Senior Business Analyst, HR Analytics

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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Duties

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Human Resources Analytics unit is continuously exploring new technologies and innovative ways of delivering service to clients. We are making flexible use of our existing reporting systems in PeopleSoft, and we are building local expertise with Business Intelligence software.

We are looking for an established employee with PeopleSoft expertise as well as experience extracting and providing data and reporting products to clients. Client service orientation, analytical thinking, and commitment to continuous learning are the key competencies we’re looking for. We also work collaboratively – brainstorming together and respecting diverse perspectives to achieve better results, and we want you to join our team!

Work environment

At AAFC, we offer a dynamic, diverse work environment with flexibility in work hours, tele-work options, work-life balance, and much more!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff this AS-04 position indeterminately.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions.

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)

• A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

If you have foreign credentials, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

• Significant* experience in extracting data using the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) PeopleSoft version 8.9 or greater.
• Experience using MS Access and/or MS Excel to manipulate data and/or to create databases.
• Experience in extracting, compiling and manipulating information/data from various sources.
• Experience in assessing problems and proposing effective solutions within short timeframes.
• Experience in documenting business processes or procedures.

*Significant is defined as two years experience acquired in the last five years.

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

• Experience with Business Intelligence solutions such as Cognos BI, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, or similar packages to create reports and/or queries.
• Experience proposing opportunities for streamlining processes or finding areas where efficiency can be achieved.
• Experience in delivering training and/or system demos or developing training material.
• Experience using SQL

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

• Client service orientation
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Communication (verbal and written)

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

• Ability and willingness to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

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.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under "Contact Information".

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

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.