Data Production and Dissemination Officer

Update: Please note that the exam is postponed to December 8, 2018.

Important messages

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 specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PEOPLE APPLYING BEFORE NOVEMBER 5, 2018 ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED FIRST. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIRST EXAM IS TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME to read the following information carefully as it may have an impact on the outcome of your application.

How to apply via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS):
You MUST complete the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application provided under this selection process. You must clearly demonstrate in these SCREENING QUESTIONS how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE listed in the essential qualifications. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application.
Write one or more paragraphs demonstrating how you meet each of these qualifications.

Please be sure to provide COMPREHENSIVE examples. Please demonstrate how you meet the education criterion by including the name of the degree and the post-secondary institution you graduated from (as applicable). A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate).

Resumes will not be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient details concerning the EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE essential qualifications in the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application will result in your elimination from the process. If applicable, in your application, please demonstrate with examples how you meet the asset qualifications. The asset qualifications are desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff determinate positions in the Social, Health and Labour Statistics and in the Economic Statistics fields of Statistics Canada. However a pool of fully and/or partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, security and linguistic requirements such as English Essential, French Essential and Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary school program with acceptable specialization in social science (1), statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.
OR
An acceptable combination (2) of education, training and/or experience.
(1) "Social science" includes: economics, political science, sociology, accounting, commerce, business administration, anthropology, demography, history, psychology, geography, criminology, agriculture, environment, data science and other disciplines associated with social science. "Library/archival work" includes gallery and museum type functions.
(2) Acceptable combination:
- Successful completion of 1 year post-secondary education and statistical related work experience normally acquired over 1 year (full-time); or
- Successful completion of high school and statistical related work experience normally acquired over 2 years (full-time).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Recent* experience in manipulating data to create statistical tabulations.

Recent* experience in using SAS, SPSS, STATA, Python, R or another statistical software to retrieve and/or manipulate data from large data files or databases.

*Recent experience is defined as being normally acquired during the past five (5) years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Post-secondary courses in any of the following:

-Data mining;
-Data warehousing;
-Business intelligence and data visualizations;
-Machine learning ;
-Data analytics;
-Data Science;
-Geo-spatial analysis.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience using Power BI to retrieve and/or manipulate data from large data files or databases.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of statistical concepts

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Thoroughness
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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.

The following evaluation tools may be used during this selection process:
Written exam
Presentation
Interview
References check

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates for Written Exam before the screening is done.

Please check your spam folder. E-mail correspondence will be used as the main method of communication for this selection process. Candidates who do not wish to receive their results by e-mail must contact the human resources representative listed on this advertisement to inform them of their preferred method of communication. Please note that the onus is on the candidates to provide valid contact information and to update it, if required. Candidates must also ensure that their contact information is accurate and up to date as Statistics Canada will not be held responsible for errors related to the transmission of correspondence.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level/employment status/Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form if applicable.

In order to determine if you meet the education requirement, your proof of education is required and needs to be provided as soon as requested.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications may update their Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Please note that candidates can undergo SLE testing only once within the context of a selection process; any update to a candidate’s linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of the scope of this selection process. If you have valid SLE Results, please send them to:
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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, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.