Policy Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Applicants must apply online. Only applications submitted via this portal will be considered, unless a valid reason is presented prior to the closing date. However, the applicant must respect the required format in the portal to ensure fairness to all applicants, such as the limit of 4000 characters per screening question.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is the largest federal government employer, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Please note that the Defence Team members in the National Capital Region (NCR) have begun to relocate to the new National Defence Headquarters - Carling Campus in Ottawa’s West-end. This organization, ADM(IE), will be part of phase 2 which is scheduled to move in July 2019. The Campus is a great new home with many benefits, from a beautiful setting and buildings designed to make maximum use of natural elements, to a full range of facilities, services and retail outlets. The design features of the Campus will enhance collaboration, innovation and efficiency, making our new home an ideal place for current and future employees.

Intent of the process

We are looking for new team members who are strategic and analytical thinkers; organized; motivated; possess strong initiative; are action orientated; have strong written and verbal communication skills; and work well collaborating within a larger team on multiple files. It would be an asset to have knowledge of real property and/or environmental management.

The intent of this selection process is to indeterminately staff approximately 15 EC-04 positions. A pool of fully and/or partially qualified candidates could be established to staff similar positions within the National Defence.

Positions to be filled: 15

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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience conducting research and analysis on policies, programs or legislation.

Experience providing advice and recommendations on policies, programs or legislation to senior management.

Experience writing briefing notes and reports and/or policy papers.

Experience in establishing collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

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

Various language requirements
such as:
Bilingual Imperative Level BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative Level CBC/CBC
English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Communicate effectively in writing and orally

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

ASSET EDUCATION

Master’s Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE

Experience working on complex issues related to real property.

Recent experience in the development of business plans.

Experience working on Indigenous issues related to reconciliation, land claims or consultation.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice, on occasion.

Willingness and ability to travel in Canada or abroad, on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Confidential security clearance - Various security clearances:
• Reliability
• Secret

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

Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter. Instead, they are required to answer questions and provide information through the electronic application. As such, they have to clearly demonstrate, with specific and concrete examples, in their answers, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and any of the asset qualifications. The resume will be used to validate information previously provided in the answers to the questions. Failure to provide appropriate information may result in your elimination from this selection process.

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

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to use a random selection, a top-down approach or invoke an asset qualification in order to manage applicant volume.

Our intention is to communicate with applicants via email. Applicants who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and 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).

Reference checks will be sought. Applicants are required to be ready to provide the names, titles, and contact information of their referees (current supervisor, previous supervisor, colleague, and subordinate). The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than the ones submitted by the applicants, if found necessary, in order to make a suitable assessment of the applicants.

All the information collected during the selection process including behaviour and communication, from the time of application until the end of the selection process, will be used to assess the applicants.

Applicants might be required to provide performance assessments for the last two (2) fiscal years.

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

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.