, however this may be subject to change depending on new direction.

PROCESS INTENT

The immediate need is to staff one Specialist position with a language requirement of English Essential, on an indeterminate basis, and one Manager position with a language requirement of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC, on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic requirements and/or profiles, security requirements, tenures, and/or locations within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

OSFI requires Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (FRFI) to have adequate policies and procedures to protect themselves against threats to their integrity and security (I&S;), including foreign interference. The Integrity and Security Risk division supervises FRFIs against several OSFI guidelines, including the Integrity and Security Guideline.

As a Specialist, your duties may include:

- Supervising financial institutions against OSFI guidance and publications through the review and monitoring of FRFIs.
- Drafting briefing notes and provide presentations to senior leadership
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders on subjects related to the integrity and security of FRFIs.

As a Manager, your duties and responsibilities will be similar to a Specialist, however, you will also be expected to:
- Manage and lead a team in support of OSFI’s mandate.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Official Language Proficiency:

- Specialist: English Essential
- Manager: Bilingual Imperative – CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet each of the following education and experience criteria.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, you must possess the essential education below:

- A degree OR diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in business, economics, or other relevant field

OR
- An acceptable combination (1*) of relevant experience and formal education or training.

NOTE:

At the manager’s discretion, OSFI may consider candidates who do not possess the stated education but meet the combination of experience and education or training if concrete examples are provided.

Information on degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, you must possess the experience below:

- Significant (1) experience in a specialized risk domain or sub-domain such as, physical security and/or insider threat programs including but not limited to, conducting physical threat and risk assessments, technical security inspections, contributing to risk governance, incident response; and drafting policies and procedures.
- Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations and delivering briefings on complex issues (2*) to senior management (3*).





NOTE:

(1*) Significant is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of at least two (2) years within the last five (5) years.

(2*) Complex issues are issues with at least three (3) of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent setting, having a major impact on the service or program delivery.

(3*) Senior management is typically defined as the Assistant Deputy Minister (EX-04) level and above or private-sector equivalent (e.g., C-suite, COO, CIO, CFO).

The following essential knowledge, competencies and abilities will be assessed at a later date.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, you must possess the essential knowledge below:

- Knowledge of, enterprise risk management practices, and controls as they relate to the financial services industry (1*), with a particular focus on physical security or insider threat risks.
- Knowledge of OSFI’s mandate and the Supervisory Framework particularly in the area of Operational Resilience.
- Knowledge of current and/or emerging threats and risks as it relates to physical security and insider threats at federally regulated financial institutions.

NOTE:

(1*) Financial services industry experience is defined as experience working in one or more of the following areas: (a) financial institutions including banks, trust and loan companies, insurance companies and pension plans (b) firms dealing with audits or consulting engagements to such institutions (including reinsurance brokers) (c) technology and data companies providing services to financial institutions or linked to the delivery of financial services (d) government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions (e) Indigenous Institutions including: Band operations, trustees or administrators of pension plans, insurance institutions, lending institutions or other related areas providing financial services (f) other relevant areas, such as but not limited to, financial risk management, investment management, corporate treasury functions or commercial lending.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, you must possess the essential competencies below:

- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Interpersonal communication
- Results Orientation

To be considered for the Manager, you must also possess the following essential competency:

- Leading People

ESSENTIAL ABILITIES:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, you must possess the essential abilities below:

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally.
- Ability to translate complex technical issues into simple terms to ensure understanding to non-technical and/or senior management audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

If you possess any of the following education or experience criteria, your application must clearly explain how you meet them (may be needed for the job).

ASSET EDUCATION:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, the following asset education may be required:

- ASIS International Certifications (Certified Protection Professional and/or Physical Security Professional)
- Graduate degree in Security Management

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, the following asset experience may be required:

- Experience in developing or managing an insider risk program.
- Experience in a second line of defence role including assessing control functions.
- Supervisory experience in a regulated environment.

The following asset knowledge may be assessed at a later date.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:

As these criteria apply to both the Specialist and Manager, the following asset knowledge may be required:

- Knowledge of technical security inspections
- Knowledge of insider threat programs

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Ability and willingness to work overtime.
- Ability and willingness to travel within Canada when required.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally when required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

- Security – SecretThe ability to work remotely from home within Canada with access to the Internet in one’s residence is a condition of employment.

- The ability to work remotely from home within Canada with access to the Internet in one’s residence is a condition of employment.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

- Retaining OSFI affected/opting employees
- OSFI is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the Canadian population. In order to meet our employment equity objectives,



selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a disability, Indigenous Peoples, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women. OSFI is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to one of these designated employment equity groups.

OTHER INFORMATION

- Organizational needs may be applied first, therefore, OSFI affected/opting employees may be given first consideration over other applicants. Please note that in some cases deployments may also be considered for the retention of employees.
- The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Employment equity - Canada.ca
- Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first. Information on the preference to veterans
- We thank those who applied; however, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
- Eligible candidates may be considered and offered a deployment before considering other applicants.
- A DEPLOYMENT is a permanent movement of an employee at level or equivalent level within an organization to another organization in the core public administration, the OAG, or to the five separate agencies named in Schedule V to the FAA whose appointments are made in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). A deployment does not constitute a promotion or change a person's period of employment from a specified term to indeterminate.
- The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, sites, and applications based on large language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Dall-E, Microsoft Copilot), is forbidden for this application. Plagiarism from any source, or the use of generative AI from any source, may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the invalidation of your application and consequently, elimination from this selection process.
- OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).
- All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the staffing process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.
- Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed; however, depending on the requirements of the specific position(s) being staffed, one or more asset criteria or organizational need may be invoked at any stage of the process.
- Staffing strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications.
- Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.
- During the staffing process, various assessment methods can be utilized, including but not limited to written exams and interviews. These assessments may be conducted either remotely or in-person at one of our OSFI offices (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal or Vancouver).
- Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
- Email correspondence will be the primary method of communication with candidates for this selection process. Ensure you check your spam folder for any communications from OSFI ([email protected]). You must provide valid and updated contact information.
- All job applications must be submitted through Workday: OSFI’s recruiting platform. Do not email your application as it will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "Submit" button.
- If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any step of the assessment process (such as submitting the application, written test, or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address: [email protected]. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
- You are responsible for ensuring that the personal information provided in your candidate profile in Workday is accurate and up to date (e.g., contact information, status of any priority entitlements, veteran/mobility status, citizenship, etc.). If your personal information needs to be updated after you have submitted your application, you must contact us at [email protected]. Failure to do so may mean that you are either not considered or eliminated from the process.

CONTACT INFORMATION

OSFI Staffing Team

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📌 Manager and Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
📍 Toronto