Maintenance and Development, Analyst - AMENDED

Important messages

*** VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The candidate must clearly respond to the screening criteria and demonstrates how they meet each of them (i.e. essential education and experience qualifications and any asset qualifications that apply). To do so candidates must respond to Education and experience factors established in the system and write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet that criterion.

For the EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The candidate must provide concrete examples to demonstrate that the qualification is met. In addition, the candidate is encouraged to describe in detail when, where and how he/she gained the experience. Resumés will be used ONLY as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the SCREENING QUESTIONS.

FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.***

Duties

The Maintenance and Development Analyst assists with the regular activities related to the Pay processing via the Phoenix Pay System applications and other systems involved in pay processing such as the Central Index, RCMP Pay system and others. He/She provides subject-matter expertise to ensure that requirements and related documents effectively represent business needs throughout the entire incident and change management process. He/she assists in integration and acceptance testing, participate in the implementation, support the development of training and implementation material, and provides post-implementation support.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 16 positions on an indeterminate basis at Bilingual BBB/BBB Level in Gatineau (National Capital Region). A pool of qualified candidates will be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions at Public Services and Procurement Canada, with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting, Deployment) and various language requirements (such as bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, English Essential) according to the position to be staffed.

Positions to be filled: 16

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)

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Ex1. Experience in working with a Human Resources Management System and/or a Pay management system.
Ex2. Experience in developing documents for business functionality and/or system requirement specification
Ex3. Experience in providing advice and guidance to various stakeholders on pay system and/or Human Resources Management system (HRMS).
Ex4. Experience in developing and executing test scenarios, case and scripts and documenting the results.

KNOWLEDGE:

K1. Knowledge of Human resources disciplines as it relates to a Human resources management and pay management systems.
K2. Knowledge of Business analysis practices as per the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK)

ABILITIES:

A1. Ability to lead and/or coordinate and/or participate in projects involving multiples stakeholders.
A2. Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships facilitating consensus building.
A3. Ability to gather and analyse business requirements and develop recommendations.
A4. 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)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Willingness and ability to work flexible hours and/or shifts, including evenings, nights and weekends.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice as required
- Positions located in the National Capital Region (Gatineau-Ottawa)

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and English Essential

Information on language requirements

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

PS1. Team Player
PS2. Reliability
PS3. Thoroughness
PS4. Initiative
PS5. Client Service Competency – Level 1***

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

EDUCATION:
Certification in Business Analysis

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

AE1. Experience working in PS Query
AE2. Experience with Government of Canada Pay System (Phoenix)
AE3. Experience in contributing to the development of training or information sessions.

KNOWLEDGE:

AK1. Knowledge of policies, legislation, procedures, tools, guidelines or processes associated with the administration of Public Service Pay
AK2. Knowledge of GC HRMS (PeopleSoft) version 8.0 or higher and/or PS Query and/or PS PeopleTools

ABILITIES:

AA1. Ability to communicate effectively verbally

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

ALL JOB APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE WWW.JOBS.GC.CA WEBSITE. NO APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

All written communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.

Persons are entitled to participate in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Foreign Education Credentials: The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) contains information on how to obtain an assessment of foreign education credentials. Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the CICIC for further information: http://www.cicic.ca/en/index.aspx.

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.