Research Officer (Stream 1) / Policy Analyst (Stream 2)

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.

Intent of the process

This(these) position(s) is suitable for virtual work. The position(s) location will be determined at the time of the appointment.

The main objective of this process is to offer a temporary opportunity for less than a year with the possibility of extension and only the employees of the Public Service who occupy a position in the National Capital Region will be considered.

In the event that the position becomes vacant the employees of the Department of Canadian Heritage who occupy a position across Canada and employees of the Public Service who occupy a position in the National Capital Region will be considered.

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this process in order to fill identical or similar positions with various tenures (acting, term, assignment, secondment, deployment, indeterminate), various security requirements (reliability, secret) and various linguistic profiles (bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC) within the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "In the COVER LETTER, you must also provide information on how you meet all EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE qualifications (ESSENTIAL AND ASSET). It is your responsibility to PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES. It is recommended that you use the education and experience factors as headers and describe the experience examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the Assessment Board can clearly understand. Describe the situation/task, the action you took, what you accomplished and/or what you learned. The information in your cover letter must be supported in your resume. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS WILL result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the qualifications are met. 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. Your cover letter will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.."

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

Education:

For both streams
Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization* in economics, sociology or statistics.
* The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
NOTE: Candidates must always have a post-secondary degree. The courses for the specialization do not necessarily have to be part of a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Stream 1 ONLY
1) * Recent experience in conducting research projects.
2) * Recent experience in writing **research reports and other **research related products.
3) Experience in project management, including the conceptualization, planning, and implementation of projects.
4) Experience writing briefing material and research documents for ***senior management.
5) Experience in providing advice to ***senior management on matters involving economic, sociological or statistical information.
* Recent experience is defined as experience being obtained in the last three (3) years.
** Research is defined as original work undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts. It is directed mostly towards policy and program development, performance measurement and evaluation.
*** Senior management is defined as director level and above.

Stream 2 ONLY
1) *Recent and **significant experience in research and policy analysis.
2) *Recent and **significant experience drafting research, analysis and information documents (e.g. briefing notes, reports, memos and presentations) for ***senior management.
3) *Recent and **significant experience formulating public policy advice for senior management***.
4) Experience preparing and presenting briefings on ****complex topics for ***senior management, both orally and in writing.
* Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the last two (2) years.
** Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience associated with having had the opportunity to perform these activities for at least two (2) years.
*** Senior management is defined as the level of director and above.
**** Complex topics are defined as: “topics that are composed of many interrelated and interacting components”.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge :

For both Streams
Knowledge of economic, social and demographic trends that have or may have an impact on the Department's mandate.

Stream 1 ONLY
Knowledge of quantitative research methodologies.

Stream 2 ONLY
Knowledge of qualitative or quantitative research methodologies.

Abilities:

For both streams
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to analyze information drawn from various statistical and economic sources.
Ability to explain and draw connections between complex issues.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to manage tight deadlines and multiple work priorities.

Personal Suitability:

For both streams
Attention to detail
Judgement
Initiative
Creativity
Reliability

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

Asset Qualifications

Stream 1 ONLY
1) Graduation with a Master's degree in economics, sociology or statistics from a recognized post-secondary institution.
2) Ability to use a range of different Statistics Canada data sources for one or more of the following: *research projects, *research reports, and/or other *research related products.
3) Ability to use a range of different data sources, other than those produced by Statistics Canada, and developing new data sources.
4) Ability to develop graphical concepts to represent data in a visual form.
* “Research” is defined as original work undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts. It is directed mostly towards policy and program development, performance measurement and evaluation.

Stream 2 ONLY
1) Graduation with a Master's degree in public administration, political science, economics, sociology, or statistics from a recognized post-secondary institution.
2) Academic and/or work experience within the field of human rights, multiculturalism or indigenous issues in Canada.

Degree equivalency

Conditions of employment

For both streams
Secret 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

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

2. Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group
and level and your employment status on your resume and/or your application (this applies to current federal public servants only).

3. You must provide the following information when submitting your application: Your
résumé and cover letter.

4. Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on
this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and have
to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from
unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s
responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact
person indicated on this job advertisement.

5. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language
of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in
their application.

6. As an equal opportunity employer, the Public Service of Canada is committed to
accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities. If you have any health or
physical limitations, which may adversely affect your performance during any phase of
the appointment process, please indicate to the contact person any accommodation
needed.

7. Candidates’ qualifications may be assessed by various tests, interview, role play
and/or references.

8. Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he or she does not
meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, or organizational
needs. Please note that meeting these criteria may be desirable and may be a deciding
factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

9. The client organization will accept applications online only. All job applications must
therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

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.