Senior Policy Analyst

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

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar or identical positions within Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French or English Essential, BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC) and/or requirement, various locations, as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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:

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

EXPERIENCES:

Experience in developing strategic advice for senior management (Director General level or above).

Experience in working collaboratively with government officials or Indigenous stakeholders.

Experience in preparing and managing comprehensive documents related to cabinet, parliamentary, legislative and regulatory proposals intended for senior officials (Director General level or above).

Experience in providing advice on cabinet, parliamentary, legislative or regulatory issues, processes and procedures to multi-disciplinary teams.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of federal machinery of government, decision-making processes, the legislative process and/or the regulation making process.

Knowledge of the Government of Canada’s priorities addressing Indigenous and Northern issues.

ABILITIES:

Ability to provide leadership to and advise multidisciplinary teams.

Ability to work under tight deadlines and managing multiple files.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Analytical Thinking.

Initiative.

Adaptability.

Dependability.

Judgement.

Building partnerships.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess asset qualifications)

Experience in department-wide legislative or regulatory planning.

Experience working with or in a Minister’s or parliamentary-related office (e.g. departmental parliamentary unit/Member of Parliament (MP)/Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)/Member of the National Assembly (MNA)/Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)/Senator/Privy Council Office (PCO)/Library of Parliament).

Experience working in Cabinet Affairs.

Experience working on a major legislative or regulatory proposal with a national Indigenous organization.

Experience in supervising staff.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

Indigenous Services Canada and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada are committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to work overtime, on short notice.

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) A written examination may be administered.

2) An interview may be administered.

3) Reference checks may be sought.

4) An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

5) You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

7) You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

8) Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form if you are already in the public service.

9) Please note that asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage or any stage during the process.

10) Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application if you are already an employee of the Public Service.

11) 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.

12) PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 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.