Senior Program Evaluation Analyst

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications.

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to staff multiple positions within the following departments: Public Health Agency of Canada/Health Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada /Indigenous Services Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment for any government department once the named Departments (Public Health Agency of Canada/Health Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada /Indigenous Services Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada) have made their appointments.

A pool of partially or fully assessed candidates will be established on behalf of federal government organizations.

Positions to be filled: 7

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 an acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

NOTE: 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.

The term degree refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

Experience

- Significant and recent* experience in conducting all phases of evaluation or research projects (planning, conducting and reporting) related to examining the economic or sociological effects of projects, programs and policies.
- Experience in communicating evaluation or research results to management or senior officials** (e.g., briefing notes, memoranda, correspondence, summary reports, presentations, issue papers).
- Significant and recent* experience in qualitative or quantitative research and analysis.

*Significant and recent is defined as a minimum of four years in the last eight years.
**Management or senior officials is defined as executive level positions such as Director, Director General, Assistant Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister, Vice-President, President (or equivalent).

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

Various language requirements
Various language requirements

Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential
French Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

- Knowledge of the federal government’s Policy on Results and Directive on Results.
- Knowledge of various types of evaluation.
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative evaluation or research methods and practices.
- Knowledge of federal health OR Indigenous OR fisheries mandate and priorities.

Abilities

- Ability to analyze information, develop findings and provide recommendations.
- Ability to lead projects and teams.
- Ability to work under pressure in a demanding, complex and fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and tight deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability

- Effective interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Adaptability
- Judgement

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

Education:

- Graduation from a recognized university with a degree, certificate, diploma or acceptable concentration in program evaluation.
- Post-graduate degree in a related field.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:

-Credentialed Evaluator (CE).

Experience

- Six plus (6+) years of evaluation or research experience.
- Experience in managing contracts.
- Experience in conducting evaluation or research projects in-house (i.e., non-contracted).
- Experience in conducting evaluations of science-based projects, programs, or initiatives.
- Experience using advanced quantitative methods to conduct research or analysis, such as multivariate analysis including regression analysis, factor analysis or other related methods.

Operational Requirements

- A valid driver’s license
- Willingness and ability to work occasional overtime, with little or no notice due to operational requirements.
- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada (including remote communities).

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - (Note that this factor is not applied at the pre-selection stage. The hiring department will undertake the necessary security clearance procedures for those candidates deemed qualified following the assessment process.)

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down or random selection at various steps in the process to determine the number of candidates who will continue in the process.

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

For this selection process, we may find that email is the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to selection processes should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to inform us of a change of contact information during the course of this selection process and to regularly verify your incoming e-mails.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods such as the application, exam, interview, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications

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/

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

In the case of an acting appointment, the Public Service Employment Regulations enables the organization to exclude the appointee from respecting official language proficiency when the department is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency qualification. Therefore, we would encourage all to apply, in the event the organization is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency, others may be considered.

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to have access to a computer in working order with MS Word software or a compatible software as the written exam will be in MS Word format. Computer problems will not be accepted as a reason for not completing the exam on time unless there is an Information Technology specialist who can attest to the malfunction of the computer or its software. Any written exams received after the scheduled return time will not be accepted without a reason acceptable to the managers of this process.

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.