Health Writer jobs in Ontario

Reference number
DND26J-179212-000057

Selection process number
26-DND-EA-NAST-563683

Location
Ottawa (Ontario)

Salary
$96,235 to $104,044

Level
AS-05

Who can
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Duties
Join a team responsible for shaping the doctrinal foundation of Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS). In this role, you will research, write, and maintain doctrine that supports CFHS activities and ensures alignment with Canadian Armed Forces Joint, Army, Air Force, and applicable NATO doctrine. You will collaborate with subject matter experts to integrate best practices, promote consistency in military health services terminology, and provide specialized doctrine advice in support of capability development initiatives.

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 In line with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) direction, the Department of National Defence has adopted a common hybrid work model where employees work at their designated worksite at least 4 days each week, or 80% of their regular schedule.

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) indeterminate (permanent) position in Ottawa, Ontario. A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
How does this work? ✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “” ✅ 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. _____________________________________________

• Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.

• 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 “ 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 via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

• Applicants who 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.

• The information you provide in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false information may result in the rejection of your application and/or not hiring you.

• 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

• 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. 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 AND https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

To support an efficient assessment process, essential experience criteria may be evaluated sequentially, one criterion at a time. Candidates must meet each criterion being assessed in order to proceed to the evaluation of subsequent criteria. Candidates who do not meet the criterion under review will be screened out of the process. It is the responsibility of candidates to carefully review the requirements and to ensure their application clearly demonstrates how each experience criterion is met.

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

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EDUCATION

• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Notes)

Notes: 1. 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.

Candidates who already meet both of the following criteria must be accepted as meeting the secondary school diploma requirement:

• Candidates who have achieved a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; and
• Candidates who have been appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a position in the AS classification.

2. Acceptable experience and/or training in a field relevant to positions in the AS classification is required when the education qualification specified for the position being staffed is a secondary school diploma or approved employer alternatives.

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EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the preparation of doctrinal or policy related documents

• Experience in medical support planning at the tactical and operational levels

• Experience preparing a variety of written materials, such as reports and briefing notes for senior management*

• Experience researching, analyzing and synthesizing information from a variety of sources to present recommendations to senior management*

• Senior management is defined as the Director General (DG) level or above, or military positions at the rank of Colonel (Col) or above.

Applied / assessed at a later date

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COMPETENCIES

• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Communication

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ABILITIES

• Ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects while meeting tight timelines

• Ability to lead doctrine writing teams comprised of subject matter experts

Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

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ASSET KNOWLEDGE

• Canadian Armed Forces Joint, Army, Navy and Air Force capability development initiatives
• Canadian Armed Forces Joint, Army, Navy and Air Force, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization lessons learned processes and resources
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization standardization agreements and knowledge of the Military Committee Medical Standardization Board, and Chiefs of Medical Services’ Working Groups and Panels
• Other five-eye (US, UK, AUS, NZ) nations’ medical support doctrine (particularly US Army and UK Joint)

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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 .

• As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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.