Duties
The Communications Officer provides support and coordination for communications programs and services to support Parliamentary Protective Service' (PPS) mandate, in particular the dissemination of protection and security related information externally (to the public, parliamentary precinct) and internally (PPS staff and management).
More specifically, the Communications Officer will:
- Conduct research and advise the Deputy Chief and Communications Advisor on advertising, promotions, publishing, booths, contracts, and translations.
- Align communication plans with PPS priorities; recommend and implement approved strategies.
- Manage and track communications inventory for audits, client orders, and usage trends; recommend reorder schedules.
- Recommend and implement approved strategies.
- Support mandatory reporting and internal communications initiatives.
- Assist with responses to executive, parliamentary, media, and social media inquiries.
- Maintain financial tracking for planned and actual purchases.
- Help develop tools, processes, and procedures to support divisional work.
- Contribute to select projects, initiatives, and reporting tasks.
- Support implementation of PPS policies and programs.
- Foster strong vendor relationships; review and approve invoices with proof of performance.
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 an interview.
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).
You are encouraged to 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.
We encourage veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces to self-identify when ing to our job opportunities.
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 " Online" below.
Candidates who are unable to 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.
Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.
Please note that all answers 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.
Relocation and travel expenses incurred during the recruitment and selection process are the applicant's responsibility.
