STATISTICS CANADA IS LOOKING FOR HR ADVISORS!

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

👉 These positions are part of the PE Development Program designed to develop individuals from the PE-01 to PE-03 levels. The Program provides a structured developmental experience composed of learning objectives, developmental work assignments, coaching, training and learning activities, regular feedback, and written performance assessments.

🌍 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. We want to help Canadians better understand their country, so they can make more thoughtful decisions. The advantages of a strong workplace cannot be understated. Diverse. Accommodating. Nurturing. Rewarding. For employees to reach their full potential, a workplace MUST meet all of these criteria. Our success lies with a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. We are proud to provide a healthy, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees and offer opportunities to develop and acquire new skills.

👏 We encourage our employees to innovate and strive for excellence, we promote career advancement, encourage continued learning and training, and embrace new technologies that allow us to increase efficiency and flexibility in our work environment.

💻 In the current pandemic, the majority of employees are required to carry their work remotely; Statistics Canada endeavors to ensure ongoing flexible work arrangements in the future, including the possibility of ongoing remote work.

Work environment

Working with a team of Human Resource professionals at Statistics Canada means that you will provide wide range of human resources services. You will also enjoy planning, managing and delivering human resources services, by dealing with human resources management challenges and issues of varying complexity and scope.

You will love this job if you:
• like to make things happen : You love complicated challenges and solving problems. You thrive in situations where you have many things going on at the same time.
• take great pride in taking responsibility: You are confident in your judgment, others can rely on you as you are accountable for the advice provided and the decisions made.

What are we looking for?
• Creative problem solving, good judgment and effective interpersonal skills: you listen and ask the right questions.
• Someone who thrives in a client service environment with an aptitude for learning: you should be driven to bring your value added to address HR needs.
• Teamwork: is a collaborative problem-solver who enjoys partnering with colleagues and clients to provide an integrated service delivery.
• Strong communications skills and the ability to influence: you can position advice in a skilled way, and have the ability to think analytically and strategically.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 2 positions on a permanent basis and to establish a pool of qualified candidates. The pool may be used to fill similar positions with various tenures and language profiles within Statistics Canada.

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

*Students must obtain their degree by the end of June 2022 in order to be considered in the process.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in researching and analyzing information
• Experience working with clients to identify problems and recommend solutions
• Experience working in a Human Resources environment.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

• Judgment
• Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
• Working Effectively with Others
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Client Service Orientation
• Reasoning

• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in Human Resources.

Degree equivalency

• Experience providing information and options to management related to staffing processes
• Experience providing information and options to management related to labour relations
• Experience providing information and options to management related to classification
• Experience in researching policies, directives and guidelines related to staffing
• Experience in researching policies, directives and guidelines related to labour relations
• Experience in researching policies, directives and guidelines related to classification
• Experience working in HR Systems

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

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

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform as soon as possible. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

The assessment board may assess qualifications using telephone interview, an in-person
interview, pre-recorded video interviews, written tests, references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance evaluation, work samples, board member knowledge.) may be used to inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Your responses to screening questions may be used to assess the Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates should check their emails regularly, as there may be new communications regarding this process. Candidates must include a valid email address, and make sure that this address is functional and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Other qualifications may be taken into consideration in the selection decision.

A random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any moment of the process to manage the number of candidates; and/or a volume management strategy may be used at any point during the process, in order to determine the number of candidates to be further considered.

We are an operations-based agency that puts our people and their needs at the heart of how we do business. If you share this people-centered philosophy, we want to hear from you.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 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.