EC-06 Senior Policy Analyst EC-07 Senior Policy Advisor/Manager, Policy Development

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

*DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE, WE ARE ASKING CADIDATES TO DESCRIBE HOW THEY MEET THE ESSENTIAL EDUCATION CRITERION IN THE BOX WHERE THEY PLACE THEIR RESUME.

You will be required to complete screening questions as part of your online application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples and sufficient information that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so may result in your application being rejected.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each screening qualification.

During the application process, you will be asked to provide a response to some questions in relation to your education and experience.

Work from where you are!

Our team has been working remotely since March 2020. While we don’t know what our “office of the future” will look like, we do know that remote work works. That means you don’t need to be in any of our National Capital Region or Regional Offices to be considered for a role on this team. Please note it could be possible to telework from anywhere within Canada on a case-by-case basis.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff a minimum of one (1) position at the EC-06 group and level and one (1) position at the EC-07 group and level within the Population Health and Primary Care Directorate

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC) as well as various tenures and security clearances (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, French Essential, Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC), English or French Essential

Information on language requirements

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

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:

EC-06 Stream only:

Significant* experience providing recommendations on policy issues or implications related to health, public health or the health care field to senior management**.

Significant* experience in working collaboratively with internal and external partners.

Experience in analyzing and synthesizing a wide range of information as it pertains to complex health policy issues.

EC-07 Stream only:

Extensive**** experience developing and providing recommendations to senior management** on complex policy issues or implications.

Extensive**** experience developing and maintaining partnerships with internal and external partners.

Experience in monitoring and analyzing an array of health, policy, cultural, socio-economic factors or social determinants of health affecting marginalized or underserved populations.

*Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities which are normally acquired over a period of two (2) years (this experience can be acquired through more than one position).

**Senior Management is defined as Director Level (or private sector equivalent) and above.

***Project team and work unit would be comprised of employees, students or contractors who reported to you either directly or indirectly for a specific project or on a day-to-day basis.

****Extensive experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience associated with
having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities which are normally acquired over a period of three (3) years (this experience can be acquired through more than one position).

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of policy issues related to the delivery of health care services and programs for Indigenous populations

ABILITIES:

Both Streams:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to analyze complex information and develop strategic recommendations and options for senior management.

EC-07 Only:

Ability to manage a team.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Both streams:

Respectful of Diversity.

Cultural Safety.

Judgement.

Leadership.

Effective Interpersonal Relations.

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

ASSET-EDUCATION:

Both Streams:

Master’s degree, medical degree, nursing, human nutrition degree in a field related to the position.

Graduate courses in environmental health that supplement existing university credentials.

Degree equivalency

ASSET-EXPERIENCE:

Both streams:

Experience working with provincial/territorial governments.

Experience negotiating agreements with a variety of partners inside or outside government (e.g., other government departments, provinces and territories, Indigenous governments, communities or organizations, international organizations, foreign governments, stakeholders, etc.).

Experience developing and maintaining partnerships with Indigenous governments, communities or organizations.

Experience coordinating the impact assessment of designated projects in collaboration with Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

Experience leading policy development projects or initiatives.

Experience representing your department or managing interdepartmental or non-governmental committees or working groups

Experience in leading the development of proposal-based documents (such as Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board or other Cabinet Submissions).

Experience speaking or communicating in one or more Metis, Inuit or First Nations language.

ASSET-KNOWLEDGE:

Both streams:

Knowledge of epidemiology.

Knowledge of Social Determinants of health and their application to drive policy change and service delivery.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

Willingness and ability to travel, as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - and 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

Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Proof of education will be required. 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.

OUTLINE OF STEPS DURING THE STAFFING PROCESS:

STEP 1.
If you don’t already have an account with GC Jobs, please create one by visiting the following site and selecting “Create an Account”, https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/service/gc-jobs.html. It takes only a few minutes to set up an account.

STEP2.
Log in to your account and look at the available jobs. You can narrow down your search criteria by categories such as, organization, location, job title and expected salary.

STEP 3.
You can apply to the job(s) that are of interest. You don’t need to complete your entire application at once, however; be sure to save your progress and be mindful of the closing date for the advertisement. Your application must be completed and submitted by the closing date. Even one minute past the closing time, the job will be delisted from the jobs site and you will not be able to apply. Be sure to answer all the questions in the screening questionnaire in as much detail as possible, respecting the maximum word limit indicated. Indicate not only that you meet the criteria, but how you meet the criteria, and provide concrete examples. Please note, that it is not sufficient to state that you meet the required qualifications, or to list your current qualifications. If you do not provide sufficient examples and details, your application may be rejected because the assessment committee will not have the necessary information to determine whether you meet the qualifications or not. Your résumé will only be used to confirm your employment history and will not be used to complete your answers to the screening and text questions. You will also need to provide references that will allow us to validate the information you provide for each of the essential and asset qualifications listed for screening purposes.

STEP 4.
Once you submit your application, log into your GC Jobs account for updates on the staffing process. Keep an eye out on your email as that will be the method of communication with all candidates. Only candidates that meet the screening criteria will be contacted to proceed to the next step of the selection process.

STEP 5.
The next step is the written exam or interview (as applicable). You will receive an explanation of what will be assessed and when to make yourself available. You will need to accept the invitation by the date indicated in the email. No further consideration will be given to your application should you not accept the invitation. At this time, we may ask you to provide references, proof of citizenship and proof that you meet the educational requirement associated with the position. This can mean a copy of your diploma, degree and/or official transcripts.

STEP 6.
Candidates who are successful may be notified that they are placed in a partially or fully qualified pool of candidates. If necessary, we will contact you to arrange language testing depending on the linguistic requirements of the position being staffed.

STEP 7.
A hiring manager may contact you about vacancies as they become available.

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 approach may be used to assess and/or appoint candidates.

A written exam may be administered.
An interview will be conducted.
Reference checks will be conducted.

Please ensure that you clearly identify your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and/or application form.

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.
All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.