Economic/Policy Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

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, 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.

Duties

• Advice and guidance on strategic or operational policy, program planning, economic studies and statistical analysis, reports, and recommendations related to the Small Craft Harbours program.
• Development, implementation and monitoring of strategic policies and plans (including business planning) as well as supporting the conception of strategic or operational policies, program planning, economic studies and statistical analysis, reports and/or recommendations.
• Support the management of SCH transfer payment programs.

Work environment

Small Craft Harbours (SCH) is a nationwide program of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which operates and maintains a national network of harbours in support of the needs of the commercial fishing industry. The mandate of SCH is to keep the harbours that are critical to the fishing industry open and in good repair. The program is delivered in cooperation with Harbour Authorities (local not-for-profit organizations) who manage the harbours. Low activity fishing harbours and recreational harbours are divested to third parties.

SCH is a decentralized program. The NHQ office in Moncton provides national coordination with five regional offices who manage program operations.

SCH pursues three main strategies to fulfill its mandate:
• Maintain a network of core fishing harbours;
• Promote and sustain the use of Harbour Authorities for the local management and operation of core fishing harbours;
• Transfer the ownership of non-core fishing harbours and recreational harbours to local communities through divestiture.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) positions. This process may be used to staff similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various official language proficiency, various security profiles and/or various tenures at Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Moncton, NB.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter

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.

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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience preparing or coordinating the preparation of comprehensive documents such as: research reports, position papers, strategic plans, planning documents, evaluation reports, briefing notes or presentations.
Experience researching and analyzing policy issues and recommending options to senior management (directors or above).
Experience coordinating various stages of a complex* initiative or project.
* Complex means situations that require knowledge of many intricate or interconnected elements and of the relationships between these elements to arrive at a solution. This will be evaluated with regard to amount, complexity and diversity of work handled, the level of autonomy demonstrated, and the impact of decisions.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE
Experience working in Small Craft Harbours or other infrastructure programs.
Experience in managing Grant and Contribution programs.
Experience in capital investment planning.
Experience working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Experience with stakeholder relationships.
Experience liaising with Central Agencies (Treasury Board Secretatiat, Privy Council Office, Department of Finance).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITIES
Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities.
Ability to analyze and provide sound recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to work in a team environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Dependability
Initiative
Judgment
Interpersonal Skills

Conditions of employment

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

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 application or evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

You can contact the Public Service Commission of Canada's support centre by selecting the "Contact Us" link below, in the left corner of this window, or by calling 1-888-780-4444.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be considered in the assessment of any essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate in writing and orally.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

For this appointment process, our intention is to communicate with candidates by email for assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply to this selection process must include, in their application, a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is always functional and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). If you do not wish to receive your results by e-mail, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.

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.