Indigenous Recruitment – Business Analyst (ANTICIPATORY)

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: 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) in the screening questionnaire. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of past or current responsibilities. Rather the candidate must provide concrete and detailed examples that illustrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the information described in the screening questionnaire. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification in the screening questions. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar permanent and/or temporary vacancies with various tenures in ISC Vancouver (BC).

Pool could be used for acting appointments under exceptional circumstances to protect employee’s indeterminate status.

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:
The minimum standard is:
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience as it relates to the position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
*Recent experience in the use of electronic document and record management systems, such as GCdocs, RDIMS or SharePoint, to manage electronic documents, paper documents and records, including lifecycle planning.

(*Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the last three years.)

Experience in reviewing a business process or system with a goal of introducing improvements and/or efficiencies.

Experience providing solutions to meet business requirements.

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

Completion of a minimum of three (3) courses as part of a Business Analyst Certification program.

Degree equivalency

Experience in providing contributions for the creation of, or maintenance of a process manual.

Experience in using advanced functions in Microsoft Excel, such as formulas, macros, charts and pivot tables.

Experience in applying generally-accepted business analysis techniques.

Experience in applying generally-accepted project management techniques.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the trends in Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT).

ABILITIES:
Ability to interpret information, analyze situations and recommend solutions.

Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders, clients and colleagues.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to design a training session and/or presentation.

Ability to deliver a presentation.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Initiative
Judgment
Reliability
Client service orientation

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability and willingness to work overtime as required
Ability and willingness to travel as required

Conditions 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

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position, however, a person may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Meeting these criteria is nonetheless desirable and may be a deciding factor for the staffing of some positions.

Management may choose to use one or more Asset Qualifications at the pre-screening stage to determine the number of applicants who will advance to the following stage of the selection process.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes; this will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews.To that end, candidates must include a valid e-mail 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 e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

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

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

A written exam will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

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.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ THE POSTER THOROUGHLY AS THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. FAILURE TO READ THE NOTES AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION MISSING CRITICAL INFORMATION THUS PROVIDING FOR INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT BOARD TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSESSMENT AND RESULTING IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.