Policy Analyst/ Data Research and Analysis/ Regulatory Economic 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

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

Duties

IS THIS POSITION FOR YOU?

We have several positions to staff across the Labour Program. Current vacancies are in the areas of policy analysis, regulatory economic analysis and data and research analysis. You could contribute to one of the following areas:

International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs

• Supporting Canada’s participation in international organizations and labour forums, on the negotiation of international labour standards and agreements,
• Building cooperative relationships with Canadian provinces and territories and assist governments of other countries,
• Helping to ensure labour issues in Indigenous communities are managed in a consistent and culturally sensitive way.

Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Policy and Stakeholder Relations

• Preparing high-quality policy products on a range of interesting regulatory and non-regulatory policy issues
• Conducting outreach, coordination and engagement activities in a fast-paced, often-changing environment with tight timeframes.

Performance, Analysis, Research and Learning

• Work with other experts in business intelligence, data management, data analytics and learning solutions to:
• provide data driven evidence,
• carry out operational research,
• develop regulatory economic and cost-benefit analysis,
• design and deliver training programs to support regulatory development and program delivery for the Labour Program.

Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information

• Conducting qualitative or quantitative research, writing reports, recommendations, and providing strategic advice to senior analysts or management on various labour trends and issues.
• Drafting reports, briefing notes, presentations and other materials to support social or labour policy development and inform senior management of your findings.

Work environment

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

As part of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Labour Program, promotes a fair, safe, healthy and productive work environment that contributes to the social and economic well-being of all Canadians.

We offer a dynamic team environment, opportunities to work on a range of interesting issues, flexible work arrangements, exposure to senior management, learning opportunities, access to ESDC resources and networks and much more.

We are also proud to have been named one of Canada's top 100 employers for the second consecutive year!

Don’t take our word for it; listen to the testimonials of our employees: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/recruitment/career-testimonials.html

The positions are expected to be located in Gatineau. Working from another ESDC office in Canada may be possible upon regional management approval.  Telework may also be possible based on operational realities and at management's discretion.

In the current context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Labour Program employees are working remotely from home. When an eventual physical return to the workplace becomes possible, our offices are located at 165 de L’Hotel de Ville (Place du Portage, Phase II), in Gatineau, Quebec close to the Ottawa River. This makes this location an ideal spot for walking, running and biking! It is also easily accessible by buses from both Ottawa (OC Transpo) and Gatineau (STO).

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions in the Labour Program and at Employment and Social Development Canada with various tenures, various linguistic requirements (English Essential, French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB), various security requirements (Enhanced and Secret), various conditions of employment 

Positions to be filled: 9

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION (All Streams)
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

(All Streams)
1. Experience researching, analyzing and synthesizing information from a variety of sources to advance a file or a project.
2. Experience writing various documents (such as briefing notes, reports, presentations, research papers, white papers, policy papers or summaries) for decision maker(s)*.

(STREAM 2 - Data Research and Analysis)
3. Experience working with large databases and analytical or reporting tools (such as IBM Cogno, Python or R).

(STREAM 3 - Regulatory Economic Analyst)
4. Experience conducting cost benefit analyses or economic impact assessments.

*A decision maker is defined as a unit head/supervisor, a manager, a Director/equivalent or at a higher level.

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

Candidates MAY be required to meet ONE OR MORE of the following education and experience qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed, AS THEY MAY BE DEEMED AN ESSENTIAL OR ASSET QUALIFICATION. Candidates must clearly indicate on their online application which education and experience qualifications they meet and describe the depth and breadth to which they meet it.

EDUCATION (All Streams)
AED1. Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

EXPERIENCE (All Streams)
AE1. Experience conducting research or data analysis in the fields of occupational health and safety or labour standards.
AE2. Experience participating in or collaborating with working groups or with stakeholder groups.

(STREAM 1 - Policy Analyst)
AE3. Experience conducting research and analysis or providing advice on a variety of labour, legal, social or international issues.

(STREAM 3 - Regulatory Economic Analyst )
AE4. Experience conducting cost-benefit analyses or economic impact assessments for regulatory initiatives.
AE5. Experience using statistical software such as SAS, SPSS or STATA.
AE6. Experience with the implementation of the Treasury Board Secretariat Cabinet Directive on Regulation and the regulatory development process.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential
French Essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES (All Streams)
1. Thinking Things Through
2. Effective Interpersonal Skills
3. Initiative and Action-oriented
4. Ability to Communicate Effectively Orally
5. Ability to Communicate Effectively in Writing

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Willingness and ability to occasionally work overtime.
2. Willingness to travel occasionally.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - 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

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

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Application Process
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Tips for applicants:
- Information on your described education, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume.
- Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for Education and for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
- Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

The online application may take 1-2 hours to complete. You may save your application as a draft and return to it at a later date. Your application must be completed and submitted in order to be considered. Partially completed applications, or those in draft cannot be considered. You can make modifications to your submitted application at any time, but once your application has been selected for screening, you will no longer be able to make modifications and your submission will be considered final.

Persons requiring accommodation preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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ASSESSMENT
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- The different assessment tools that we plan to use are the following : application, online tests, and pre-recorded video interviews.
- Unsupervised second language evaluation will be used to asses language for bilingual positions.

Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
The essential qualifications that are listed in the statement of merit criteria are mandatory. A pass mark will be established for each. Applicants may be appointed to the position even though they do not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. In the event that there are as many applicants who meet the essential qualifications as there are vacancies, the manager may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications.

Top-down ranking may be used at any stage of the assessment process where only the top scoring candidates will be invited to the next stage of the assessment. Please note that different pass marks and cut-off scores can be used at various stages of the assessment process. Candidates who attain the pass mark might not be further considered in the process if they do not achieve the cut-off score.

Please note that the assessment will only be rescheduled under exceptional circumstances:
•Illness (a medical certificate will be required);
•Emergency circumstances (verifiable);
•Operational requirements (must be confirmed in writing by your director);
•Pre-approved annual leave (must be confirmed in writing by your supervisor).

Failure to attend the assessment without good reason will be construed as a withdrawal from the appointment process.

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PROOF OF EDUCATION
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You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate.

Foreign certificates and/or diplomas must be assessed against Canadian education standards. The federal public service will accept any Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, determined by a recognized credential assessment service.

The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations.

You can access the CICIC website at: https://www.cicic.ca/. This website provides links to a number of Canadian organizations that provide equivalency assessments.

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TRAVEL STATUS - TRAVEL COSTS
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Please note you will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, you will be responsible for travel costs.

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COMMUNICATION
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Candidates will be contacted by email and it is imperative that you provide a current email address that accepts e-mail from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis. It is your entire responsibility to inform us at all times of any changes regarding your contact information.

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

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Bilingual Positions
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To be considered for a Bilingual Imperative position, you must be willing to undergo Second Language Evaluation testing OR you must already have Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results (proof will be required).

If you have undertaken a SLE by the Public Service Commission (PSC), you can obtain a copy of the SLE results, by requesting it at the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-servicecommission/corporate/about-us/contact-us.html#sle. For more information on SLE, visit the following web-site: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/sle-els/cand-info-cand-eng.html

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment:
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-publicservice/self-assessment-tests.html

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

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.

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.