Analyst / Database Analyst / Programmer Analyst (Anticipatory) - *AMENDED NOTE*

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Assessment accommodation

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE***:

NOTE: Should the GC Jobs character limit prevent you from submitting your full response to the screening and text questions intended to allow up to 700 words, please e-mail your full response to by the closing date on this poster.

Please note that this is a streamed selection process for the three positions identified below:

CS-02 - Analyst, Business Line Support (BLS) (Stream 1)
CS-02 - Database Analyst, Database & Data Administration (Stream 2)
CS-02 - Programmer/Analyst, Application & Development (Stream 3)

Candidates must answer all questions identified as being applicable to ALL Streams. In addition, candidates must also answer the questions applicable to the specific Stream(s) that they are applying for.

Written communication will be assessed throughout your application and via a written test.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by responding to the screening questions in the online application. Resumes MAY be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the screening questions.

Intent of the process

A pool may be established as a result of this process and may be used to fill similar positions with various tenures, language requirements and security profiles at the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

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:

Successful completion of two (2) years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Notes:
1.Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.
2.It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.
3.At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum post-secondary education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met using this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

EX1: IT Project Management – STREAM 1 only
EX2: Database Design & Management – STREAM 2 only
EX3: Application Development/Support and Maintenance – STREAM 3 only
EX4: Business Analysis – ALL STREAMS

The four competencies above will only be assessed via your application.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies - ALL STREAMS:

C1: Analytical Thinking
C2: Client Focus
C3: Ability to communicate effectively orally
C4: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
C5: Testing
C6: Teamwork

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

AEX1: Architecture – STREAM 2 only

AEX2: Security/Information & Application Protection – STREAM 3 only

AEX3: Change Leadership – STREAM 1 only

Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the pre-selection stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

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

Reference checks will be sought. Please ensure that your referees have a thorough and direct knowledge of your work and are able to answer specific questions about your achievements and strengths. In addition, supervisors must be able to comment on your abilities and competencies.

An interview and a written test will be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.

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

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/

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (English or French). Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

FedDev Ontario is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. To support employment equity, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results, invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. 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.