Statistical or Data Officer

Intent of the process

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH THE CANDIDATES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE PRE SCREENING PROCESS.

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French or English Essential, BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC) and/or requirement as well as tenures (indeterminate, specified period) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

EDUCATION:

Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.

NOTE: At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative. Whenever the minimum educational standard is met through an alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and a candidate must be re-assessed for future appointments and deployments if the manager has asked for this alternative.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in one of the following: research, data analysis, policy development, policy co-ordination, program delivery, and partnership development;

Experience in developing briefing materials, presentations or other documents, with information coming from multiple sources;

Experience working with internal or external clients (within the Department, other Government Departments, Federal/Provincial, Non-Governmental Organization, private sector).

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

Various language requirements
The current positions to staff is English essential.

The pool could be used to staff English or French essential and Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC, CBC/CBC or BBB/BBB positions.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE :

Knowledge of qualitative research, quantitative methodologies and techniques.

Knowledge of Government of Canada priorities related to economic development or Aboriginal issues.

ABILITIES :

Ability to communicate effectively orally;

Ability to communicate effectively in writing;

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects;

Ability to analyze and synthesize complex information from various sources.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Effective interpersonal skills;

Initiative;

Adaptability;

Discretion;

Reliability.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation with a degree in land use planning, law, natural resources or political science;

Graduation with a Master’s of Arts, public administration or international relations degree;

Degree equivalency

Experience in conducting research or analysis in the area of Aboriginal issues.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one (1) of the designated employment equity groups, under the Employment Equity Act: women, Aboriginal peoples, members of a visible minority group and persons with disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

Employee may be required to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

1) A written examination may be administered.

2) An interview may be administered.

3) Reference checks may be sought.

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

5) Please note that asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage or any stage during the process.

6) 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.

7) PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 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).

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.

We thank all those who apply.

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.