Economic Advisor

Work environment

Here is your opportunity to put your education and economics skills to use in a fast-paced and dynamic environment! Economists at the Competition Bureau work as a central part of investigative case teams to identify and quantify the economic effects of vertical restraints, mergers, cartels, and false and misleading advertising. We seek individuals with advanced training in economics to further our capacity to undertake applied economic and econometric analysis across a wide variety of industries. A career with the Competition Bureau is your chance to ensure that Canadians prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff up to three positions for specified period of (1) one year, with possibility of extension. A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various language requirements and various tenures within Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, secondment or assignment).

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:
Currently enrolled in or completed a Master’s degree in economics from a recognized post-secondary institution (*course work must be successfully completed by August 31, 2018).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
E1: Experience conducting economic research and analysis, including identifying relevant economic theories that may apply to a factual situation or economic issue.
E2: Experience applying empirical analyses to economic theories/hypotheses.
E3: Experience working in a team environment*.

*Please note that this experience may have been acquired during post-secondary education.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
English or French Essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
C1: Knowledge of the Competition Act and/or Competition Bureau guidelines;
C2: Adaptability;
C3: Analytical Thinking;
C4: Initiative;
C5: Relationship Management and Collaboration;
C6: Achieving Results;
C7: Effective Interactive Communication;
C8: Written Communication;
C9: Research.

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

EDUCATION:
E1: Currently enrolled in or completed a PhD in economics from a recognized post-secondary institution (*course work must be successfully completed by August 31, 2018).
E2: Minimum 1 course taken at the undergraduate or graduate level in industrial organization or equivalent field.
E3: Minimum 1 course taken at the graduate level in econometrics.

Degree equivalency

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice
Willingness and ability to travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

1) Candidates that meet the first asset qualification will be considered first.

2) THE ORGANIZATION WILL ONLY ACCEPT ONLINE APPLICATIONS VIA JOBS.GC.CA. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

3) A written examination could be administered.

4) An interview will be administered.

5) A reference check will be conducted. Note that you will have to provide contact information for two (2) references.

6) You will have to provide proof of your education credentials.

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

8) Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Only screened-in applicants will be contacted.

9) 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 in their application.

10) 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.

11) Questions regarding travel and relocation: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/faq-eng.htm#travel

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.