Senior Policy Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

The information provided must enable the Selection Board Members to understand HOW (clear explanation of duties), WHEN and for HOW LONG (date and length of time in months or years), and WHERE (employer and geographic location) the experience was acquired. You will be asked to provide this information during the application process.

Your resume may be used to confirm the information provided. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information. 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.

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.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) EC-06 bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB) position indeterminately in the National Capital Region.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar EC-06 positions with various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, assignment, secondment, deployment, acting appointment, extension of acting appointment), with various language requirements and/or linguistic profiles and/or various security status (reliability or secret) within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
ED1. Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

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:
EX1. Significant* and recent** experience providing strategic policy analysis, advice and recommendations to senior management (Director General-level and above).
EX2. Significant* and recent** experience leading research, analysis and the development of policy options on complex environmental or energy policy issues.
EX3. Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with stakeholders and partners (such as Federal, Provincial or Territorial Governments) and/or private sector industry.

* Significant experience is defined as having performed a broad range of various and complex related activities, in terms of the scope and the impact of the experience, which would normally be acquired over a period of approximately two (2) years.
**Recent is defined as the experience normally acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
K1. Knowledge of the priorities of the Government of Canada and their relationship to the mandate and priorities of Environment and Climate Change Canada.
K2. Knowledge of the federal decision-making process.

Abilities:
A1. Ability to lead, plan and conduct policy or research projects.
A2. Ability to work under pressure and deliver quality results.
A3. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A4. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
PS1. Effective interpersonal skills
PS2. Initiative
PS3. Judgment
PS4. Reliability
PS5. Flexibility

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

Asset Qualification - Education:
AED1. Graduation with a Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology, statistics, environmental science, health science, social planning, or public administration.

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualifications - Experience:
AEX1. Experience leading the development of legislative or regulatory processes.
AEX2. Experience managing human resources.
AEX3. Experience managing financial resources.
AEX4. Experience developing strategic policy documents (e.g., Memorandum to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, or policy positions for intergovernmental or international negotiations).

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

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.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

A written examination, an interview and/or a reference check may be part of the candidates' assessment.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI on your resume / application.

Candidates will be required to submit a copy of his/her education documentation. 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/.

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.