Transport Canada - Policy, Program, Research Analyst - Inventory - EC-04

Update: The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

We encourage you to identify any skills, competencies and/or experiences you acquired through a career with the Canadian Armed Forces.

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for current and future vacancies.

As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment to fill this position by means of a deployment. Management has the flexibility to conduct a formal or informal assessment of these candidates.

Due to an administrative error (answer box missing for pre-screening purposes), the process 17-MOT-EA-HRS-87944 was cancelled.

Please make sure to reapply to this NEW process as your initial application will not be considered.

We are accepting applications until October 30, 2017 to create an inventory of qualified candidates. However, you should apply now! Applications will be pulled as positions are identified for staffing.

Should the inventory be extended, the retest period for re-assessment within the context of this selection process is 180 calendar days from the date of elimination at either the prescreening, the written exam, interview, or reference stage of the process. If, after having been eliminated, you resubmit an application to this process, before the retest period has elapsed, your application will not be considered.

The inventory will be updated every 45 days. The first pull and review of applications will be completed on September 18, 2017. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 15 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 45 days.

Duties

TYPES OF POSITIONS :
Policy Analyst, Program Analyst, Research Analyst, Indigenous Partnership Facilitation, Safety and Security Research Officer/Analyst.

STREAM A

POLICY DEVELOPMENT: Development of policy frameworks, tools, legislation and regulatory as well as the provision of analysis/options; provision of policy advice and legislative initiatives.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: Development and integration of departmental policy, programs, strategies, approaches and processes to the transportation portfolio for senior management and/or external stakeholders.

REGULATORY DESIGN/SAFETY AND SECURITY: Leadership, governance and oversight of the continuous development of regulatory process, and the management, control, promulgation and publication of regulations and standards for management, employees, Cabinet committees and the regulated community; as well as research and analysis that will contribute to a safe and secure transportation system.

STREAM B

SOCIO-ECONOMICS RESEARCH/ANALYSIS: Planning and management of economic, statistical and risk studies; data analysis and reporting; conducting of research and studies for internal and external stakeholders.

Work environment

Why work at Transport Canada?

Apply today for an opportunity to join Transport Canada. We are looking for dynamic candidates that will help shape and build the Transport Canada of tomorrow. The persons selected will have the opportunity to increase their experience and expertise.

We look forward to having you join our team where you will be encouraged to share your thoughts and innovative ideas to witness at first hand the positive impact your work has on Canadians!

Transport Canada employs approximately 5,000 talented and motivated employees working in the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific regions, and at our Ottawa Headquarters. We develop policies and enforce Acts and regulations that support transportation efficiency, safety, security, environmental responsibility, and which align with global standards. Our vision is of a safe, secure, green, innovative and integrated transportation system that supports trade and economic growth, a cleaner environment and the well-being of Canada’s middle class. Our transportation agenda thrives to adopt new ways of thinking about how we deliver services and oversee the transportation system.

Transportation touches every single Canadian: from the goods you have in your home, to the way you get to work, to visit friends and travel abroad. That’s why Transport Canada is a dynamic place to work, where we are always improving how we do business to deliver services to Canadians.

This is an exciting year as we celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday and Transport Canada’s 80th year serving Canadians.

Intent of the process

This process is intended to create and maintain an inventory to staff positions on an indeterminate basis and to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and/or requirement (English or French essential or Bilingual Imperative BBB,CBC or CCC), with various tenures (term, indeterminate, Acting, Assignment, Secondment) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed at Transport Canada and/or Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Consequently, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Positions to be filled: 15

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

STREAM A

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

(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.)

OR

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics or a law-related field.

(“Social science” includes economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, geography, criminology, international relations and other disciplines associated with social science.)

STREAM B

Master’s Degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics or applied economics or statistics.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

ALL STREAMS : COMMON EXPERIENCE

•Experience in analysis of safety or security or social or economic policies, programs or legislations/regulations.

•Experience in researching and writing documents or reports.

•Experience working with various stakeholders or partners in the public or private sectors.

Candidates must also meet AT LEAST ONE of the following experience factors to be considered for STREAM A:

•Experience in conducting studies or research.

•Experience in applying cost-benefit methodology to policy options.

•Experience in using computer applications for the collection, analysis and communications of statistical information.

•Experience in preparing contribution agreements.

•Experience in the development and delivery of a program.

•Experience in providing advice and developing recommendations on transportations issues.

•Experience in planning and conducting public or aboriginal or indigenous consultations.

•Experience in conducting cost-benefit analysis.

•Experience in undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis.

•Experience in the use of a geographic information system (GIS) commercial or open source.

•Experience in coding using database management software, such as Microsoft SQL or SAS.

Candidates must also meet AT LEAST ONE of the following experience factors to be considered for STREAM B:

•Experience in socio-economic data preparation and analysis.

•Experience in micro-economic analysis.

•Experience in undertaking quantitative analysis on economic or transportation issues.

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

STREAM A

Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

•Experience in analysis of environmental policy issues.

•Experience in mathematical modeling using simulation software such as @Risk, whatif?Technologies or Analytica.

STREAM B

•Experience in conducting cost-benefit analysis.

•Experience in mathematical modeling using simulation software such as @Risk, whatif?Technologies or Analytica.

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

Various language requirements
Various: Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, English essential, French essential.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

STREAM B ONLY

•Knowledge of the application of empirical methods in economics.

•Knowledge of economic theory and methods of analysis.

ABILITIES

ALL STREAMS

•Ability to analyze information from multiple sources and formulate options.

•Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage priorities and meet tight deadlines.

•Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

•Ability to communicate effectively orally.

COMPETENCIES

ALL STREAMS

•Demonstrating integrity and respect.

•Thinking things through.

•Working effectively with others.

•Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

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

KNOWLEDGE

STREAM A

Knowledge of statistics and data analysis methods.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Transport Canada is committed to employment equity. In order to ensure representation, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-identifying as a member in one of the designated groups for employment equity (visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, Women.

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

•Willing and able to work overtime with short notice.

•Willing and able to travel for work.

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance : Reliability or Secret

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

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

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.