Senior Economic/Socio-Economic Advisor

Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Work environment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗖!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

There is one immediate vacancy. This process will establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures within PSPC (indeterminate, term, acting, assignment, or secondment) in the locations advertised (these are the preference locations for the appointments). Note: this pool may be used to fill identical or similar positions across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
EDU1. 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 taken 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:
EX1. Experience in independently preparing, with minimal guidance through to final versions, *complex briefing materials, presentations, reports and other documents for senior management within short deadlines and in situations where clarity is lacking
EX2. Experience in verbally briefing senior management clearly and credibly on complex matters
EX3. Experience in establishing and maintaining strategic external and internal working relationships
EX4. Experience in leading research and analysis on program and policy issues in order to support the development of options, recommendations, and advice to senior management

Note: *Complex issues would have two or more of the following characteristics: high profile (e.g. public or media attention), multi-stakeholder, multi-jurisdictional (e.g. more than one level of government), third-party interests, national in scope, requiring multiple consultations OR other factors that the applicant can demonstrate constitute complexity (e.g. exceptionally technical, novel issues, significant events). Complex issues are not routine.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
C1. Values and Ethics - upholding integrity and respect
C2. Strategic Thinking - creating vision and strategy & promoting innovation and guiding change
C3. Engagement - collaborate with partners and stakeholders
C4. Management Excellence – mobilizing people & achieving results
C5. Client Service – ensuring high-quality client service

Abilities:
A1. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
A2. Ability to research, analyse issues and develop options and recommendations
A3. Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in writing
A4. Ability to communicate effectively and professionally verbally
A5. Ability to negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

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

Asset Education:
Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in economics, public administration, business administration, sociology or statistics.

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
AEX1. Experience with the provision of office accommodation services to clients
AEX2. Experience consulting or collaborating with leadership in Indigenous organizations
AEX3. Experience on contaminated site projects or programs
AEX4. Experience providing oversight on project status or program performance to ensure compliance and audit readiness
AEX5. Experience in collaborating with executives and briefing senior leadership (above the EX02 level or equivalent)
AEX6. Experience in real estate portfolio planning and real property investment analysis (financial analysis, cost/benefit analysis)
AEX7. Experience collaborating with stakeholders and clients in a virtual environment
AEX8. Experience in analyzing complex procurement requirements to identify and manage risk.
AEX9. Experience in project planning and delivery of various complex projects or programs.
AEX10. Experience in project trending analysis (industry market).
AEX11. Experience negotiating agreements with other governments or organizations.
AEX12. Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with organizations operating on behalf of unrepresented groups e.g. Indigenous partners, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit urban and/or remote communities and organizations, women and racialized communities.

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Security – Secret
Willing and able to travel in Canada.
Willing and able to work overtime, often on short notice, as required.

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

APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

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/

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). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A written exam may be administered.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Top down or random selection may be applied.

Depth, breath and complexity of experience may be applied.

For current Public Servants, actings, secondments or deployment may be considered.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

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.