PORTFOLIO ANALYST / REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Work environment

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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

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Intent of the process

The purpose of this competition is to establish a pool of qualified candidates for appointment to the above-noted positions. The established pool may also be used to staff similar and/or identical positions for various tenures and locations.

Preference location is Edmonton.

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:

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

Note: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization in economics, sociology or statistics do not necessarily have to have been obtained within the degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education of a minimum of 3 courses in economics, sociology or statistics and two years of directly related experience and/or training

Degree equivalency

Experience

*Recent and **significant experience in the delivery of two of the following:

1) appraisal of real property
2) strategic land use planning
3) investment analysis, financial analysis and risk assessment
4) developing real property acquisition and/or disposal strategies
5) real property portfolio planning and management
6) commercial leasing or acquisition and/or disposal of real property
7) commercial mortgage underwriting

* Recent experience is considered to be within the last 5 years.
**Significant experience is considered to be for a period of at least two years

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

Knowledge of real estate terms and principles
Knowledge of real estate investment analysis terms and principles

Competencies

Values and ethics: Serving through integrity and respect
Thinking things through: Innovating through analysis and ideas
Engagement: Working effectively with people, organizations and partners
Excellence through results: Delivery through own work, relationships and responsibilities
Client Service – Level 1

Abilities

Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, verbally and in writing
Ability to work effectively with financial analysis spreadsheet software
Ability to analyze information and develop strategies and recommendations to senior management or clients

Organizational Needs

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women, or aboriginal persons.

Operational Requirement

Willingness and ability to work overtime if required

Conditions of Employment

(1) Various: Reliability Status or Secret. Level is determined by the position being filled.
(2) Ability to travel, including overnight, if required
The following conditions may be required depending on the position being filled:
(3) Possession of a valid Driver’s license
(4) Ability to inspect building/properties as required
(5) Ability to maintain certification and/or designations as required

The conditions of employment must be maintained throughout the period of employment.

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

Education

Certification(s)/Designations related to real property
For Payment in Lieu of Taxes, an AACI or comparable designation is required for commercial appraisal and valuation

Degree equivalency

Experience

Experience in preparing and presenting reports to clients or management
Recent experience in working with computerized discounted cash flow programs
Experience completing business cases, feasibility studies, options analysis and/or asset management plans
Experience in negotiating real property transactions
Experience in the acquisition and disposal of real property
Experience in budgeting and forecasting
Experience in consultation or negotiation with Indigenous groups or First Nation governments
Experience in the supervision and training of staff

Abilities

Ability to analyze and explain contracts and legislation related to real property issues

Other information

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). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

A written exam may be administered

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

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.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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