Consulting Analyst in Geography, Management Information Systems and Collection

Update: Please note that the education requirement has been amended.

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

CANDIDATES THAT ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATION TO PROCESS NUMBER 19-STC-IA-EDM-753-094 DO NOT NEED TO RE-SUBMIT.

Duties

Conducts delineation of census assignments to support Census operations for the assigned region for all collection activities. Identifies Census boundaries. Receives, verifies, sorts and distributes collection maps to the field.

Acts as the subject matter expert within the region for geography-related issues; resolves geo-coding and boundary issues; seeks solutions to atypical problems through consultation with the National Geographer; and provides updates on the progress of delineation activities at the regional and local level.

Receives and responds to queries from managers and staff such as the identification of Census Field Office or Supervisory boundaries.

Responds to information requests from management for information and generates MIS Key Indicator Reports (KIR) and MIS detailed reports dealing with various Census tasks including, but not limited to, Geospatial reports, Recruiting, Pay, Non-response follow-up, List/Leave, Collectives and Reserves.

Analyzes MIS reports for Census Management and provides explanations and training on reporting processes as required; identifies inconsistencies and investigates and resolves problems; advises and trains management and clients on the quality, reliability, nature and availability of data; and extracts data from MIS reports and KIRs to prepare customized reports, graphs, tables, charts using spreadsheets or databases.

Organizes and coordinates collective dwelling data collection activities and builds a regional database of collective organizations (i.e. community assisted group homes, military bases and hospitals) using historical data from previous censuses and information gathered from web-based information systems; creates planning calendars, in-house reports and various types of spreadsheets for collective dwelling enumeration.

Participates in the evaluation and debriefing process of the Census operation in respect to geography and MIS and collective dwelling enumeration.

Work environment

Statistics Canada conducts the Census of Population in order to develop a statistical portrait of Canada and Canadians on one specific day. The census is designed to provide information about people and housing units in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics.

The Census of Population is a reliable basis for the estimation of the population of the provinces, territories and municipal areas. The information collected is related to federal and provincial legislative measures and provides a basis for the distribution of federal transfer payments. The census also provides information about the characteristics of the population and its housing within small geographic areas and for small population groups to support planning, administration, policy development and evaluation activities of governments at all levels, as well as data users in the private sector.

Intent of the process

The pool of qualified candidates established from this process may be used to staff similar positions for the 2021 Census.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

*Students must obtain their degree by the end of June 2020 in order to be considered in the process.

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 with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to plan, coordinate and prioritize work
Ability to analyze problems and implement solutions
Ability to use spreadsheet software to produce reports, tables, charts or statistics
Ability to analyze and map spatial data
Ability to communicate effectively

Judgement
Teamwork, including working with peers remotely
Initiative

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

Experience working with MS Access databases
Experience in the manipulation and analysis of data
Experience in Statistics Canada’s geographic and spatial concepts
Experience in delivering training or information sessions
Previous census experience

Employment equity may be used to address the under-representation of designated groups.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Availability and willingness to travel occasionally according to operational needs
Availability and willingness to work overtime according to operational needs

The above conditions of employment must be met before an appointment is made. All costs associated with meeting the conditions of employment are the candidate’s responsibility. Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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

Statistics Canada will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the canada.ca/jobs website. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-833-243-6933.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, cover letter, and/or in 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 through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in a cover letter or screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Candidates' qualifications may be assessed through written tests, interviews and/or references. Candidates may be eliminated at any point during the selection process if they fail to demonstrate any of the essential criteria through their behaviour, for example, through: communication with Human Resources, informal discussion, selection interview, etc.

Internal reference contacts are not restricted to the list of names given by the candidate. The Selection Committee reserves the right to contact other references within the federal public service.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview.

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/

As an excluded employee, you will be subject to the majority of the provisions of the Public Service Employment Act with some exceptions. Your employment will be subject to the following:
• You will not be eligible for internal appointment processes or deployments, except for acting appointments and deployments made to positions excluded by the Statistics Canada Census and Survey Related Term Employment Exclusion Approval Order (EAO).
• You will not be eligible for indeterminate status as a result of your employment in the Census program; time spent as an excluded employee will not count towards the three-year term to indeterminate conversion.
• You will be entitled to seven days' notice if you are rejected on probation.
• You will be entitled to seven days' notice when your employment ends, should your services no longer be required by reason of lack of work, the end of the census cycle or the transfer of work to other staff.

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.

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.