Work environmentThe RCMP is engaging with national Indigenous leaders and communities. Our employees in divisions and detachments across Canada are building stronger relationships with leaders and members of the hundreds of Indigenous communities we serve.
The Community Program Officer works with the RCMP core police service and provides a connection between the RCMP and the community. This position is in direct support to law enforcement activities as it engages the communities in mutual problem solving, providing a connection between the RCMP and the specific cultures, situations and expectations of indigenous communities.
This position will liaise with community professionals and groups, including local and provincial governments, indigenous leadership to promote community relations. Provides support for community-led initiatives and contribute to community mobilization. Participates in meetings and internal committees and provides community and crime prevention/reduction perspective in the development, review and evaluation of local programs and initiatives.
The "community" includes professionals from; social services; law enforcement; judicial, health and school organizations; governments, the private sector and non-profit organizations.
Intent of the process
Currently we have one indeterminate vacancy at the PM-03 group and level.
A qualified pool of candidates may be established to staff this and other similar positions, at the PM-03 group and level for term, indeterminate or acting at full or part-time hours or lower level positions.
Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member. Notification regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.
Important messages
💻ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON, WILL BE CONSIDERED.
"**The use of AI is prohibited.
You must complete your application and future assessments independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI).
You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview.
Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application."
📞Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process prior to the closing date.
📌 This selection process may be used to fill the same or similar positions at equivalent or lower classifications on a casual, term, indeterminate or acting at full or part-time hours.
📢 Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential education and experience criteria as well as the asset qualifications by responding to all the screening questions. Candidates must elaborate their answers by providing concrete examples, and indicate when and where they obtained this experience. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Please note that failure to respond to the screening questions with the requested information could result in your application being rejected. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history.
✍ Throughout the selection process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this selection process and as a result, you will not be considered further.
🎓 Proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates are required to provide the ORIGINAL education document and a copy. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process.
Please note: You must provide ORIGINAL proof of name change if the name identified on your education document(s) is different than your current legal name.
Applicants with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.
📧 Communication for this process will only be sent via email. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and that you inform our office via email of any updates as required. Ensure you include an email address you can access from home and that it accepts email from unknown users. You are strongly encouraged to check your email on a regular basis, including your junk mail folder. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.