Data Analyst / Researcher - Post-Secondary Recruitment

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Helping Canadians through #LifesBigMoments

Why work for one department when you can work for the entire country? Working at Employment and Social Development Canada, which includes Service Canada and the Labour Program, gives you the chance to help strengthen Canada’s economy, society and communities.

If you want to:
• work on leading-edge, transformative service delivery
• develop innovative policy and programs that have a real impact on Canadians' lives
• use a broad range of data sets and analytics to inform decision making
• continue to develop your professional skills and take advantage of diverse learning and advancement opportunities across program areas and across the country
• work with people who believe diversity is one of our greatest strengths
• use your skills, passion and dedication to support Canadians through life's big moments

You've found the place. Join us!

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Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions within Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on an indeterminate or term basis, with various position titles, language and security requirements, across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 12

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 1: JUNIOR DATA ANALYST

Master's degree (or higher) from a recognized post-secondary institution, obtained by December 31, 2018, 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 courses in other programs such as:

• Mathematics
• Computer science
• Data Science/Data Analytics
• Accounting
• Demography/Population Studies
• Environmental Sciences
• Epidemiology
• Geography
• Finance

Stream 2: JUNIOR RESEARCHER

Master's degree (or higher) from a recognized post-secondary institution, obtained by December 31, 2018 in 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience using statistical software to undertake analysis. (For example: Python, SAS, STATA, R, E-Views, SPSS or other similar statistical software for quantitative analysis, or NVivo, ATLAS.ti or other similar statistical software for qualitative analysis)

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)
English or French Essential
English Essential
French Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:

BOTH STREAMS:

Knowledge of major socio-economic trends and issues in Canada, as well as current government and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) priorities as they relate to those issues and trends.

STREAM 1 ONLY:

Knowledge of advanced quantitative methods such as data mining, predictive modeling or machine learning.

STREAM 2 ONLY:

Knowledge of qualitative or advanced* quantitative methods to conduct socio-economic research or analysis.

*Advanced quantitative methods refer to multivariate analysis including regression analysis, factor analysis, and other related methods.

ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate orally clearly and concisely;
Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely;
Ability to manage and interpret complex data and analysis to determine key findings and draw appropriate conclusions;
Ability to work in a team;
Ability to use empirical research methods.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Attention to detail
Initiative
Judgment
Reliability

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:

STREAM 1:

Experience in conducting quantitative analysis using statistical or econometric models;
Experience in statistical and quantitative analysis of large data sets, such as surveys (cross-sectional or longitudinal) or administrative data;
Experience in conducting empirical analysis on issues related to the mandate of ESDC;
Experience in using or maintaining a large administrative dataset, such as Employment Insurance or Canada Revenue Agency datasets.

STREAM 2:

Experience producing research reports or articles related to economic, social, labour market or learning subjects;
Experience conducting research or analysis using micro-data from Statistics Canada surveys;
Experience conducting research or analysis using longitudinal or administrative datasets;
Experience in ethnographic research and qualitative analysis including text, speech, or social analytics;
Experience using qualitative data analysis software such as NVivo or ATLAS.ti.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :

Employment and Social Development Canada is committed to employment equity. 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

Secret security clearance

Other information

You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates must ensure that they have access to statistical software such as Python, SAS, STATA, R, E-Views, SPSS or other quantitative statistical software that will be required as part of a written examination.

Applicants may be invited to provide a copy of a document produced in a higher level course, in English or French, which could be used to assess the writing ability.

Random or top down selection may be used at any time during the assessment process.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

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.