Regional Investment Analyst / Real Estate Advisor

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Duties

Regional Investment Analyst
• The Regional Investment Analyst working in Portfolio Management conducts economic, investment, financial, socio-economic and risk analysis related to a Regional real estate portfolio incorporating client requirements, government priorities, policy objectives, regulations and legislation in order to ensure economic and financial viability of projects. It is a dynamic position that involves building working relationships with other teams in PSPC, other Government Departments and potentially other levels of government. Essentially, the Regional Investment Analyst must look through a strategic lens to ensure the best value solutions are pursued on behalf of the Crown.

Real Estate Advisor
• The Real Estate Advisor working in Real Estate Services provides advisory, strategic and transactional services to optimize the Crown’s real property portfolio while incorporating government priorities, policy objectives, regulations and legislations. This position is also dynamic and involves building working relationships with other teams in PSPC, other Government Departments, other levels of government, and private sector businesses.

Work environment

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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

This is an anticipatory process. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions for future vacancies of various tenures at Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Ontario Region.

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:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization* in economics, sociology or statistics.
*Acceptable specialization is defined as a minimum of (4) four courses in a particular field of study.

NOTE: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses 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. An indeterminate incumbent of a former ES position on June 30, 1967 who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated above is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
*Significant experience in the following areas:
1. Experience in gathering and analyzing real property information to make recommendations to internal or external clients.
2. Experience with financial investment analysis or cost-benefit analysis in the context of non-residential real estate.
3. Experience in preparing **briefings for senior management (management level or higher), stakeholder groups or client organizations.
4. Experience in building and maintaining client relationships.
*Significant is defined by the depth, breadth and complexity of the activities performed as it relates to this function, normally acquired over a period of approximately two years.
** Briefings is defined as reports, presentations, status updates, project summaries, etc.

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Economics, Sociology, Statistics, Business Administration, Real Estate, or Urban Planning.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
1. Experience managing both internal and external resources in the delivery of real property projects and/or transactions.
2. Experience in real estate transactions.
3. Experience in real estate advisory services.
4. Experience with Aboriginal Consultation and/or Accommodation.
5. Experience in writing business cases.
6. Experience in monitoring and developing investment strategies, portfolio plans or project proposals related to real property.
7. Experience in delivering *briefings to senior management (management level or higher), stakeholder groups or client organizations.
*Briefings is defined as reports, presentations, status updates, project summaries, etc.

Operational Requirements:
1. Willing and able to travel, including overnight, as required.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
1. Knowledge of legislations or policies that affect Real Property.

Competencies:
1. Client service – level 1
2. Create vision and strategy
3. Mobilize people
4. Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
5. Written communication
6. Oral communication

Abilities:
1. Ability to conduct analysis in the context of real property

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

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

Reliability Status security clearance

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. 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.

Depending on the number of applicants and business needs, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach, or use of asset qualifications may be used. If you meet any of the asset qualifications (other qualifications), please be sure to provide detailed responses in the screening questionnaire.

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your educational credentials.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. (https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html)

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694), federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.