Junior Materiel Acquisition & Support Officer

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📢 How does this work?

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✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.

✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.

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Duties

📣 We are currently looking to staff for our PG Academy - Fundamental Program 📣
Junior Materiel Acquisition & Support Officer
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The PG Fundamental Program is a one-year development program, where employees are hired into the Program at the PG-01 group and level and after the successful completion of the Program, they will graduate as a PG-02. Our mission is to equip new and aspiring procurement and materiel management professionals with the essential skills, knowledge, and experience required to build a successful career within DND.

As a PG-01 trainee, you will complete comprehensive training and developmental work assignments and participate in various workshops hosted by subject matter experts. You will be supported with dedicated coaching throughout the year program and will have access to on-the-job placements supervised by experienced procurement and materiel management professionals.

⭐Benefits
• Engage in training sessions supported by dedicated coaching from professionals
• Participate in workshops led by subject matter experts
• On-the-Job-Training (OJT) placements
• Opportunity to build a strong professional network

⭐Location
Positions are available within the National Capital Region. Trainees will be required to work at various DND buildings within Ottawa and Gatineau sectors.

⭐Career Path
Trainees accepted into the Program are initially appointed into a PG-01 position. Upon successful completion of all mandatory program requirements, trainees will be appointed to the PG-02 level. As a fully qualified PG-02 within the Materiel Group, graduated trainees will assume significant roles and responsibilities in procurement and/or materiel management operations.

Work environment

Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security, and stability efforts.

What do we offer?

🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers, and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:

✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful, and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to fill multiple PG-01 English essential positions on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Ottawa, Ontario with a start date of September 2025*.

In the future, multiple PG-01 bilingual (BBB/BBB) positions will be filled on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Ottawa, Ontario with a start date of January 2026*.

A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), language profiles, operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.

*Please note that the start dates indicated above are provisional and subject to change.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.
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ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

ED1. A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note).

Notes:
The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
• A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

EX1. Approximately one year of experience in at least one of the following:
• Procurement of goods and services
• Materiel management
• Inventory control
• Financial management
• Business management
EX2. Approximately one year of experience providing client services.
EX3. Experience using Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent tools such as Google Docs, Sheets, and Gmail.
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ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES

C1: Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
C2: Thinking Things Through
C3: Working Effectively with Others
C4: Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
C5: Communication

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.
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ASSET EDUCATION
AED1. Successful completion of a post-secondary program from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the position being staffed such as: Business, E-commerce, Supply Chain Management, etc.

Degree equivalency

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

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ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1. Experience using an integrated financial or materiel management system (for example: System Applications and Products (SAP)).
AEX2. Experience managing warehouse operations or warehouse data.
AEX3. Experience managing contracts, standing offers, or supply arrangements.
AEX4. Experience preparing, reviewing or responding to Statements of Work or Statements of Requirement.
AEX5. Experience carrying out assets management activities.
AEX6. Experience procuring in, or selling to, government entities.
AEX7. Experience interpreting and providing advice or guidance on procedures, policies or legislation in an operational setting.
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.

To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
OR1. Willing and able to work occasional overtime when required.
OR2. Willing and able to change work locations within the NCR from time-to-time in accordance with program requirements.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.

Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
↪ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
↪ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
↪ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
↪ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html

Other information

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▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

▶ Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed

▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

▶ To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.

▶ If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
• https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
• https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049

Preference

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.

Contact information

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