Notice of job opportunity

SI-04 Real Estate Appraiser, Audit Division, Vancouver Island and North Tax Services Office (VINTSO), Victoria, BC (open to the general public)

Region: Pacific
Location: Vancouver Island and North Tax Services Office, Victoria, BC / Bureau des services fiscaux de l'île de Vancouver et du Nord, Victoria, C.-B.
Contract type: Perm/Temp - Acting,Lateral Move,Permanent,Promotion,Term
Classification: SI-004
Linguistic profile: English Essential
Salary range: $79,609 to $96,429
Closing date: June 05, 2018 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Requisition Number: 53099721

Who can apply

Persons living in Canada and Canadian citizens living abroad.

Preference for appointment will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Please note that this process will be used to staff positions in Victoria, BC only. As a result, if you are appointed from this process we will expect you to relocate to this location. If you are a candidate from the general public, you will have to pay any expenses related to relocation as well as any travel for assessments.

Duties

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Key Activities

• Providing appraisal reports, advice and expert opinion concerning tangible property.

• Participating in preparing and evaluating completed appraisals in order to maintain the required work standards and to ensure that professional appraisal principles, techniques and approaches are applied.

• Providing service through promoting effective communication internally with staff and management and externally with taxpayers and/or representatives.

• Act as an expert witness in Court and provide consultative services to the Tax Services Offices.

Staffing Requirements to apply

You must clearly demonstrate on your online application how you meet the essential staffing requirements to apply.

Education

• Successful completion of two years of postsecondary education, with an acceptable specialization in statistics, accounting, economics, business administration, history, sociology, a law-related field, or other specializations relevant to the position.

AND

• Be a Candidate Member or be eligible for Candidate Memberships in the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) and have successfully completed all the AIC mandated Core Courses, which lead to the Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI, P. App) Designation.

Successful candidates are expected to continue their studies towards obtaining the AACI, P. App designation.

A recognized postsecondary institution is defined as a Canadian public or private institution that is recognized or authorized to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of the provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism.

Candidates with foreign education credentials must have their education confirmed by a recognized credential assessment service. Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate. Please visit the Canadian Information Centre of International Credentials website at www.cicic.ca.

Note: By the closing date and time of this poster, you must upload your education credentials in the education section of your Candidate Profile to demonstrate that you meet the essential education requirements. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further.

Experience

Experience conducting Real Estate Appraisals for a cumulative period of twelve (12) months in the last three (3) years.

Preference may be given to individuals with more experience.

The onus is on the candidate to demonstrate that they meet the experience requirements. Insufficient information may result in your application not being considered further.

Language Requirements

English

Staffing requirements to be assessed/applied

Any essential staffing requirements indicated below will be assessed/applied at a later date. Any discretionary staffing requirements indicated below may be applied/assessed at a later date.

Essential

The following qualifications WILL be assessed using locally developed assessment tools. Assessment methods through locally developed tools may include a written exam, a written submission, an interview and/or reference checks. Candidates must achieve the required pass marks shown.

• Knowledge and application of real estate appraising
Assessment method – interview – passing mark 70%

• Ability to prepare business correspondence in English
Assessment method – written exam – passing mark 70%

• Ability to Communicate Orally in English
Assessment method – interview – passing mark 70%

Assessments for the above are expected to take place between June 18-29, 2018.

Throughout the staffing process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this staffing process and as a result, you will not be considered further.

Any expenses incurred by candidates from the general public in connection with this staffing process, will be borne by the candidate themselves.

Results from locally developed assessment tools are not portable to other staffing processes.

Discretionary

The following competencies MAY be assessed using a standardized assessment tools. Candidates must achieve the required mark shown.

• Writing Skills (English) – level 2

Candidates who have already achieved the required level for the above competencies do not need to be reassessed.


The following qualifications MAY be assessed using locally developed assessment tools. Assessment methods through locally developed tools may include a written exam, a written submission, an interview and/or reference checks. Candidates must achieve the required pass marks shown.

• Ability to Prepare Appraisal Reports
Assessment method – written work sample or test work sample – passing mark 70%

Results from locally developed assessment tools are not portable to other staffing processes.

Additional staffing requirements

Essential

• Performance validation

Discretionary

• Employment Equity
• Budget considerations
• Start date
• Successful Completion of the AACI designation
• Experience appraising properties in British Columbia (local knowledge)
• Experience appraising properties in the lower mainland, BC
• Experience appraising properties on Vancouver Island, BC

Conditions of employment

• Reliability/Security - Reliability Status
• Willingness to take and successfully complete training
• Willingness to work overtime
• Travel required
• Valid driver's license or personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver's license

General information

For information on how to apply, communication during the staffing process, foreign credentials, employment equity, accommodations during assessment, security status or clearance, and our code and conflict of interest requirements refer to the general information page http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/crrs/srch/tps-eng.html.

CRA employees are dedicated to serving in the public interest and have worked hard to earn the trust of Canadians. The Code of integrity and professional conduct and the Directive on conflict of interest, gifts and hospitality, and post-employment are important documents that outline the expected standards of conduct for CRA employees. We strongly recommend that you take the time to review these documents before you consider an employment opportunity with the CRA. Please note that a conflict of interest arises whenever an employee's private interests and/or outside activities impair, or could be perceived to impair, their ability to make decisions with integrity, impartiality, honesty, and in the best interests of the CRA and the Government of Canada.



Please quote the requisition number 53099721 on all correspondence.

Candidates can view the status of their application and any related messages by logging into their Candidate profile on our Careers at the CRA site.

Pool

A pool of eligible candidates will be created from this staffing process.

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Appointment

Before proceeding with appointments from this staffing process, the manager will give priority for appointment to individuals with CRA preferred status.

Appointments made from this staffing process will be based on one or more of the staffing requirement(s) identified on this notice.

Contact

Name: Wendy Olson
Email Address: Careers-CPB-VINTSO@cra-arc.gc.ca