Analyst

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Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
•Candidates can create and manage their accounts in the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and apply to job opportunities as long as an Internet connection is available.
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Work environment

Make a difference by working for Canada’s largest employer: The Government of Canada.
Canada’s public service is diverse, innovative, and non-partisan. We are continually engaged in projects and initiatives to improve how we serve Canadians. Together, public servants are making a difference in the lives of Canadians every day. The Government of Canada offers a breadth of rewarding careers in many locations, with great opportunities for learning and development. Whatever you’re passionate about, Canada’s public service has a career path where you can make a difference.
Come work for the federal government’s first independent regulatory body: The Canadian Transportation Agency
An important mission: The Canadian Transportation Agency is a small organization (about 230 people) with an important mission – to advance Canadians’ economic and social well-being by:
• Helping to keep the national transportation system running efficiently and smoothly
• Protecting the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to accessible transportation
• Providing consumer protection for air travellers
A great place to work: We are committed to creating a healthy and respectful workplace. Our small size enables us to meet regularly at all-staff events, and encourages dialogue and collaboration – both between managers and employees, and through inter-branch networks and tiger teams. You will have the opportunity to get to know and collaborate with many colleagues across the Agency.
We are located at 15 Eddy, in the heart of Gatineau, with easy access to fitness facilities, public transportation and restaurants.

Intent of the process

This process is to staff one indeterminate position (Stream 1), and one anticipatory position(Stream 2). A pool of qualified candidates could be created to staff future positions with various tenures (indeterminate, determinate, deployment, acting, and assignment/secondment) with similar requirements, various language requirements and profiles and various security requirements.

Results of this staffing process may be used for similar positions in the Agency and other departments and agencies in the federal government.

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)

Stream 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution Directorate
Stream 2: Dispute Adjudication Directorate

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:
Post-secondary education in a field related to the duties of the positions (ex: economics, social sciences, law, commerce, finance or sciences) or a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Streams 1 and 2: Experience in conducting analyses, summarizing documents, and preparing related reports or studies in an academic or work environment.

- Stream 1: Experience conducting negotiations, facilitations or mediations.

- Stream 2: Experience in conducting research in an academic or work environment.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Assets qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Some assets are unique to a directorate and others are common to the directorates. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how each qualification has been met.

EDUCATION:
- Streams 1 and 2: Bachelor degree from a recognized university in a field related to the duties of the positions (ex: economics, social sciences, law, commerce, finance or sciences) or a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

- Stream 1: Completion of a certificate from a recognized training organization in conflict resolution or alternative dispute resolution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Streams 1 and 2: Experience working in a regulatory environment.

- Streams 1 and 2: Academic or work experience related to the transportation industry.

- Stream 2: Experience writing public decisions on disputes.

- Stream 2: Experience in dispute resolution adjudication, analyzing submissions, developing options and making recommendations.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Streams 1 and 2: Knowledge of the concepts of informal or formal dispute resolution, including facilitation, mediation, adjudication or arbitration.
- Stream 2: Knowledge of the Canadian Transportation Agency's mandate.

COMPETENCIES:
- Streams 1 and 2: Demonstrating integrity and respect;
- Streams 1 and 2: Thinking things through;
- Streams 1 and 2: Working effectively with others;
- Streams 1 and 2: Showing initiative and being action-oriented; and
- Stream 2: Demonstrating attention to detail

ABILITIES:
- Streams 1 and 2: Ability to plan and prioritize workload to meet multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
- Streams 1 and 2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Streams 1 and 2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Stream 1: Ability to conduct mediations.
- Stream 2: Ability to analyze, develop options and recommendations.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE:
- Streams 1 and 2: Knowledge of the rail industry
- Streams 1 and 2: Knowledge of the air industry.
- Stream 2: Knowledge of the Canada Transportation Act and related regulations.

ABILITES:
- Stream 2: Ability to efficiently and effectively review, analyze and synthesis large volumes of information.
- Stream 2: Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing on multiple complex issues.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
- In support of achieving a diverse workforce, preference may be given to candidates self identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Streams 1 and 2: Availability to work overtime for travelling and/or to advance or complete work on time.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Stream 1: Availability to travel across Canada on an on-going regular basis, including to some transportation industrial facilities.
- Stream 1 : Must hold a valid driver's license and be willing to drive to remote locations in Canada.

Other information

A written examination may be administered. The ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed at the pre-screening stage.

An interview may be administered.

A mediation simulation will be conducted at the interview for stream 1.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form (for internal candidates).

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

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:

It is your responsibility, as an applicant, to clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications and that adhere to the stipulated format. Please note that it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples which clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications.

The Asset Qualifications contained in the Statement of Merit Criteria may be used as a screening tool. Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET EACH FACTOR OF THE SCREENING CRITERIA (EXPERIENCE) FOR ALL ESSENTIAL AND APPLICABLE ASSET QUALIFICATIONS MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. 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, including users from outside the Public Service (some email systems block these types of email).

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent could be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process (for internal candidates).

Locations, dates and times for exams and/or interviews and/or simulations will be determined by the employer. Scheduling of alternative exam, interview, and simulation dates will only be considered for religious reasons, death in the family, in cases of serious illness or for a reasonable reason approved by the selection committee. A doctor's certificate or other proof will be required.

Pass marks will be established for each qualifications. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. Cut-off scores and/or top-down approach may be used at any stage of the staffing process if there are a sufficient number of candidates to meet anticipated staffing needs.

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.