EC05 Regional Analyst

Important messages

Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and any ASSET QUALIFICATIONS.
Applicants must use the education/experience factors as a header and then write a maximum of four paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet each of them with concrete examples. 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.
Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

INSTRUCTIONS
When recording your examples, be sure that you:
• Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Please describe the achievements in the past tense. This will help to ensure that you are providing concrete examples, rather than making general statements (e.g. instead of saying “I work well within a team….” you can say “I worked well with a team when….”).
• Use action verbs when describing your experience i.e. lead, managed, organized, planned, prepared, informed, determined, etc.
• Provide all examples in sentence format.
• Each example must include when the example took place, background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and used to staff positions in the Strategic Services Branch of Service Canada in the Atlantic region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 words (maximum)

Contact information for 2 references.

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in Economics, Sociology or Statistics.

Note: Candidates must always have a university degree. The courses for the specialization do not necessarily have to be part of a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

If you do not have a degree in one of these three specializations, list clearly the relevant courses you have taken or the experience that is related. Experience will be evaluated in terms of the amount, complexity and diversity of work performed, and level or responsibility for a wide variety of projects demonstrated.

Proof of education will be required prior to appointment. Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the educational requirements.

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cic.ca for further information. The equivalency information must be included with this application in order for your application to be considered.

Degree equivalency

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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

Significant* experience in preparing, developing and presenting written and verbal reports.

Significant* experience in conducting research and analysis on labour market and socio-economic topics.

Significant* experience in providing advice on the implications of economic, and labour market or social trends for either planning or program or service delivery.

* Significant is defined as a minimum of two years.

Knowledge of the economic environment and the labour market conditions as well as socio-economic issues and trends characterizing the Atlantic region, and their impacts on Service Canada/ESDC operations.

Knowledge of concepts of economic and statistical analysis pertaining specifically to micro and macro-economic analysis, and socio-economic and labour market indicators.

Abilities and Skills
• Using Technology
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Analytical Research Skills
• Verification and Accuracy
• Thinking Skills

Personal Suitability
• Working with Others
• Client Focus
• Dependability
• Initiative

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

Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in Economics, Sociology or Statistics.

Degree equivalency

Experience working in the development and provision of Labour Market Information at the provincial and/or regional level.

Recent and significant experience in economic forecasting.

* Recent and significant is defined as a minimum of two years within the past 36 months

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Willingness and availability to work evenings and weekends on an occasional basis.

Willingness and availability to travel.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Please note that candidates will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

Separate pools may be established to staff positions in various locations. Please clearly identify in your application the geographic location(s) for which you wish to be considered.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY to the positions they are interested in. By expressing an interest in a position in a particular location, the applicant acknowledges the requirement for relocation (where applicable).

Please note that you may be assessed using one or more of the following assessment tools: written exam, oral interview, and self-assessment. Reference checks will be sought.

Applicants are asked to submit the names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least two (2) references; your current supervisor as well as a past supervisor who is familiar with your work, who may be contacted as part of the overall assessment process.

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

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the process in the official language of their choice.
If you have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection process, please indicate this on your application and/or resume.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed. For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by email for screening/assessment purposes. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are
interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing
the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of
these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

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.