Manager, Data Collection Operations

Update: Please note that the selection question concerning education has been modified due to an administrative error. We invite all applicants in the process to revise their response and resubmit their application as required. We thank you for your understanding.

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

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

***NOTE: As part of Statistics Canada’s Northern Recruitment Campaign, we are soliciting the applications of individuals currently residing in the Northern Territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut)**. As such, job offer will be given to those *already* located only in the Northern Territories.

Duties

- Oversees daily collection operations to ensure adherence to pre-determined targets;
- Directly supervises a group of interviewers (includes recruitment, training, scheduling, performance management and evaluation and approval of pay/leave/travel claims);
- Conducts data gathering activities using a variety of interviewing techniques, methodologies and technologies in support of statistical programs;
- Conducts field sampling operations including the verification of sample areas and the application of sampling ratios;
- Supports interviewers in handling difficult respondents or situations and participates in data collection as required to obtain respondent participation.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions of various tenures in various locations, based on operational needs.

Positions to be filled: 3

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)

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience may be accepted.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EXP1. Experience in supervising staff which must include at least THREE (3) of the following
*managing and/or directing the work of others
*setting performance expectations
*monitoring performance on a regular basis
*providing coaching and/or training
*Experience in scheduling employees
*Experience reviewing and processing pay

EXP2. Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word and Outlook.

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

ASSETS:
Experience in project management.
Experience in budget management
Experience in survey collection

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

ABILITIES:
Communicate effectively orally
Communicate effectively in writing

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willing and able to work on a varying schedule, which
includes days, evenings and/or weekends
Willing and able to travel, sometimes on short notice
Willing and able to work overtime as required

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Statistics Canada is committed to hiring and promoting a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In order to achieve this representative workforce, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

At Statistics Canada we recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace that can harness the diverse backgrounds, talents and perspectives of its employees is essential to building a better, more productive and more innovative Canada. Statistics Canada promotes the advantages of diversity and inclusion in the federal government and offers interesting career opportunities and rewarding challenges for everyone.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, cover letter, and/or in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in a cover letter or screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview. 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/

Internal reference contacts are not restricted to the list of names given by the candidate. The Selection Committee reserves the right to contact other references within the federal public service.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Candidates may be eliminated at any point during the selection process if they fail to demonstrate any of the essential criteria through their behaviour, for example, through: communication with Human Resources, informal discussion, selection interview, etc.

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.