Evaluation Officer (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

** Please note that candidates who have already applied to following internal process 20-PCH-EA-SPC-0257 do not have to resubmit their application for this process.**

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "In the COVER LETTER, you must also provide information on how you meet all EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE qualifications
(ESSENTIAL AND ASSET). It is your responsibility to PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES. It is recommended that you use the education and experience factors as headers and describe the experience examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the Assessment Board can clearly understand. Describe the
situation/task, the action you took, what you accomplished and/or what you learned.
The information in your cover letter must be supported in your resume. Lack of
EXAMPLES and DETAILS WILL result in your application being rejected as the
Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the qualifications are met.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position.
Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is
your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each
qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established through this process in order to fill identical or similar positions with various tenures (acting, term, assignment, secondment, deployment, indeterminate), various security requirements (reliability, secret) and various linguistic profiles (bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC) within the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "You must provide information on how you meet all EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE qualifications ESSENTIAL AND ASSET). It is your responsibility to PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES."

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:
1.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:
(EX1) Experience in analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
(EX2) Experience in developing data collection Tools.
(EX3) Experience related to program evaluations.

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 theories and methods related to programs evaluation.
(K2) Knowledge of the Policy on results and related directives (http://www.tbssct.
gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=31300)

ABILITIES:
(A1) Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and to draw valid conclusions.
(A2) Ability to communicate efficiently in writing.
(A3) Ability to communicate efficiently orally.
(A4) Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
(A5) Ability to deliver on specific evaluation tasks.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

(PS1) Team work
(PS2) Initiative
(PS3) Reliability
(PS4) Judgment

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in evaluation.

Degree equivalency

- Experience in conducting research
- Experience in conduction performance measurement.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
-In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates designated by members of the following Employment Equity Group: Indigenous persons.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
-Able and willing to work overtime 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

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

2. Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or your application.

3. You must provide the following information when submitting your application: Your résumé and cover letter.

4. Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and have to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact person indicated on this job advertisement.

5. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

6. As an equal opportunity employer, the Public Service of Canada is committed to accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities. If you have any health or physical limitations, which may adversely affect your performance during any phase of the appointment process, please indicate to the contact person any accommodation needed.

7. Candidates’ qualifications may be assessed by various tests, interview, role play and/or references.

8. Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he or she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, or organizational
needs. Please note that meeting these criteria may be desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

9. The client organization will accept applications online only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

We thank all those who apply.

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.