Senior Officer, Risk Management And Investigations

The Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms and Corporate Security is currently looking to staff the Senior Officer, Risk Management and Investigations position (ADG-C).

The Senior Officer, Risk Management and Investigations, is accountable for managing a team of senior specialists, leading multi-disciplinary teams or individually conducting complex and sensitive investigations of security incidents, breaches and other occurrences within the Parliamentary Precinct and other House of Commons (HoC) facilities. The incumbent ensures the effective collaboration of partner agencies in matters of situational awareness, intelligence, and corporate security, and for preparing briefings and other highly sensitive reports for senior management authorization and referral to the Clerks Management Group, and other senior officials from across the Parliamentary Precinct.

The incumbent manages the delivery of expert operational security services in the area of threat and risk assessments involving MPs, HoC personnel, assets, facilities and information, proposes appropriate safeguards and security measures, and supports briefings to MPs, HoC Administration senior management and stakeholders. Based on intelligence concerns, the incumbent will manage and coordinate security risk assessments of all travelling committees/delegations as well as review, assess and make security related recommendations pertaining to Use of Parliament Hill requests. The incumbent may be asked to perform the Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) duties when required, while also overseeing and participating, as needed, in ceremonial functions.

Top Reasons to Join the Corporate Security Operations Team 

This is a unique opportunity to join an amazing team of dedicated members! The Corporate Security Operations Team is the centre of expertise responsable for anticipating and responding to the ever-changing security needs, threats, and risks that the House of Commons is facing every day. The Senior Officer, Risk Management and Investigations contributes to the development and implementation of threat and risk assessment models, tools and practices for application in identifying, remediating and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities regarding Precinct operations, assets, information and employees within the HoC’s jurisdiction. If you want to be part of a team that plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of Members of Parliament, their employees and others who work on or visit Parliament Hill, then this may be the right role for you!

Education:

• Post-secondary education in a field relating to policing or protective services, as well as certification in investigative methodology, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience related to the work responsibilities.

Experience:

• Experience using Microsoft Office (eg. MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
• Experience in preparing presentations and communications (advanced);
• Experience in conducting or reviewing assessments, threats, and risks relating to information, personnel, travel, property and facilities;
• Experience in writing, or contribution to the drafting of information materials;
• Experience in participating in the development of policies, processes and standard operating procedures;
• Extensive and specialized knowledge of techniques, methods and approaches to conduct complex administrative investigations and in the preparation of complex investigation reports;

Assets:

• Experience delivering presentations, awareness sessions and training to staff and management on the institution’s security and threat prevention.
• Knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies that affect Parliament and other federal and provincial laws, criminal law and civil law;

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is CBC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

To learn about our hiring process, visit Eligibility and Selection.