Business Analyst (RE-05), Common Supervisory Services (CSS)

Duties

The role of this position is to work on behalf of the Common Supervisory Services team of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in its interface with the IM/IT and Data Management functions of the Office to identify critical business issues and assist in the development of solutions, both manual and automated. The Business Analyst coordinates the technical resolution of business issues relating to user applications including development of business cases, definition of user requirements, design review, user testing, monitoring ongoing service issues and oversight of maintenance releases.

Intent of the process

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures.

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)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree in Business, Commerce, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or any other relevant specialization OR an acceptable combination of education, experience, and/or training.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience working collaboratively with business partners to understand, analyse and articulate user requirements and recommend solutions.
● Recent and significant experience in one or more of the following:
- using structured methodologies for the identification of user requirements and the development of specifications for IM/IT initiatives
- developing business cases, costs and benefits of proposed projects and initiatives
- analysing and documenting business processes
- project management in an IT environment
- working in a client-service environment as a client or relationship manager
- working in an IT customer support function

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of business analyst tools and practices.
● Knowledge of project management methods and principles.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Critical Thinking
● Results Orientation
● Collaboration
● Building Business Relationships
● Service Orientation
● Excellent Written Communication Skills

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

ASSET EDUCATION
● Professional certification in a relevant area such as Certificate in Business Analysis and/or Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP); Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA); Project Management Professional certification OR other relevant certification.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
● Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
● Experience working with one or more of the following:
- Cognos Business Intelligence Tools
- Microsoft Sharepoint
- MS Office Suite

● Experience in facilitating and interviewing business partners to understand, collect and document business requirements.
● Experience in the financial services industry.
● Experience liaising with business & technical teams in order to bridge the gap between business & IT Knowledge.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of the Agile project management methodology.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Professional Judgement
● Innovation
● Impact and Influence

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
● In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
● Some travel may be required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. As a result you must update your personal information on your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate using concrete examples, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable. Applicants must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement, as well as time lines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year).

Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you request special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

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.