Data Analyst / Data Scientist - Student

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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.

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

The duration of the co-op program will be between 12-16 weeks beginning in May or June 2022, 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.

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 cloud analytics platform that would include active use of business intelligence (PowerBI).
• Assist in designing and undertaking data analysis projects.
• Collect, validate and manipulate raw data, files, research, statistics, databases and other information for usable 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 analysis.
• Help develop an automated dashboard, mining project data and country information to put together a library of stock of impactful facts/results to be used by the division.
• Assist colleagues with natural language processing and/or other data analytics techniques to analyze policy issues and identify global trends for use in reports and briefing products for senior management.

Work environment

Global Affairs Canada defines, shapes and advances 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. Here at Global Affairs Canada, we offer a healthy, inclusive and diverse workplace where respect, teamwork, and collaboration are part of our culture, and where innovation is valued. Our organization is committed to promoting and supporting values such as equitable treatment, accommodation and an environment free from harassment and discrimination as well as encouraging and supporting employees to work at their full potential.

Are you a data-driven problem solver with a solid foundation in data analysis? Are you interested in harnessing data for policy work? Are you self-motivated, with a good business acumen? We are 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 dashboards, 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 a dynamic employer doing work that makes a difference, consider joining the Global Affairs Canada team.

Location of work could be in Ottawa, ON – Gatineau, QC, or remotely. As of January 2022, much of the department’s work continues to be done remotely. You will be asked later in the process to indicate if you wish to be considered only for work that can be done remotely, or if you would be open to working in Ottawa or Gatineau.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process will be created and may be used to offer student employment opportunities within Global Affairs Canada. Applications are only open to students who are currently in a post-secondary co-op program or in a program requiring an internship that is on our list of validated institutions and programs

List of validated post-secondary academic institutions and programs: https://www5.psc-cfp.gc.ca/coop/noitcanoitutitsnimargorphcraes.do

The pool created will be used to offer students co-op or internship opportunities primarily for the summer 2022 term (May to August 2022), but possibly also for the fall (September to December 2022) and winter 2023 terms (January to April 2023).

This pool could also be used to offer student employment opportunities abroad (depending on various GAC mission requirements/needs)

Positions to be filled: 50

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. If your program is not on this list, you cannot be considered for a co-op/internship opportunity.

List of validated post-secondary academic institutions and programs: https://www5.psc-cfp.gc.ca/coop/noitcanoitutitsnimargorphcraes.do

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
You need to have a combination of courses and/or experience in at least 2 of the 5 items below:

• Search, access and collect data from a range of sources. This could involve the planning, development and execution of surveys or other sources such as administrative data, social media data, interview data, etc.

• Conduct data management and stewardship activities (e.g., create metadata, document rules and standards for managing data quality, correctly interpreting, protecting, accessing, securing, and storing datasets)

• Prepare, clean, and analyze qualitative data (e.g., organizing unstructured text, categorizing, coding data to draw insights according to themes, and selecting and using appropriate statistical methods and tools.)

• Prepare, clean, and analyze quantitative data (e.g., restructuring, creating new variables, and selecting and using appropriate statistical methods and tools; and analyzing patterns and relationships in the data.)

• Use data to tell stories and help in the decision-making and policy making process (e.g., interpreting and communicating data into meaningful findings through a combination of text and visualization)

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)

The following will be assessed through a separate questionnaire:
Post-secondary (university or college) level courses in the following fields:
• Business or public administration
• Communications (including but not limited to journalism, media studies)
• Design, UX
• Economics
• Education
• Environment
• Experimentation (RCT, multi-arm, regression discontinuity, difference-in-difference, etc.)
• Finance
• Gender Studies
• Geography and/or Geomatics
• Health Sciences
• Human Resources
• Indigenous studies
• International Development
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Law
• Linguistics
• Languages and Literature
• Library and Information Sciences
• Mathematics
• Natural Sciences (including but not limited to biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, space science)
• Philosophy (including ethics and formal logic)
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Behavioural science
• Social sciences (including but not limited to anthropology, archeology, history, sociology)
• Measurement and evaluation
• Transportation
• Urbanism
• Visual Arts

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience using results-based frameworks
• Experience using PowerBI
• Experience using R
• Experience using Python
• Experience using SAP
• Experience using and managing Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Command of both official languages (French and English)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Global Affairs Canada is committed to employment equity (EE). To build a workforce representative of the Canadian population, qualified individuals who self-identify as members of one or more of the following employment equity groups may be selected: Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women.

Conditions of employment

Various security levels depending on the hiring manager’s requirements.
• Reliability status security clearance.
• Secret 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

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).

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), 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 to complete an attestation.

Please note that the preference is given to Canadian students over non‑Canadian students who are eligible to work in Canada, as per the Directive on Student employment.

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.