Economic/Policy Analyst

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Duties

Advice and guidance on strategic or operational policy, program planning, economic studies and statistical analysis, reports, and recommendations related to the Small Craft Harbours program.
Development, implementation and monitoring of strategic policies and plans (including business planning) as well as supporting the conception of strategic or operational policies, program planning, economic studies and statistical analysis, reports and/or recommendations.
Support the management of SCH transfer payment programs.

Work environment

Small Craft Harbours (SCH) is a nationwide program of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which operates and maintains a national network of harbours in support of the needs of the commercial fishing industry. The mandate of SCH is to keep the harbours that are critical to the fishing industry open and in good repair. The program is delivered in cooperation with Harbour Authorities (local not-for-profit organizations) who manage the harbours. Low activity fishing harbours and recreational harbours are divested to third parties.

SCH is a decentralized program. The NHQ office in Moncton provides national coordination with five regional offices who manage program operations.

SCH pursues three main strategies to fulfill its mandate:
• Maintain a network of core fishing harbours;
• Promote and sustain the use of Harbour Authorities for the local management and operation of core fishing harbours;
• Transfer the ownership of non-core fishing harbours and recreational harbours to local communities through divestiture.

Intent of the process

The intent of this advertisement is to establish a pool of qualified candidates through which to staff one vacant Economic/Policy Analyst to work out of the NHQ office of Small Craft Harbours located in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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
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
Experience preparing or coordinating the preparation of comprehensive documents such as: research reports, position papers, strategic plans, planning documents, evaluation reports, briefing notes or presentations.
Experience researching and analyzing policy issues and recommending options to senior management (directors or above).
Experience coordinating various stages of a complex* initiative or project.
* Complex means situations that require knowledge of many intricate or interconnected elements and of the relationships between these elements to arrive at a solution. This will be evaluated with regard to amount, complexity and diversity of work handled, the level of autonomy demonstrated, and the impact of decisions.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE
Experience working in Small Craft Harbours or other infrastructure programs.
Experience in managing Grant and Contribution programs.
Experience in capital investment planning.
Experience working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Experience with stakeholder relationships.
Experience liaising with Central Agencies (Treasury Board Secretatiat, Privy Council Office, Department of Finance).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

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ABILITIES
Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities.
Ability to analyze and provide sound recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to work in a team environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Dependability
Initiative
Judgment
Interpersonal Skills

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

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Information on employment equity

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form of a diploma or official transcript.

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Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions. Candidates may request to informally discuss their elimination at any point during the process. To do so, please contact the department at the coordinate(s) indicated on this poster.

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.