Regional Economic Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

This position is responsible for:
• Conducting research, analysis and reporting
• Undertaking intelligence gathering
• Engaging in stakeholder outreach
• Supporting Ministerial and VIP visits
• Supporting internal corporate initiatives

Work environment

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is proud to be named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers 2021, National Capital Region’s Top Employer 2021, and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2021. These awards recognize Canadian employers with exceptional human resources programs, forward-thinking workplace policies, and exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs.

Intent of the process

The intent is to staff a position located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various tenure and linguistic requirements within the Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector.

Positions to be filled: 1

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 at least one full year course or two half-year courses in in Economics, Sociology or Statistics.

Part A Notes:
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

- Significant experience* in conducting research and analysis and providing options, recommendations, and advice to senior management on complex issues.
- Significant experience* in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders.
- Significant experience* in writing and editing documents (e.g. policy papers, research papers, position papers, background papers, briefing notes, presentation decks, etc.) for senior management.
- Significant experience* working in a team environment.

* Significant is defined by the depth, breadth, complexity, variety and level of autonomy associated with having performed the duties at work for a period of at least two (2) consecutive years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge of information sources, research techniques and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods necessary for the analysis of economic policy issues.
- Knowledge of the British Columbia economy and factors that affect economic development.
- Knowledge of current federal and provincial economic programs, policies, priorities and issues with a focus on British Columbia.

COMPETENCIES

Adaptability
Analytical Thinking
Initiative
Relationship Management and Collaboration
Achieving Results
Effective Interactive Communication
Written Communication
Research

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

EDUCATION (ASSET)

Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in economics, sociology, statistics, business/commerce, political science, public policy, mathematics or a related field.

Degree equivalency

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to work overtime.
Willingness and ability to travel.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Reliability Status or 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

A written exam may be administered.

Interviews will be on as required basis.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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

A top down selection method may be used at any point in the assessment process.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder).

Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

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.