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ARE YOU PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED? DO YOU STRIVE TO HELP CANADIANS AT EVERY STAGES OF THEIR LIVES? IF YOU ANSWERED YES, WE WANT YOU!

Did you know that Employment and Social Development Canada was named one of the National Capital Regions top employers in 2018? ESDC continues to strive to hire and motivate employees to contribute and be part of its success. Working at ESDC is making a commitment to all Canadians that you will actively participate in providing leadership through your passion and dedication to support and deliver Employment Insurance, Passports, Canada Pension Plan, old Age Security, Social Insurance Number, Apprenticeship Incentive Grants, Wage Earner Protection Program and many more…

Intent of the process

The intent is to staff positions in three area:

Stream 1. Business Intelligence and Reporting
Stream 2. Planning/Forecasting/ Resources Determination
Stream 3. Strategic/Corporate Planning

A pool of candidates may be created and used to staff similar positions within ESDC with various tenures.

Virtual work may be a possibility for certain position(s).

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

A Secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (FOR ALL)

1) *Extensive and recent experience reporting on performance or strategic planning and developing briefing material to present for decision or information.

2) Experience building and maintaining relationship with various stakeholders.

3) Experience leading OR actively participating in working groups/committees.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC
English essential

Information on language requirements

EXPERIENCE (STREAM 1): Business Intelligence and Reporting

1) Experience in developing dashboards AND reporting on programs or projects.

2) Experience in gathering, interpreting and analyzing information from various sources to consolidate into Reports OR Information databases.

3) Experience using Power BI OR SAS OR IBM Cognos OR Tableau.

4) Extensive experience using Excel. Extensive experience is define as minimum 3 years of experience working in Excel performing the following tasks: Macros, Pivot Tables and Formulas.

EXPERIENCE (STREAM 2): Planning/Forecasting/Resources determination

1) Experience in creating OR updating a resource determination OR allocation model.

2) Experience developing operational costing models.

3) Experience developing operational forecasting models.

EXPERIENCE (STREAM 3): Strategic Planning

1) Experience in providing analysis, strategic advice, recommendations and briefing material to senior management (DG and above) for decision or information.

2) Experience in gathering, interpreting and analyzing complex information from various sources to consolidate into reports, plans, presentations or other documentation.

3) *Extensive and recent experience in strategic planning such as the development or coordination of input for corporate reports.

*Extensive and recent experience is defined as two (2) continuous years within the last five (5) years.

KNOWLEDGE (STREAM 1)

Extensive knowledge of Excel. Extensive knowledge is define as being able to perform the following tasks: Macros, Pivot Tables and Formulas.

ABILITIES

Stream 1: Ability to think strategically, analyze issues and propose recommendations to manager level and above in the context of Business Intelligence and Reporting.

Stream 2: Ability to think strategically, analyze issues and propose recommendations to manager level and above in the context of Planning/Forecasting/Resources determination.

Stream 3: Ability to think strategically, analyze issues and propose recommendations to manager level and above in the context of Strategic Planning.

ABILITY (ALL STREAMS)

Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to work well under pressure.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY (ALL STREAMS)

Working effectively with others.
Dependability.
Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
Attention to detail.
Judgment.
Client Focus

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

1. Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

2. Experience in Project Management.

3. Experience in managing, leading or delivering programs, services or projects of national scope.

4. Experience in monitoring programs or services.

5. Experience working on strategic planning and reporting OR Cabinet documents (such as; Departmental Plan (DP), Departmental Results Report (DRR), Business plan, annual report, investment plan, business case, performance measurement strategy, TB Submission or Memorandum to Cabinet).

6. Experience in developing Key Performance Indicators and Targets.

7. **Extensive experience in providing strategic support, analysis and advice to senior managers (Director and above) in a Planning and Reporting environment.

**Extensive experience is defined as two (2) continuous years within the last five (5) years.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willing and able to work overtime including weekends on short notice.
Willing and able to travel on occasion.
Willing and able to work full time.
Willing and able to adjust daily work schedule.
Willing and able to relocate.

Conditions of employment

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Security: Enhanced Reliability and 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

We will accept applications on-line only. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply online" below.

A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: online written test / situational exercise, performance appraisals, informal interview, reference checks, and/or assessment board member personal/direct knowledge of candidates’ qualifications. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

Candidates who do not have Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results or whose SLE results have expired or will expire before the creation of the pool, may be required to be assessed for SLE at the beginning of the selection process. If required to do so, candidates must make themselves available on the scheduled testing date unless they have a valid reason which, if any, will be determined by the selection board, and may require a medical certificate/proof.

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.

Candidates must meet all the essential criteria in order to be appointed. However, applicants may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

We ask for your collaboration to ensure an efficient process but we will also try to provide some flexibility. We will not consider requests for rescheduling beyond the reasons we will outline to candidates. Candidates who do not respond to inquiries from the assessment committee by the required deadlines or fail to attend/complete the assessment without good reason may be eliminated from further consideration.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be contacting candidates via email including invitations for evaluations. Candidates are responsible for providing a valid email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is your responsibility to check both your jobs.gc.ca account and email account regularly to ensure that you do not miss any opportunities. Make sure to also check your junk mail folder. It is entirely your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your contact information.

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.