Senior Business Analyst, Senior Data Analyst

Important messages

*** NOTE: It is not required to submit a cover letter for this selection process. However, applicants MUST complete the screening questions that will be generated by the system automatically once the candidate applies. Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their responses to the screening questions how they meet the Essential Qualifications (education AND experiences) as well as the Asset Qualifications (if applicable). Supporting details are required for each qualification, explaining, for example, the extent of the experience and relevant dates. The answers provided to the screening questions will be the main source of information and the curriculum vitae will only be referred to as a secondary source of information. Failure to provide complete answers may result in job applications being screened from further consideration in this process.

Intent of the process

A pool of fully qualified and partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff positions with various tenures, various language requirements (bilingual imperative BBB and CBC) and various security requirements within Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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:

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives*

*The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma is a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

**Significant experience in one or any combination of the following areas:
- Finance
- Internal audit and/or evaluation
- Project management
- Business analysis
- Performance measurement
- Program management
- Data management

**Significant experience in analyzing project proposals and their potential impacts on finance, human resources or business processes;

**Significant experience in developing business cases or cost and benefit analyses;

Experience in presenting advice based on analysis to senior management*;

Experience in researching or analysing complex data or information;

Experience in the supervision of staff or leading a team

** Significant is understood to mean the depth or breadth of experience normally associated with having performed related activities which are normally obtained over a period of approximately three (3) years
*Senior management refers to director level and above.

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

Various language requirements
Various linguistic profiles (Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of the current trends and innovations related to business or data analytics.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to effectively negotiate with stakeholders.
Ability to define and analyze business problems to providerecommendations.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Effective interpersonal relations
Attention to detail
Reliability
Initiative
Leadership
Judgment

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

THE FOLLOWING ASSET QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT MEET ONE OR MORE OF THESE ASSETS, YOUR APPLICATION MAY STILL BE RETAINED.

EDUCATION

A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Eligible for a recognized professional designation such has CPA or CFA;
Recognized Cost Estimating Certification (PCEA, CCEA, etc.);
Green Belt Certification in Lean or Six Sigma;
Business analysis or project management certification;
Other certification relevant to the position.

EXPERIENCE

Recent experience in developing or leading complex costing activities in support of service delivery (for example, activity-based costing, fixed and variable costing analysis) using costing software (Excel, True Planning, etc.).

Experience in the preparation of Treasury Board Submissions

Experience in leading business improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma or other similar quality management methodologies.

Experience reporting program performance, in a government setting.

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Treasury Board Secretariat's Guide to Costing ;

Knowledge of general capital asset accounting principles

Knowledge of Canadian Coast Guard operations and programs.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

Ability to write procedures and develop process maps based on business processes

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability and willingness to work overtime on a short notice;
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Conditions of employment

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Possess and maintain a security clearance reliability or secret depending on the position requirement.

Other information

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the 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.