Business Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Please note when submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (essential and nonessential) qualifications.

Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

INSTRUCTIONS
When recording your examples, be sure you:
- Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
- Provide all examples in sentence format.

Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!

Intent of the process

A partially or fully assessed pool may be established to staff similar positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs with various tenures, various linguistic profiles, and/or security clearances.

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:
ED1 - Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or have an *acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

*Acceptable combination is defined as “A secondary school diploma with an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience relevant to the position being staffed.”

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EX1 - Recent* experience in working as part of a team responsible for designing or implementing solutions or initiatives.
EX2 - Experience analyzing options and developing recommendations.
EX3 - Experience working as part of a team responsible for the development of policies, procedures or standards.

"Recent experience" is defined as experience gained within the last five (5) years.

Abilities:
AB1 - Ability to analyze and synthesize information and make recommendations.*
AB2 - Ability to set priorities and plan work to meet deadlines.*
AB3 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.*
AB4 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.*

*These abilities will be assessed through the online application and a response is MANDATORY. Candidates must also provide the name and contact information of a reference person who can validate their answer.

Personal Suitability:
PS1 - Effective interpersonal skills*
PS2 - Dependability*
PS3 - Problem solving skills*

*These personal suitabilities will be assessed through the online application and a response is MANDATORY. Candidates must also provide the name and contact information of a reference person who can validate their answer.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC, CBC/CBC, CBB/CBB, BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the asset
qualifications.

Education:
AED1 - Completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma in information management, library sciences, computer science, management information systems, or a related field and experience.
AED2 - Completion of a masters degree in information management.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AEX1 - Experience serving as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
AEX2 - Experience analyzing options and proposing recommendations related to Information Management (IM) and/or Information Technology (IT).
AEX3 - Experience identifying and documenting functional requirements for electronic records and document management systems.
AEX4 - Experience in providing advice and guidance on Information Management.
AEX5 - Experience in records management.
AEX6 - Experience in planning, developing and providing information management training.
AEX7 - Experience using and providing support for an electronic document management system, such as but not limited to: Sharepoint, GCdocs, O365, RDIMS or CRM.
AEX8 - Experience using an IT Services Management tool such as, but not limited to, Axios Assyst.
AEX9 - Experience implementing O365.
AEX10 - Experience in developing plans, tools, or processes to migrate information from current systems and repositories to GCDOCS or other IM records systems.
AEX11 - Experience in the testing of changes or upgrades in Information Management systems.
AEX12 - Recent experience as part of a team developing and implementing an enterprise-wide information governance framework, preferably for digital information.

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion with short notice.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
Security clearance: Reliability Status or Secret

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

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board. All communication for this process will be sent by email and it is your responsibility to verify your messages regularly.

Education and Experience factors in the asset qualifications may be used for screening. Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the experience asset qualifications.

Various random selection methods may be used to manage the number of applications.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials, and proof of citizenship at a later date.

An interview and/or written exam may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought. The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only) in order to adequately assess the candidates.

For more information on applying for positions with the Federal Government of Canada, please see the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI

Veterans Affairs Canada offers a variety of flexible work arrangements.

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.