Data Production and Dissemination Officer

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

The main tasks associated with this position are the production and verification of data tables, in collaboration with your colleagues and according to clients’ specifications. These extractions are made using tools developed internally by Statistics Canada and the SAS software. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of the concepts associated with our main socioeconomic surveys, such as the census and the Labour force survey. We are a client service unit that offers custom services to Statistics Canada’s external clients.

Work environment

Statistics Canada is a world-renowned leader in its domain, and its employees are proud to fulfill its mission: to serve Canada with high-quality statistical information that matters.

Be part of this mission by applying for this position!

Let your talents and interests shine and come discover new ones by joining us. A high paced environement where the collaborative work, analytically and strategically thinking are fostered.

During the current pandemic, employees are required to work from home. In order to be able to perform the tasks of this position, you will need to :

-Have a secure office space and a private area
-Have a reliable Internet access

Employees might need to return to their workplace eventually, yet telework will be part of a flexible work arrangement that might be available to you.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures, various language profiles, various security requirements and locations within Statistics Canada according to operational needs.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION

- Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary school program with acceptable specialization in social science*, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.

*Social science includes economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, geography, criminology, and other disciplines associated with social science. “Library/archival work” includes gallery and museum functions.

OR

- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

- At least 6 months of experience manipulating and analysing socioeconomic data

COMPETENCIES

- Written Communication

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge of Excel from the Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of the basic statistical or mathematical concepts used in social science

COMPETENCIES

- Problem solving
- Oral Communication

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

- Attention to detail
- Motivation to learn and to move forward
- Self-sufficiency

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE

-Significant experience* in data manipulation and analysis using one or more of the following softwares: Python, SAS, SPSS or R. This includes data exploration techniques, dimension reduction methods, outlier detection, etc.

*Significant experience is acquired in a work or academic context (at the graduate level) for at least six (6) months.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge of the VBA (.NET) programming language

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Statistics Canada is committed to hiring and promoting a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In order to achieve this representative workforce, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

At Statistics Canada we recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace that can harness the diverse backgrounds, talents and perspectives of its employees is essential to building a better, more productive and more innovative Canada.

Statistics Canada promotes the advantages of diversity and inclusion in the federal government and offers interesting career opportunities and rewarding challenges for everyone.

Statistics Canada is an equal opportunity employer which encourages women, Indigenous people, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities to apply for employment.

Statistics Canada promotes the advantages of diversity and inclusion in the federal government and offers interesting career opportunities and rewarding challenges for everyone.

In your questionnaire responses, clarity, coherence, conciseness as well as appropriate attention to detail, and relevance to the factor being substantiated will be used to evaluate the essential qualifications.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. You must answer the screening questions (essential and asset qualification, if applicable) and demonstrate not only that you have the required experience but how, where and when it was acquired while ensuring you provide clear and accurate details/examples. Applications that do not clearly demonstrate that the candidate meets the screening criteria will not be given further consideration.

Communication for this process will be sent by email. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Applicants are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

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.

CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING: your ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed through the answers provided on your application.

Asset qualifications could be used at the screening stage. Please ensure that your application clearly indicates how you meet each of the assets qualifications (education and experience), if applicable. A person may be appointed even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, it may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Only the candidates who will be successful on the screening stage will be contacted for the next steps of the process.

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.