EC-04: Various Analyst Positions at Public Safety Canada!

Important messages

About Public Safety Canada:

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference in people’s lives? Do you want to contribute to creating tangible results? If so, Public Safety Canada may be the place for you!

At Public Safety, we embrace a greater diversity of voices and perspectives and make sure everyone’s contributions are valued and included.

Public Safety coordinates an integrated approach to emergency management, law enforcement, corrections, crime prevention and national and border security. We exercise national leadership in building a safe and resilient Canada. Our success lies with a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. The way we do our work is just as important as the work we do.

We offer a variety of work locations with challenges and impacts like no other organization in Canada. We believe that our employees are the key to achieving our objectives. That is why we offer a positive work environment that is worthy of their commitment and professionalism. We promote career advancement by offering opportunities to develop and acquire new skills and knowledge. We encourage continuous training and embrace new technologies that allow us to increase efficiency and flexibility in our work environment.

Diversity — Count yourself in!

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams brings wide perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. Be part of Public Safety that represents and includes the diverse identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada!

Come to work in an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high profile issues!

Position Titles:
→Stream 1: Senior Policy Analyst
→Stream 2: Senior Research and Senior Evaluation Analyst

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this process is to staff several positions indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements, various security requirements and various conditions of employment. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking these types of opportunities to apply.

👉Please note that this pool may be used to staff similar positions in other organizations within the core public administration (http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/rfli-lirf/index-eng.htm).

👉By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

No cover letter is required.

👉TIPS FOR APPLICANTS: When answering the screening questions ensure that you provide complete and thorough details of your experience. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.

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, statistics, or a social science related discipline.

Note: 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:

►FOR STREAM 1 ONLY:

EX1 - Experience* gathering and synthesizing information from a variety of sources and contributing to the development of or preparing documents (such as policy analysis results in written analytical reports, issue analyses, planning documents, briefing notes or presentations) on strategic policy issues or initiatives.

EX2 - Experience* contributing to the development of or providing strategic advice and recommendations to decision-makers on policy, programs, or strategic planning issues / initiatives.

EX3 - Experience* building and maintaining cooperative working relationships with stakeholders** within or outside of government.

►FOR STREAM 2 ONLY:

EX4 - Experience* planning and carrying out research*** or evaluation**** projects and / or a key aspect/component of a larger project.

EX5 - Experience* contributing to the writing of research*** reports and/or evaluation**** reports.

*Experience: Will be evaluated in terms of length, complexity and diversity of work experience that was a core part of the candidate’s employment and would have normally been obtained during a period of approximately one (1) year.

**Stakeholder: A stakeholder is any individual, group or organization that has a legitimate interest in policy decisions or project development and can include federal/provincial/territorial governments and private sector or civil society organizations.

***Research: Consists of original work undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts by relying on qualitative and/or quantitative approaches and methods.

****Evaluation: Consists of collecting and analyzing evidence to assess the performance of programs, initiatives and policies in a systematic and neutral way. This includes using evaluation methodologies and concepts (such as logic models, theories of change and causal attribution).

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

Various language requirements
►English Essential
►Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

►FOR STREAMS 1 AND 2:

1. Integrity and Respect
2. Analytical and Strategic Thinking
3. Initiative
4. Collaboration and Network Building
5. Communication (Written and Oral)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

►FOR STREAMS 1 AND 2:

1. Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice, including evenings and weekends.
2. Ability and willingness to travel.

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

👨‍🎓ASSET EDUCATION:

►FOR STREAMS 1 AND 2:

Graduation with a degree (Master's or Doctorate) from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology, statistics or a related social science discipline.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

►FOR STREAM 1 ONLY:

AEX1 - Experience tracking progress and briefing management on departmental priorities, commitments, and indicators.

AEX2 - Experience developing and maintaining relationships with several organizations, governments at the federal, provincial, territorial, or international level or other jurisdictions and/or non-government partners, such as Indigenous Peoples.

AEX3 - Experience contributing to or developing documents for Cabinet-level decision making (e.g. regulations, Memorandum to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, budget requests).

AEX4 - Experience working in the Canadian security and intelligence community and/or cyber security community.

AEX5 - Experience working in the Emergency Management or related field (this experience can be achieved through a volunteer activities).

AEX6 - Experience providing policy advice related to Grants and Contributions programs.

►FOR STREAM 2 ONLY:

AEX7 - Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis and use of appropriate software such as SPSS, NVIVO, R, Python, Qualtrics, etc.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability security clearance
- 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.

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.

Depending on the number of applicants and the need for similar positions, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, asset qualifications, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.

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.

Please note that assessments will only be rescheduled under exceptional circumstances (proof required).

Public Safety Canada (PS) is committed to increasing representation of Black employees and other racialized groups, Indigenous People, women and persons with disabilities. PS would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves. Therefore, we encourage candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a member of one of these groups.

PS is a proud early adopter organization of the Government of Canada (GC) Workplace Accessibility Passport, a digital solution available to employees, managers, and corporate stakeholders, across all federal public service organizations. The Office of Public Service Accessibility is applying a ‘tell us once’ approach, with respect to workplace accessibility: that is, for employees to only have to identify their support needs once, and document an agreement with their manager using the GC Workplace Accessibility Passport.

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.