Analyst (Various positions)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

At the time of your application, you will be required to complete an on-line questionnaire. (A cover letter is not required).

You will have to provide concrete examples to clearly illustrate with sufficient detail how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications AND asset qualification section.

For each of the Essential Experiences, you must provide concrete, clear and detailed examples including the time periods in which you performed the functions.

This process may also identify individuals at the EC-02, EC-03, and EC-04 level within the Public Service available for an assignment or deployment. These candidates may be contacted to determine their interest in an assignment with the approval of their management.

ASSESSMENT DATES:
We expect this process to move forward at an accelerated pace and to be completed by early 2019. Therefore, we ask that applicants respond to and provide requests for information in a timely manner.

For further information on the organization, please visit Public Services and Procurement Canada at https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/comm/index-eng.html

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2018 for a second year in a row? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

At Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Acquisitions Program (AP) provides federal departments and agencies with comprehensive services for acquiring complex and commercial goods and services. Procurement ranges from office supplies to military ships to IT security systems and everything in between.

Within AP, the Procurement Business Management Sector (PBMS) provides effective and innovative services that enable the AP to deliver on its priorities. PBMS’s vision is to provide value-added, efficient, business and operational expertise in support of the organizational objectives and aligned with the following four pillars:

OUR PEOPLE – Build and maintain a healthy and high-performing workplace;
OUR SERVICES – Provide effective services to strategic and procuring sectors;
OUR RESULTS – Support strategic and operational decision-making; and,
OUR IMPACT – Create value through strategic coordination and innovation.

All three (3) PBMS Directorates within AP are looking for talented individuals to join their teams. These PBMS Directorates and their mandates include:

1. Business Analytics Services Directorate;
2. Professional Development and Change Management Directorate;
3. Business Integration and Liaison Directorate.

Please see the full description of the PBMS Directorate mandates under Other Information.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff six (6) positions on an indeterminate basis. A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established to fill identical or similar positions with various tenures within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Positions to be filled: 6

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 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. It is the responsibility of the candidate to demonstrate how the specialization requirement is met.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Various linguistic profiles for EC-02 and EC-03 level (English, French or BBB/BBB)
Bilingual - Imperative for EC-04 level (BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC).

Information on language requirements

EXPERIENCE:

EC-02

EX1: Experience in conducting research or analysis.
EX2: Experience in writing reports and synthesizing information.
EX3: Experience in providing advice to clients and/or management*.

EC-03

EX4: Experience in conducting statistical, economic or financial research to advance a project.
EX5: Experience in preparing documents such as strategic plans, research reports, frameworks, position papers, briefing notes, summaries or presentations.
EX6: Experience in analyzing policy or program issues and providing advice to clients and/or management*.
EX7: Experience in participating in working groups or project teams.

EC-04

EX8: Significant** experience in conducting and/or applying statistical, economic or financial research on policy or program issues.
EX9: Significant** experience preparing comprehensive documents such as strategic plans, research reports, frameworks, position papers, briefing notes, summaries or presentations.
EX10: Significant** experience in analyzing policy or program issues and developing recommendations and providing advice to clients or management*.
EX11: Significant** experience in participating in working groups or project teams.
EX12: Experience in establishing and maintaining a network of stakeholders.

Definitions:
* Management is defined as Manager level and above
** Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities, which would normally be acquired over a period of at least two (2) year. It will be assessed on the basis of the scope, the amount, complexity, diversity of the work performed, level of autonomy demonstrated, and the impact of decisions.

KNOWLEDGE:

K1: Knowledge of Government of Canada’s priorities as they relate to PSPC mandate, roles and responsibilities.
K2: Knowledge of current issues related to federal procurement.

COMPETENCY:

C1: Client Service Competency - Level 1 (Deliver high-quality client service).
https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

PS1: Demonstrating integrity and respect.
PS2: Thinking things through.
PS3: Working effectively with others.
PS4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
PS5: Thoroughness.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION (ASSET):

Graduation with a master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in economics or statistics.

EXPERIENCE (ASSET):

AE1: Experience in project management.
AE2: Experience in applying “Lean” or “Agile” management approaches or process re-engineering, process mapping or similar methodologies.
AE3: Experience in negotiating and building partnerships and agreements (e.g. Memorandum of understanding) with stakeholders (e.g. internal or external to government: interdepartmental relations, Federal-Provincial-Territorial relations, non-governmental organizations, private sector or industry).
AE4: Experience in managing large statistical systems or databases based on administrative data, including but not limited to resolving data quality and integrity issues, using business intelligence applications
AE5: Experience in implementing strategies to identify and acquire data sources to meet organizational requirements (e.g. economic and socio-economic databases).
AE6: Experience in conducting research studies or socio-economic analytics (e.g. small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Women and Indigenous business development, and sustainable development).
AE7: Experience in designing or managing surveys.
AE8: Experience in the use of quantitative and analytical techniques such as but not limited to econometrics, optimization methods, predictive analyses or data mining for policy design or operational support.
AE9: Experience working in a project team where there are clear deliverables and timelines.
AE10: Experience in supervision.
AE11: Experience in business planning, risk management, performance management, human resources planning and/or corporate planning and reporting.

Degree equivalency

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

Willing and able to work overtime on short notice when required.

Conditions of employment

Security and Reliability:
Secret security clearance or Reliability

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

PBMS DIRECTORATES MANDATES:

1. BUSINESS ANALYTICS SERVICES DIRECTORATE (BASD)

The Procurement Statistics Division supports strategic policy, program policy and operational requirements by providing data and information to clients. It also supports the production of Order Paper Questions, Access to Information and Privacy requests. This division manages multiple databases, such as the Procurement Spend Cube and Acquisition Information System (AIS). To conduct its work, this division also manages large statistical systems and uses SQL and other similar systems and business intelligence tools.

The Procurement Economics Division conducts various market intelligence studies (by profiling industries and commodities, analyzing macro-trends), multiple socio-economic analytics (by measuring progress for SMEs, Women and Indigenous business development in federal procurement) and predictive analyses both for procurement policy design and operational support. This division also studies economic impacts of procurement; innovation trends; competitiveness and productivity; and green procurement. To conduct its studies it performs research, designs surveys and uses quantitative techniques such as econometrics, optimization methods and data mining.

The Strategic Relations Division leads AP Data Analytics Strategy and supports performance measurement (i.e. Departmental Results Framework, Mandate Tracker, Procurement Modernization and Service Standards). This division is also the liaison office to the Analytics Network and the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Procurement Analytics Working Group. It also ensures communication and dissemination of key procurement data statistics, information and knowledge (such as industry profiles, macro-trend analysis, socio-economic analytics, etc.).
All examples provided may be verified through references.

2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE (PDCMD)

PDCMD supports AP in preparing current and future employees to carry out their respective duties through the provision of training courses, professional development programs, and coordination of learning activities. PDCMD also provides a Human Resources liaison function on behalf of AP, coordinating a large variety of initiatives focused on recognizing and engaging employees, and ensuring full compliance with human resources policies. Employees will be responsible for gathering data from the Human Resources Branch (from the Workforce profiles and from surveys), and analyze and provide recommendations to senior management. Employees will also be a part Human Resources strategic planning by creating frameworks, strategies and action plans to address priorities, as well as reporting on those documents on a quarterly basis.

3. BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND LIAISON DIRECTORATE (BILD)

The Strategic Planning and Internal Governance Division leads the preparation, coordination and analysis of strategic planning and reporting products on behalf of the AP, including departmental products such as the Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report, the Departmental Results Framework and Performance Information Profiles, the Management Accountability Framework, as well as business plans, environmental scans, and performance management. The Division conducts research and analysis of Government and Departmental strategies, initiatives and priorities; provides guidance to AP Sectors relative to planning and performance reporting and a quality assurance and challenge function on information provided by the Sectors; and provides briefing notes on related matters to the Assistant Deputy Ministers.

The Risk Management and Insurance Advisory Services Division is the centre of expertise for risk and insurance in the procurement process in AP. Our areas of expertise are: risk management; conducting AP Treasury Board Submission risk assessments, managing AP Risk Assessment Framework, and assisting clients in understanding the risk assessment process required for limiting contractor liability. We also interpret the Treasury Board Policy on Decision-Making in Limiting Contractor Liability in Crown Procurement Contracts, we guide procurement staff through the limitation of liability process; we manage insurance clauses used in the Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions; and the National Master Standing Offer and Supply Arrangements for Specialized Insurance Consultation, Insurance Broker Services, Claims Adjuster Services, and Insurance and Risk Management, as well as providing guidance on their use.

Only online applications will be considered in this staffing process. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

A top down selection method may be used at any point in the assessment process.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

Volume management tool may be used.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via e-mail. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail 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).
An exam may be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference Checks will be sought.

Asset qualifications may be considered for appointment purposes.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

If applying from within the Public Service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status (indeterminate, term, casual, student) on your resume and application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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

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 encourage 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.

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.