Data & Statistical Analysis Officer

Important messages

Please note: Ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed through your application.

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

A curriculum vitae MUST be submitted when applying for this selection process.

It is your responsibility, as a candidate, to clearly demonstrate if / how you meet each of the essential education, experience and competencies criteria identified in the screening questions.

When providing your answers, it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete specific examples to illustrate how you meet each experience identified in the questions and follow this format:
1- Your answers must include where and how you obtained the required experience.
2- Your answers must include the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s).
3- Your answers must include the date format of Month-Year to Month-Year.

Please limit your answers to less than 250 words for each question.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR ANSWERS HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES CRITERIA, WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage.

Intent of the process

This process could be used to create a partially or fully assessed pool of candidates to staff the above mentioned position and similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various official language proficiencies (Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC, English or French essential, English essential), various security profiles (Reliability, Secret, Top Secret), various tenures (indeterminate, specified period) using various staffing activities (Indeterminate, Specified Period, Deployment, Acting, Assignment, and Secondment) within the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Economics, Sociology, Mathematics, Statistics, Epidemiology, or related fields.

Degree equivalency

Experience in the utilization of statistical and analytical software programs (example : SPSS, SAS, STATA, R)

Experience in extracting, manipulating and interpreting data from multiple sources and preparing summary reports.

Experience in using Microsoft EXCEL software to manipulate and create tables from large (>10,000 records and dozens of variables) and complex (different data types, presence of duplicate or missing values, necessity to merge) data sets

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Mathematics, Statistics, or Epidemiology.

Degree equivalency

Experience using SAS and/or SPSS software

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of practical statistical methods, analysis and calculation techniques.
Knowledge of data management principles and practices

Values and Ethics
Judgment/Analytical Thinking
Adaptability /Flexibility
Cooperation and Collaboration
Interpersonal understanding

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to identify, evaluate and resolve problems

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Deployments at the same group and level may be considered first.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

You must provide original proof of education credentials at a later time in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm.

Persons 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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Communication for this process will be sent via email or via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address to . Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Only on-line applications will be accepted. If this is not possible, please contact in order to submit your application by alternate means. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button Apply Now below. Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line should apply with INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605.

Please note that the person appointed to this position must meet each essential qualification. This means that in order to qualify, candidates must obtain the pass-mark establish for each of these essential qualifications. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the identified asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Meeting these criteria is however desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

It is the candidates' responsibility to fully demonstrate in writing at the time of application how they meet the essential experience and/or education factors. Failure to do so will result in your application being screened out without further consideration. If candidates' meet the experience and/or education factors listed in the Asset Qualifications, they must also clearly demonstrate in writing at the time of application how they meet these factors.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Candidates will be advised on their individual results in this advertised appointment process by email. However, the "Notification of Consideration" (first notification) and the "Notification of Appointment or Proposal of Appointment (second notification) or "Notice of Acting Appointment" will only be available through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

We ask that all candidates make themselves available for each step of the process and provide requested information promptly.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

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

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.