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Deputy Chief, Corporate Policy
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Closing: 2026-07-06

Deputy Chief, Corporate Policy

Parliamentary Protective Service - Director's Office

Closing date: July 6, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

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Reference number
PPS26J-050300-000037
Selection process number
26-PPS-SPP-114
Location
Ottawa (Ontario)
Salary
$105,995 to $139,482 - (under review) Annual salary is based on a 35-hour work week.
Level
ZZ-00 - PSA-10 Group and Level
Who can apply
Employees of the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) only.
Organization information
For further information on the organization, please visit Parliamentary Protective Service.

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About the position

Duties
The Deputy Chief, Corporate Policy provides senior strategic leadership for the development, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the organization’s policy framework. The role is responsible for ensuring that policies are aligned with the organization’s mandate, strategic priorities, legislative requirements, and governance structures. Acting as a principal advisor to senior executives, the Deputy Chief leads enterprise-wide policy planning, provides authoritative policy advice, and ensures consistent, defensible, and effective policy application across the organization.
Key responsibilities:
• Lead and align the corporate policy framework with strategic priorities.
• Oversee policy development, governance, and compliance.
• Lead the identification of emerging policy issues, risks, and opportunities and recommend strategic responses in the short, medium, and long term.
• Advise senior leadership and support decision-making.
• Plan, monitor, and improve policy performance.
• Engage stakeholders and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Manage resources and lead policy teams.
• Ensure risk management and policy integrity.
• Contribute to organizational leadership and continuous improvement.
Work environment
The Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) is a separate and distinct organization and is not subject to the Public Service Employment Act. PPS has its own classification, compensation system and staffing regime. Persons appointed to PPS continue to be part of the federal government and will receive the public service pension plan and public service insurance benefits plan.
Intent of the process
The purpose of this recruitment and selection process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position AND to establish a pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates.
The pool may also be used in the future to staff similar positions within the PPS.
Positions to be filled
1
Important messages
Please visit PPS web site under Careers > Opportunities or at https://pps.parl.ca/ for guides that will help you prepare your application and for an interview.
We will only accept online applications received through the GC Employment website.
To submit your online application, you will first need to create an account on the GC Jobs website. Once your account is created, return to the job poster, and select the button "Apply Online" below.
Candidates who are unable to apply online must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.
All communication (screening, assessments, invitations, results) with applicants will be done by e-mail. Ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid, always functional and accepts messages from unknown users.
It is your responsibility, as a candidate, to clearly demonstrate how you meet each qualification (education, experience, and assets) by answering the screening questions in the online application.
You must provide concrete specific examples to illustrate how you meet each criterion identified in the questions. Your answers must include where and how you obtained the required experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s).
Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.
Use the STAR method to provide clear and detailed examples:
• S – Situation: Describe the context.
• T – Task: Outline the objective.
• A – Action: Explain what you did and how you did it.
• R – Result: Highlight the outcome of your actions.
Please note that all answers (or cover letters) submitted must be original work. Plagiarism of any kind, including responses generated by AI, is strictly prohibited, and may result in disqualification from the application process.
Candidates 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.
Various assessment tools may be used to evaluate candidates during the selection process.
Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies may be used for the purpose of managing applications.
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications, including the linguistic requirement to be appointed to a position.

Conditions of employment

All candidates must obtain both a Site Access Clearance and a PPS Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret clearance.
To initiate the PPS security screening process, candidates will be required to complete a personal history questionnaire, a pre interview questionnaire, and undergo fingerprinting. The security screening process involves a comprehensive background investigation to assess the candidate’s reliability, honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty to Canada and reliability as it relates to that loyalty. This security screening investigation includes, but is not limited to, a loyalty assessment, law enforcement verifications, financial verifications, internet inquiries, as well as personal and employment reference checks. Candidates will also be required to participate in a security screening interview, which will cover a range of topics relevant to assessing their overall reliability, honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty to Canada and reliability as it relates to that loyalty.
Candidates should be aware that participation in, or completion of, the recruitment process does not guarantee eligibility for a PPS security screening. Security screening is conducted as a separate process, and the outcome may be influenced by several factors, including the length of time an individual has resided in Canada and the resulting ability to verify required background information.
Interactions with law enforcement, credit history, personal associations, and other relevant security considerations may also affect a candidate’s eligibility to be granted the required security screening level and may influence the time needed to complete the security screening process.
Candidates who do not meet the security screening requirements will not be granted the required security screening level and will therefore be removed from the hiring process as it is a condition of employment.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a post-secondary educational program related to the position OR an acceptable combination of education, experience, and training.

Learn more about degree equivalency.

EXPERIENCES:
E1 – Significant** experience leading policy development and governance in a mission-driven, operational environment.
E2 - Recent* and significant** experience advising senior executives and influencing strategic decision-making.
E3 - Recent* and significant** experience consulting and collaborating with internal colleagues and stakeholders to achieve operational goals.
E4 - Significant** experience in producing high-quality written materials for decision-making purposes, including briefing notes, memoranda, reports, and presentations.
E5 - Recent* experience managing multidisciplinary teams and financial resources.
DEFINITIONS:
*RECENT means within the last five (5) years.
**SIGNIFICANT is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task, which are acquired on a full-time basis over a period of a minimum of five (5) years.
Applied / assessed at a later date
KNOWLEDGE:
K1 - Expert knowledge of policy frameworks, instruments, and governance.
K2 - Knowledge of policy development processes, including research methods and analytical techniques.
COMPETENCIES:
Teamwork and Collaboration
Thinking Skills
Communication
Leadership
Client Service Orientation

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC) - Self-assessment test in a second language:
To help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your written expression and reading comprehension in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.
Try out the self-assessment tests for written expression and reading comprehension by visiting: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/self-assessment-tests.html

Learn more about language requirements.

Our commitment

We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Learn more about assessment accommodation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

How to apply

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Information you must provide
  • Your résumé

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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