Economic and Policy Analyst (EC-04) / Senior Economic Analyst (EC-05)

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Assessment accommodation

Stream 1: Economic and Policy Analyst (EC-04) 19-DFO-GLF-EA-272826
Stream 2: Senior Economic Analyst (EC-05) 19-DFO-GLF-EA-272827

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to staff similar positions on a temporary or permanent basis at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
Streams 1 & 2
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 do not necessarily have to be part of 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

EXPERIENCES:
Streams 1 & 2:
Experience developing, analyzing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative information* and socioeconomic policies and recommendations.
Experience preparing, developing and presenting written and oral reports or summaries.

Stream 2 only:
Experience providing advice, recommendations and support to managers or senior executives.

* For purpose of clarity, qualitative and quantitative information developed, analyzed and interpreted requires the application of a comprehensive knowledge of economics, sociology or statistics.

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

Bilingual - Imperative
Various bilingual imperative profiles

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Streams 1 & 2:
Knowledge of the fishing industry in the Gulf Region, such as commercial, recreational and Aboriginal fisheries.
Knowledge of the approaches and steps of socio-economic analysis.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
Streams 1 & 2:
Ability to analyze and assess socio-economic data.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing. (This ability could be evaluated partially or completely with the application).
Ability to self-manage workload, set priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Stream 2 only:
Ability to analyze complex problems and develop strategic advice.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Streams 1 & 2:
Integrity and respect
Working effectively with others
Initiative
Reliability

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

EDUCATION:
Streams 1 & 2:
Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
Stream 1 only:
Experience providing advice, recommendations and support to managers or senior executives.

Stream 2 only:
Experience consulting internal and/or external stakeholders such as federal, provincial or territorial departments and agencies and non-governmental partners.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Streams 1 & 2:
Willingness and ability to travel within Canada.
Occasional overtime.

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

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online. We request that you DO NOT email, fax or mail in hard copy documents. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact (902)426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A written examination may be administered.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript. 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/

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.

Please note that the information provided may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages
regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

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.