Director, Trade and Economic Analysis (XEA)

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Assessment accommodation

PLEASE NOTE : The intention is to promptly proceed with assessments as part of this selection process, as such candidates must expect to be contacted for diverse assessments over the summer.

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential and asset qualifications.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be qualified. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Candidates must demonstrate how they meet each experience criteria with concrete examples. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the information provided in your application. Failure to provide this information may result in your application being rejected. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Duties

You are applying for the position of Director, Trade and Economic Analysis Division, who reports to the Chief Economist and is accountable for the development and oversight of a wide variety of economic analyses relating to Canada's international trade.

Work environment

Our organization offers a healthy, inclusive and diverse workplace where respect, teamwork, and collaboration are part of our culture, and where innovation is valued.

Global Affairs Canada is committed to promoting and supporting values such as equitable treatment, accommodation and an environment free from harassment and discrimination as well as encouraging and supporting employees to work at their full potential.

Intent of the process

This process is to staff an indeterminate position. A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff similar positions with various tenures and security requirements, at an identical or equivalent group and level, at Global Affairs Canada and within the public service.

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 Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in Economics or Statistics.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:

EX1. Significant* experience in preparing and presenting current economic analyses and research findings, including communicating very technical issues to non-experts;
EX2. Significant* experience in developing and maintaining working relationships with other branches within the organization, with other organizations, and/or with various research institutions;
EX3. Significant* experience in directing current economic analyses and providing intellectual rigor and guidance on research projects related to economic or international trade issues using quantitative methods; and
EX4. Experience in managing human resources**.

* Significant experience is defined as the depth and breath of experience normally associated with having performed the activities as part of the candidate's main duties in a professional capacity as a manager, subject matter expert or equivalent level, acquired over a period of at least five (5) years in the last ten (10) years.

** Managing human resources is defined as experience in the supervision of employees, establishment of work plans and performance objectives and assessment performance. Candidates must also specify the number of employees they supervised.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:

EX1. Experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships with international institutions or foreign governments;
EX2: Experience in providing verbal economic briefings to senior management within the organization. (Please describe the topic of the briefing as well as the titles of the individual(s) to whom the briefing was provided); and
EX3: Experience in coaching or mentoring junior economists.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1. Knowledge of current economic policy and international trade issues as they relate to the Canadian economy; and
K2. Knowledge of federal government priorities and how they relate to the mandate of Global Affairs Canada.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

KLC1. Create Vision and Strategy;
KLC2. Mobilize People;
KLC3. Uphold Integrity and Respect;
KLC4. Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders;
KLC5. Promote Innovation and Guide Change; and
KLC6. Achieve Results.

ABILITIES:

A1. Ability to apply economic theory and applied research methodologies;
A2. Ability to analyse and synthesize complex data and to develop recommendations;
A3. Ability to communicate effectively in writing, including creative visual representations of quantitative results, to a variety of audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge; and
A4. Ability to communicate effectively orally to a variety of audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge.

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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

• An online or written exam, an interview and references could be administrated.
• The board members may retain a certain number of applicants for further assessment, based on a top-down approach, on random selection or on some of the assets qualifications.
• We will not acknowledge receipt of your application. You will be contacted once the screening process is completed.
• Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
• All written and oral communications related to this process may be used to assess the competencies for this process.
• Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.
• Candidates must provide proof of their education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency.
• Candidates should have valid language results. If candidates do not have valid results, candidates' linguistic levels will be validated through the Public Service Commission's (PSC) unsupervised reading and writing test(s) for this process. Candidates in the area of selection may be tested prior to screening.

PSC Unsupervised Test of Reading Comprehension: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/second-language-evaluation-reading/the-test.html

PSC Unsupervised Test of Written Expression: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/second-language-evaluation-writing/the-test.html

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.