Data Scientist/Data Analyst - Student

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Assessment accommodation

To be eligible for a public service job as part of this program, you need to meet these 3 requirements:
• You must be a full-time student* registered in a post-secondary co-op/internship program that is on our list of validated institutions and programs;
• Your work term must be mandatory for graduation;
• You must meet the minimum age required in the province/territory of work.

*Student must be returning to full‑time studies in the next academic year or if the student is in their final year of study, that they were previously employed under one of the approved student programs.

Duties

Selected candidates will take on some of these and/or similar roles depending on the team they join:
• Help develop visual dashboards on the new cloud analytics platform which would include active use of business intelligence (Power BI).
• Assist in designing and undertaking data analysis projects.
• Collect, validate and manipulate raw data, files, research, statistics, databases and other information for useable analysis by policy analysts. May modify methods and approaches to data collection within established precedents. May provide advice to analysts seeking economic or socio-economic information.
• Apply analytics and financial modelling across risk areas such as: Cash Management, High Risk Payments, Vendor Account Management, Financial Systems Access Roles, Assets and Liabilities Tracking, Locally Engaged Staff Payroll, Value-Added Tax paid by Canadian Missions; and the implementation of the “Sustainability Model for Financial Management”.
• Incorporate graphics in products and deeper analysis in country strategies and conflict analyses (i.e. economic data: population growth vs economic growth, poverty rate, unemployment, GDP, debt, trade and development).
• Help develop an automated dashboard, mining project data and country information to put together a library of stock of impactful facts/results to be use by the division.
• Assist colleagues with language processing and/or other data analytics tools to analyze foreign policy issues and identify global trends for use in reports and briefing products for senior management.

Work environment

At Global Affairs Canada, we define, shape and advance Canada’s interests and values in a complex global environment. We manage diplomatic relations, promote international trade and provide consular support. We lead international development, humanitarian, and peace and security assistance efforts. We also contribute to national security and the development of international law.

Are you a data-driven problem solver with a solid foundation in math, computer science, data science/analytics, economics or related areas? Are you intellectually curious, self-motivated, and possess strong business acumen? Global Affairs Canada is looking for candidates interested in bringing their data skills to some of our high-performing teams. Successful candidates will, among other things, work to create data visualizations and new data systems, gather and analyze large sets of structured and unstructured data to create intelligence, use new technologies to extract more value from existing data and automate analysis and processes. If you are a leader and a strategic thinker who wants to work for one of Canada’s top employers, consider joining the Global Affairs Canada team.

Many employees are currently working remotely full time. Once employees are allowed to return to the physical workplace, it is likely that remote work would continue for most students depending on business needs. Please note that if you indicate that you want to be considered for remote work only, you will not be considered for opportunities that may require to work on-site once a return to the workplace is possible for everyone.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be created and may be used to fill similar positions within Global Affairs Canada.

Positions to be filled: 18

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION

A full-time student registered in a post-secondary co-op/internship program that is on our list of validated institutions and programs in one of the following field: mathematics, computer science, information technology, data science/data analytics, engineering, economics, statistics, finance, accounting, actuarial mathematics, demography/population studies or other related fields.

Degree equivalency

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
**the candidate must meet at least 2 out of 5**

• A combination of courses and/or experience performing data integration, data manipulation, data analytics or in-depth analysis, towards producing data visualization products using a variety of techniques and tools, such as advanced functions in Excel, MS Dynamics, Power BI, R or Python.
• A combination of courses and/or experience in data analysis, quantitative analysis, business analytics or data science.
• A combination of courses and/or experience with analytical software (e.g., MS Access, Stata, SPSS Statistics).
• A combination of courses and/or experience creating automation tools or using natural language processing to analyze unstructured data such as text, social media, video feeds or audio.
• A combination of courses and/or experience programming, machine learning (e.g., natural language processing, classification, clustering, ensemble methods, deep learning) or data preparation (e.g., cleaning, merging, restructuring, reformatting, etc.)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary level courses (university or college) and/or knowledge of data mining, data warehousing or geo-spatial analysis.
• Experience in manipulation of Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems (or other databases) or understanding of results-based frameworks.
• Experience using SharePoint.
• Experience creating presentations and knowledge of data visualization best practices.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, priority may be given to candidates self-declaring as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with Disabilities, members of visible minorities and women.

Conditions of employment

Various security clearance levels: Secret or Reliability Status.

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

These opportunities are for a period of 12-16 weeks beginning in May or June 2021, with the exact start date to be determined. Start and end dates may vary based on university/college policy and employment needs. There is a possibility of work term extension depending upon student availability, performance and employment needs.

A partially qualified pool will be created for various student opportunities. Other criteria may be required depending on the internship needs and tasks. They may be assessed at a later date through exams, interviews and/or reference checks.

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 student opportunities should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Applications will be accepted on-line only. Please click on the button “Apply online” below.

Persons with disabilities who cannot apply online are asked to send an message to the email address below under Contact information.

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.