Stream 1 - Policy Innovation & Experimentation & Stream 2 - Policy Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.)), various security requirements, various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

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

STREAM 1 & STREAM 2
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Candidates must always have a university degree. The courses for the specialization do not necessarily have to be part of 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

STREAM 1
Significant experience* working with internal and external stakeholders on policy or program issues requiring integrated and collaborative approaches and solutions.
Experience participating in teams, projects or initiatives related to policy innovation and experimentation**
Experience researching, analysing, synthesizing complex policy issues and information and providing advice to senior management***.

*Significant is defined as at least two years.

*Social innovation, open policy making, policy design and experimentation, and related fields leverage new approaches and instruments to engage, work with and/or enable citizens and stakeholders to address public and social challenges. Candidates are expected to demonstrate experience related to these fields where applicable. Related topics include, but are not limited to: behavioural insights, service design, multi-sectoral partnerships, digital approaches and open policy making (e.g. open dialogue, crowdsourcing, citizen challenges, and open data initiatives).

**Senior management is defined as Director or above.

STREAM 2:
Significant* experience analyzing complex policy issues and developing strategic options and recommendations.
Experience providing strategic advice to senior management on policy issues, including written and oral briefings
Significant* experience in preparing comprehensive briefing materials and presentations for senior management or senior government officials.
Experience in providing guidance and direction to working groups or teams to advance complex issues.
Experience in establishing networks and working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

STREAM 1
Knowledge of trends and drivers related to social innovation, open policy making, open policy design and experimentation
Knowledge of federal government priorities with respect to citizen-centred service delivery, open policy making and policy experimentation.

STREAM 2:
Knowledge of the mandate and priorities of Natural Resources Canada.
Knowledge of policy development processes.
Knowledge of the priorities of the Government of Canada and their relationship to the mandate of Natural Resources Canada.

STREAM 1
Ability to manage several concurrent projects
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to analyse and synthesize a wide range of complex information to develop findings conclusions and recommendations for management decision-making

STREAM 2:
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to analyze and synthesize diverse information and provide options and solutions to senior management.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities with tight or conflicting deadlines.

STREAM 1
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment

STREAM 2:
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment
Initiative
Adaptability
Dependability

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

Organizational Needs:
Increase representation of employment equity groups.

Operational Requirements:
Overtime may be 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

All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

You will be required to complete an online questionnaire when you apply. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps. You must indicate "NO" if you do not have experience in performing a task related to a specific field.

Your resume may be used to validate the information provided in the screening questions.

NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. Natural Resources Canada is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the criteria in the online questionnaire, which is provided during the application process. Please note that it is not enough 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 they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility 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).

Natural Resources Canada will use the services of a third-party Human Resources Consultant to administer the assessment for this position. Your name and email address will be provided to this organization to facilitate the administration of the assessment tool(s). By submitting your application, you are providing Natural Resources Canada your consent to provide this personal information to the organization for administration purposes only. This information will only be used for administration of the assessment tool.

A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

Depending on the number of applicants, Natural Resources Canada needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will be only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, apart from a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first

Natural Resources Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources Canada 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.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel costs associated with this selection 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.