Policy Analyst | Program Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

You are required to demonstrate how you meet the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, and by answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met by giving detailed examples. The information provided on the screening questions should be supported by your resume.

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 and your application.

Duties

The position is located in the Planning, Integration and Management Services Directorate, under the Corporate Services Branch at Health Canada. Under the shared agreement between Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, you will work in collaboration with senior executives from both organizations.

In the role of a Policy Analyst or a Program Analyst you will participate in a branch-wide strategic, operational and functional planning, including integrated corporate risk management and coordinating branch contribution to corporate reports, such as departmental plans and departmental reports on results.

You would participate in developing the branch resource management strategy linked to the strategic and operational plans. This would include determining funding requirements given financial pressures, and providing costing advice to senior management.

Finally, you would participate in developing the strategies, plans and reports related to the Management Accountability Framework, service standards and service levels, and management responses to audits and evaluations plans.

Work environment

Health Canada is an employer of choice! We’ve been recognized in three categories of Mediacorp’s Top 100 Employers Awards of 2018:

- National Capital Region’s Top Employers
- Canada’s Top Employers for Young People
- Canada’s Best Diversity Employers

Are you interested in joining a dynamic organization to drive service delivery to the next level? If so, this great opportunity is for you!

Intent of the process

We have an immediate need to staff two (2) positions for an indeterminate period.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (determinate, indeterminate), various linguistic requirements, various security requirements and for various locations within Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and other participating departments. Should the selected candidate already be a public servant, the pool could also be used for acting appointments or deployments.

Positions to be filled: 2

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.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

EXP1 - Experience in gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources that is related to business, operational, or policy planning and for the purpose of decision-making.
EXP2 - Experience in preparing analytical reports, briefing materials*, presentations or summaries.
EXP3 - Experience in liaising and coordinating with clients or stakeholders.
EXP4 - Experience in providing strategic or policy advice and recommendations to supervisors or managers.

* Briefing materials refers to, but is not limited to speaking notes, dashboards, briefing notes or ministerial correspondence.

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

Asset Experience:

AEXP1- Experience in the development and preparation of organizational plans and reports such as annual or strategic plans and reports, Departmental Plan, Departmental Results Report, dashboards, frameworks, Management Accountability Framework.
AEXP2- Experience in participating in working groups or project teams.
AEXP3- Experience in financial analysis, resource management and financial reporting.
AEXP4- Experience using advanced functions in Excel or PowerPoint to create graphics, tables and charts.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

K1 - Knowledge of Health Canada’s mission and vision, mandate and objectives.

Abilities:

A1 - Ability to identify, analyze and synthetize complex issues and formulate recommendations.
A2 - Ability to adapt to changing priorities and balance multiple project deadlines.
A3 - Ability to maintain effective collaborative relationships with clients or stakeholders.
A4 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A5 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitabilities:

PS1 - Demonstrating integrity and respect including respect of diversity.
PS2 - Working effectively with others.
PS3 - Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

Conditions of employment

Condition of Employment:

- Secret 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

Depending on the number of candidates, department’s needs or the human resources plans, candidate management strategies could be applied such as random selection, top-down approach, pass marks or cut-off scores. The Department may decide to use one or more of the asset qualifications to identify candidates who will advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process and to contact 1-800-645-5605 prior to the closing date.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Applications received by e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy won't be accepted.

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.