Policy Analyst

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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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples IN THE TEXT QUESTIONS how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and assets if applicable. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the education and the experience described in their answers to the text questions. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

The Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch’s (HECSB) mission is to help Canadians to maintain and improve their health by promoting healthy and safe living, working and recreational environments and by reducing the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol, controlled substances, environmental contaminants, and unsafe consumer and industrial products.

The Safe Environments Directorate (SED) falls within HECSB and is working hard to promote healthy living, working and recreational environments by identifying and assessing health risks posed by environmental factors (specifically chemicals, drinking water, air quality, microbes, emerging technologies and development projects). SED is looking for keen policy analysts to work directly on or in support of these environmental health issues, some of which are world leading, such as the Chemicals Management Plan.

Looking for an organization that offers opportunities for interesting work? Come play an important role in one of the many interesting and exciting opportunities for policy analysts in this regulatory directorate, such as working directly on regulatory files, policy and program development/support and data analytics, as well as stakeholder engagement and public outreach. Interested in finding an organization with a positive work culture? Work alongside energetic, passionate and supportive staff and management to help address environmental health risks across Canada. SED staff truly care about their work and protecting the health of Canadians and are committed to doing so collaboratively across the Directorate, within the Health Portfolio and externally as well. SED is also well-known for its flexible work arrangements, employee engagement, throwing a good social and adding fun spins to their meetings, even now in this virtual environment. So, look no further - your potential new home in SED awaits!

Intent of the process

A pool of fully and/or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions, within Health Canada with various language requirements, security requirements and tenures (Term, indeterminate, secondment, assignment, deployment, acting)

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:

EC-04 and EC-05:

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Notes:
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:

EC-04 and EC-05:

• Experience engaging and maintaining relationships with internal or external partners or stakeholders.

EC-04:

• Experience* preparing documents such as policy/position papers, regulatory proposals, presentations, briefing notes, dashboards, reports or research papers.
• Experience* researching and conducting analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data and making recommendations for strategic or operational policy or program issues.

EC-05:

• Significant experience** preparing documents such as policy/position papers, regulatory proposals, presentations, briefing notes, dashboards, reports or research papers.
• Significant experience** researching and conducting analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data and making recommendations for strategic or operational policy or program issues.

*Experience is defined as experience gained through paid or volunteer work, or through completion of graduate-level research projects. Examples citing academic coursework or undergraduate degree requirements will not be accepted.

**Significant experience is defined as experience gained through a minimum of two (2) years of work experience. Work may include paid or volunteer work or graduate level research projects; however, academic coursework and undergraduate degree requirements will not be accepted.

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

Asset Experience:

EC-04 and EC-05:

• Experience working horizontally within the federal government and coordinating and consolidating input into various requests
• Experience preparing or contributing to decision-making documents, such as Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, and presentations to Cabinet Committees
• Experience drafting or contributing to positions, delegate instructions, or speaking points for international issues and meetings
• Experience working on policy issues related to environmental health and/or experience interpreting and applying the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
• Experience interpreting international agreements and analysing the mandate of international organizations involved in environmental health initiatives.
• Experience interpreting and applying the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
• Experience drafting or managing contracts.
• Experience engaging, collaborating, or working with Indigenous organizations or communities.
• Experience in extracting, validating, and analyzing complex data sets from a variety of sources particularly from relational databases and/or experience in data visualization and presentation using analytical tools.

Operational Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC.

Information on language requirements

Abilities:

EC-04 and EC-05:

• Ability to research, analyze and synthesize complex information
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent files and meet tight deadlines in an environment of rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:

EC-04 and EC-05:

• Flexibility
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Respectful of Diversity

Conditions of employment

Security: Various security requirements

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

Please note that depending on the number of applicants and current and future needs and, we may apply asset criteria and/or a ranking order (top/down approach) to determine who will proceed at any stage of the of the process.

Various methods of assessment may be administered (written exam, interview, references, etc.).

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Proof of citizenship will be required.

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.

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

Proof of education will be required which includes diploma(s) and transcript(s). 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.

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

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

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.
If you are an employee of the Public Service, please include your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) in your application, clearly indicate your SUBSTANTIVE GROUP AND LEVEL and your EMPLOYMENT STATUS (indeterminate, determinate, casual, agency, contract, etc.). Note: If you are hired for a determinate period of time, please indicate the start and end date of your current employment. Proof of your employment tenure will be required, upon request.

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.