Appraisal Advisor (Market Analyst)

Duties

The main responsabilities of this position are as follows:

• Preparing real property valuations, market studies and market analysis reports.

• Providing clients with specialized and strategic consultation services.

• Providing arm’s-length and independent quality assurance, review, reconciliation and approval functions for appraisals, market surveys and market analysis reports produced by third party appraisers.

• Identifying and clarifying critical assumptions which have an impact on value estimate and thus on the resulting business decisions.

• Coordinating evaluation studies used in negotiations or in matters related to real property, including studies on loss of use, property assessments, leasing and other studies.

Work environment

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As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions in the Public Service of Canada with various tenures (determinate or indeterminate, acting, assignment or secondment, deployment) and various linguistic requirements (French essential, bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB)).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "Please provide a cover letter. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The curriculum vitae may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION."

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 post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology, statistics or administration.

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.

An indeterminate incumbent of a former ES position on June 30, 1967 who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated for Part A above is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience.

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, please consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credits at www.cicic.ca.

Degree equivalency

Accreditation by the Order of Chartered Appraisers of Quebec or Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

Four years of experience in commercial, industrial, and/or institutional real estate appraisal.

Experience in the use of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.

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

French essential
In the future, positions requiring the following linguistic profiles may be staffed from the pool of qualified candidates. Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or French essential.

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the income approach.

Knowledge of the real property market in the province of Quebec.

Knowledge of the real property lease market.

Analytical ability

Ability to learn quickly

Ability to adjust

Ability to revise appraisal reports

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Client Service competency: Level 1

Work as part of a team

Initiative

Reliability

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

Experience in discount cash flows and direct discount.

Experience in contesting property tax assessment.

Willing to travel.

Hold a valid driver’s licence or be willing to use various modes of transportation, depending on assignment requirements.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - These conditions of employment must be maintained throughout the entire period of employment.

To maintain the Accreditation by the Order of Chartered Appraisers of Quebec or Designated Membership of the Appraisal Institute of Canada throughout the entire period of employment.

Other information

Interviews may be conducted.

A written exam may be administered.

Reference checks may be conducted.

You must provide proof of your education credentials at the time of the interview.

Candidates may be required to travel to the location of the position for interview and/or assessment at their own cost.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria 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.

Public Services and Procurement Canada will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs. The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

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).

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.

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(s) in their application.

All notifications for this process will be posted on www.canada.ca/government-jobs. It is the responsibility of each person to check for notifications on the www.canada.ca/government-jobs site.

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.