Senior Consultation Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

As a result of COVID-19, employees are currently working remotely from home. The Agency is currently working collaboratively with employees and key partners to define the future IAAC hybrid model.

You MUST provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and/or asset qualifications section. An online Screening Questionnaire has been created to assist you in completing this information. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your education and/or experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties.

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The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is a federal body accountable to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The Agency delivers high-quality impact assessments that contribute to informed decision making on major projects in support of sustainable development. The Agency, through its delivery of impact assessments, serves Canadians by looking at both positive and negative environmental, economic, social, and health impacts of potential projects. Among its many responsibilities, the Agency:

• leads and manages the impact assessment process for all federally designated major projects;
• leads Crown engagement and serves as the single point of contact for consultation and engagement with Indigenous peoples during impact assessments for designated projects;
• provides opportunities and funding to support public participation in impact assessments.

The Agency is looking for several professionals to help it achieve its objectives.

Will you join us?

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to fill a position on a term or indeterminate basis in our Quebec City regional office with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB.

A pool of qualified individuals resulting from this process will be created and used to fill similar positions in other offices whose linguistic profile (English or French essential, English essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, bilingual imperative CBC/CBC) as well as the duration (indeterminate, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, term) could vary depending on the position.

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.

Remark : 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:
EX1 - A minimum of 3 years’ experience* conducting consultations with Canada’s Indigenous peoples, or conducting research, analysis or projects addressing issues of interest to the Indigenous peoples of Canada.

EX2 - Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations on complex issues** to decision-makers.

EX3 - Experience writing documents (analytical papers, technical, briefing, presentations, notes, reports) on complex issues** related to environmental, social, economic or health issues.

EX4 - Experience in establishing and maintaining effective collaborations with representatives external to your organization.

* The experience must be acquired over a total of 3 years, not necessarily successive.
** Complex issues are defined as issues with cross-cutting and multi-dimensional aspects (e.g., science, technology, society, economic and political contexts, stakeholder perspectives).

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

Various language requirements

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

COMPETENCIES:
C1 - Thinking things through
C2 - Working effectively with others
C3 - Showing initiative and being action oriented
C4 - Demonstrating integrity and respect
C5 - Written communication
C6 - Oral communication

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
- A Masters or Doctorate degree.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
AEX1 - Experience in implementing government programs, initiatives and policies related to Indigenous communities.

AEX2 - Experience in impact or environmental assessment.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Availability and willingness to travel when required.
- Availability and willingness to work extended hours when required.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

RELIABILITY AND SAFETY
Security clearance: Reliability or Secret.

COVID-19 VACCINATION
All employees of the Core Public Administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to attest to their vaccination status, unless accommodation is made on the basis of medical contraindication, religion, or other prohibited ground of discrimination as defined by 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 will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

For employees in the public service of Canada, an assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Indeterminate or term employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

In addition to a pass mark, a minimum mark may be used to determine who will advance to the next step in the assessment process.

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.