Update: Closing date extended to May 13, 2024
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NOTE: The Executive Director, Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) Oral Health Centre of Expertise position is in the process of being reviewed and will be classified shortly. We ask candidates to please confirm what group and level (i.e., EX-01, EX-02, or both) they would be interested in by responding to the corresponding screening questions in the application.
The Executive Director, CDCP Oral Health Centre of Expertise establishes the Division as the operational-level professional technical authority for the CDCP. The Executive Director provides leadership to the development and evolution of the service coverage framework for the CDCP, provides technical oversight of application of service coverage rules by third party administrator of the CDCP, including service coverage logic, and provides leadership to analyses and recommendations to evolve service coverage and to decision making which addresses any special circumstances requiring extension of service coverage on an exceptional basis for CDCP clients. The Executive Director provides leadership to the development of CDCP processes and guidelines to ensure consistency of all decisions and recommendations related to service coverage by the Division, and acts as the lead from a technical standpoint in liaising with national and PT-level professional organizations to articulate and explain decisions and logic of the CDCP.
The intent of this selection process is to staff the position of Executive Director, CDCP Oral Health Centre of Expertise within the Oral Health Branch (OHB) at Health Canada.
A list of fully qualified candidates may be created and could be used to staff similar positions with various tenures within Health Canada.
All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act may use this selection process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position.
By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions. If you do NOT consent to share your information, please let us know in your application.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
EDUCATION :
Graduation with a degree from a recognized school of dentistry.
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
An unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a province or territory of Canada.
EXPERIENCE:
Significant* experience in setting strategic direction and developing and providing strategic advice on complex** matters to senior officials (Director General or above, or equivalent executive in the private sector).
Significant* experience in leading and being accountable for the development and/or implementation of high pressure, complex** initiatives, programs or strategies in the domain of oral health.
Experience in leading oral health professionals in a team environment with respect to policy or program delivery.
Experience in engaging diverse oral health and other stakeholders in support of the delivery of oral health-related programs or services.
Experience in providing direct clinical oral health care to a patient population for a minimum of five (5) years.
Experience in managing human and financial resources (to be rated). (Please indicate number of employees supervised, as well as size and type of budget managed.)
*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task, which are normally acquired over a period of at least two (2) consecutive years.
**Complex is defined as having at least three (3) of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting or being affected by many partners or stakeholders, having significant budgetary impact, precedent-setting or having potential for significant media coverage.
EDUCATION (Asset):
Graduation with a postgraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a health-related discipline.
EXPERIENCE (Asset):
Experience in publicly representing an organization within government at the national level.
Experience in internationally representing an organization within government.
Experience in serving in an executive capacity either as staff or on the board of a provincial, territorial or national professional association in Canada.
Experience in working with oral health regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with regulatory rules in the delivery of an oral health care program within government.
Experience in providing direct clinical oral health care to a patient population for a minimum of ten (10) years.
Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
*Bilingual Non-Imperative CBC/CBC
*Bilingual in both official languages (English/French) is essential, however if a qualified bilingual candidate is not identified, this position can be staffed by an individual who agrees to become bilingual within a defined period of time.
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the role the federal government plays in health care overall and in oral health care in particular.
Knowledge of the current national dynamics and issues in the realms of regulatory, professional, and insurance in oral health in Canada.
Knowledge of current oral health delivery and technical competencies used to deliver oral health care in Canada including to patients with diverse or complex oral health care needs.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
Create Vision and Strategy
Mobilize People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Promote Innovation and Guide Change
Achieve Results
In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons, and women.
Secret security clearance
Agreement to be deployed to another position in the EX Group within the core public administration.
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.
Information on employment equity
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications must be submitted online at www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Should you require accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to contact us as soon as possible and prior to submission, in order for appropriate arrangements to be made.
Please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status and your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form, if applicable.
Candidates are not required to submit a cover letter. Instead, candidates will be asked to answer screening questions for each essential and asset criteria (education and experience) through the electronic application. Candidates will have to provide concrete examples, for each screening question, demonstrating how they have acquired the education and experience criteria in one or two paragraphs. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate your answers to the screening questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your answers how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of email).
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as, standardized tests, interviews, a situational exercise, a self-assessment, references, etc. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, talent management placements, work samples, board member knowledge etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.
Top-down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. The selection board may decide to use a cut-off score that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.
Asset qualifications may also be applied during any stage of the selection process depending on the needs of the position to be staffed. In such a case, only those deemed to meet the required asset qualification may be given further consideration.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN THE PROCESS
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
VERIFICATION OF REFERENCE
Reference checks may be conducted (360). Candidates will be required to provide their list of references (2 supervisors, 2 colleagues and 2 subordinates). Referees must have an in-depth knowledge of your work and must be able to answer questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths.
All the information collected during the selection process, (including behaviour and communication), from the time of application until the end of the process, may be used to assess the candidates.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies, please visit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Candidates invited to the interview will be required to provide proof of their education credentials.
It is the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate that the degree/program held has been approved by a 'recognized' post-secondary institution. Candidates having foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application. To receive more information, please refer to the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials website links: http://www.cicic.ca.
APPOINTMENT TO POSITION
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position and may be required to meet the asset qualifications depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
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 all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.