Communications Advisor « Anticipatory Staffing »

Duties
Strategic Communications Unit
The Alberta RCMP Strategic Communications Unit is a fast-paced, work environment where no two days look the same. The unit provides communications assistance to all levels of the Alberta RCMP including all units and detachments. The positions in the unit provide a wide range of services for both internal and external audiences including media relations, social media management, strategic advice, crisis communications, communications planning, web support, video productions, and graphic design.⭐Digital Media Group
The Digital Media Group manages the Alberta RCMP’s digital presence and visual communications, including social media channels, internal and external websites, video production, graphic design and photography. Its in-house specialists create communications products and provide technical and visual support for divisional operations and initiatives.⭐Strategy Group
The Strategy Group leads communications projects that advance operational priorities, strengthen community engagement, and enhance the profile of the Alberta RCMP. The group develops proactive and responsive communications plans, messaging and campaigns for internal and external audiences, along with web and print copy, media materials, executive speaking notes and communiqués.⭐Media Relations Group
The Media Relations Group provides timely, accurate, open and transparent communications that inform the public, support operational priorities, and strengthen trust and confidence in the RCMP. The group coordinates proactive and reactive media relations for the Alberta RCMP around the clock, ensures divisional media releases meet established quality standards and operating procedures, and supports media relations personnel through appropriate training, resources and divisional training initiatives.

Intent of the process
This is an anticipatory staffing process designed to create a pool of qualified candidates. The pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (i.e. indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment and secondment) within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information 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 ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information provided on their application is accurate and up to date at the time of application.For this selection process, we will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.Candidates will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.Volume Management strategies may be used.Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.

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COE1 - RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS) security clearance.
The process requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.COE2 - Must work overtime on short notice from time to time.
COE3 - Must be on call during evenings, weekends and on public holidays from time to time.
COE4 - Must carry and monitor a mobile communications device outside of work hours when required.Those selected must meet and maintain the above condition of employment throughout their employment.

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EDUCATION
- A degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience**.Notes: Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard when ever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.
*Degree: Unless otherwise specified (e.g., master's degree), the term "degree" refers to a bachelor's degree, as established by the appropriate educational authorities.
** Acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience:
- A high school diploma with at least 5 years of work experience in communications or;
- A college diploma in the field of communications with at least 3 years of work experience in communications.Proof of education will be required prior to appointmentCandidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. See Degree equivalency link below.

EXPERIENCE
Ex1 - Experience researching and analyzing issues related to communication and the public environment.Ex2 - Experience writing, editing and delivering a wide variety of communication products* for senior management** (or higher).
*A wide variety of communications products refers to a minimum of four (4) products such as news releases, media advisories, media lines, internal messages for employees, speeches, social media content or communication plans for internal or external partners such as federal organizations, central agencies, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, other orders of government, or industry.
**Senior management is defined as a manager who supervises staff, assigns tasks, oversees workload and completes performance assessments for employees for a team of two employees or more. For candidates applying from within the Government of Canada, we consider senior management to be persons occupying level IS-05 and IS-06 positions. For RCMP police officers/regular members, this is the equivalent of one or two levels under the rank of Superintendent.Ex3 - Experience in building and maintaining partnerships with stakeholders.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
A1 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
A2 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3 - Ability to analyze a problem, situation or process and make recommendations.
A4 - Ability to develop communication products for a variety of audiences.
A5 - Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, negotiate timelines and meet deadlines

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1 - Effective interpersonal skills
PS2 - Judgement
PS3 - Initiative

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements

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ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
AEx1 - Experience in social media.
AEx2 - Experience writing and editing various journalistic-style content for print or online.
AEx3 - Experience in media relations.
AEx4 - Experience in speech writing.
AEx5 - Experience in crisis communications.
AEx6 - Experience in operational communications*.
*Operational communications are public communications related to the organization’s day-to-day activities, which are of a safety/security nature and may include emergency components to be shared quickly with the general public. For example, we consider these to be operational communications at the RCMP when the communication is intended for the general public and relates to:
• Active shooter
• Massive seizure of drugs
• Current anti-terrorist operation
• Arrest of criminal leader
• Forest fire evacuation
• Flood warning
• AMBER Alert
• Organized crime operation
• Foreign interference activities
• Major fraud
• Military operations in Canada or abroad
• Massive evacuation
• Etc.AEx7 - Experience reviewing and providing feedback on the work of peers and junior staff.
AEx8 - Experience leading short-term projects and coordinating resources, including colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
AEx9 - Experience coordinating and facilitating the development, implementation, and evaluation of communications plans and strategies
AEx10 - Experience independently identifying strategic communications opportunities and risks and developing objectives, key messages, recommendations and activities aligned with organizational policies and priorities.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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