Senior Data Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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❗️Please do not submit a covering letter. Screening will be based on responses to the screening questions, so read them carefully and provide complete answers that demonstrate the depth and breadth of your experience. In order to be considered, your responses to the screening questions must clearly explain how you meet the essential education and experience requirements otherwise you will not be screened into the next phase of the process. Note that statement such as “see resume” or “same as example above” are not acceptable responses. Candidates will not be contacted to seek missing or incomplete information. Provide specific and concrete examples of your work history as it relates to each essential experience requirement and any applicable asset qualifications. Really focus on what you did! Your résumé may be used to validate your examples.
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Duties

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will be called upon to:

✔ Lead data analytics projects that support Branch priorities, ensuring appropriate and relevant synthesis and analysis of data to enable the timely detection, prediction and response to compliance issues, the identification of trends and contribution to risk-based and data driven approaches for the Branch’s compliance activity.

✔ Initiate and lead activities to enable application of data analytics to support the supervision and enforcement functions, including data gathering, validating, cleansing, data mining and reporting.

✔ Develop or lead the development of data analytical products, reports, and other required documents, and ensures accuracy, completeness, clarity, and usefulness of such products to inform decision making.

✔ Collaborate with IM/IT and the Data Steward Network. Contribute to developing and maintaining data quality by identifying and discussing relevant issues with supervisors and clients.

✔ Proactively research available internal and external data sources and assesses, validates, and integrates them in the analytical processes.

✔ Present relevant research findings to the Manager, Branch management, and colleagues across the Agency as needed.

✔ Contribute to the development of the Division’s plans and priorities, as they relate to data science and data analytics and aims to strengthen the analytical capacity of the team to enable and enhance the supervision and enforcement business processes.

Work environment

✨ Financial consumer protection is an integral part of the Government of Canada’s oversight of the financial sector. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) ensures Federally Regulated Financial Entities (FRFEs) comply with consumer protection measures, promotes financial education and raises consumers’ awareness of their rights and responsibilities.

✨ FCAC is a small separate agency subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). We have our own unique classification system (RE and REX) with relevant equivalencies noted above and we offer the same pension as the core public administration. In addition, as an FCAC employee, you will benefit from:
✔ a competitive salary;
✔ eligibility for performance pay at all classification levels within the organization;
✔ a comprehensive benefits package including: Health and Dental Plan; Disability benefits; Life insurance;
✔ a minimum of four (4) weeks of vacation leave per year;
✔ a hybrid workplace with options for telework* and flexible work schedules;
✔ a broad range of learning opportunities; and,
✔ a strong support for employee wellness and mental health including access to the confidential employee assistance program.

* The designated workplace for these positions is downtown Ottawa. However, requests to telework from other parts of Canada may be considered. For more information on our telework requirements and conditions, please contact us.

Our people are our strength and we're looking for highly engaged and talented professionals to join our team!

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff two (2) positions on an indeterminate (permanent) basis. A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar or identical positions within FCAC with various linguistic profiles and requirements, various security profiles, and various tenures.

Indeterminate employees of the Public Service who are at the same or an equivalent group and level may be considered for deployment.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

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EDUCATION
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✔ A bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field* related to the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a field related to the position

* A field related to the position includes but not limited to: Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, Economics, Statistics, Social Sciences with a focus on applied data analytics or any other quantitative field.

Degree equivalency

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EXPERIENCES
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✔ Recent* and significant** experience in leading data science and/or data analytics projects involving large data sets that resulted in the development and implementation of machine learning models.

✔ Experience querying, cleansing, organizing and analyzing large data sets from various sources using tools such as IBM SPSS Modeler, SPSS Statistics, SAS, SQL, Python, and R.

✔ Experience in developing performance metrics and implementing them using business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Cognos.

✔ Experience developing and maintaining cross-functional collaboration as well as partnering with various stakeholders.

✔ Experience in preparing a variety of documents for senior management (e.g., reports, briefing notes, memoranda, correspondence, and presentations) for decision-making purposes.

DEFINITIONS:

*Recent experience is defined as experience gained within the last five (5) years.

** Significant experience is defined as the breadth, depth and complexity of responsibilities normally associated with having performed such duties over a period of three (3) years or more.

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

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EDUCATION
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✔ A graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field* related to the position.

* A field related to the position includes but not limited to: Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, Statistics or any other quantitative field.

Degree equivalency

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EXPERIENCE
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✔ Experience in designing and developing machine learning and deep learning models.

✔ Experience working in the financial sector.

✔ Experience working in a supervisory/regulatory environment.

✔ Experience working in a cloud environment such as Azure and AWS.

✔ Experience working with relational databases.

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

Various language requirements
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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS AND/OR PROFILES
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✔ Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

✔ English Essential

Information on language requirements

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KNOWLEDGE
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✔ Knowledge of exploratory data analytics methods.

✔ Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and models.

✔ Knowledge of current and emerging trends as they relate to data analytics.

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COMPETENCIES
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✔ Demonstrating integrity and respect

✔ Thinking things through

✔ Working effectively with others

✔ Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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ABILITIES
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✔ Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

✔ Ability to communicate effectively orally.

✔ Ability to analyze complex data and present findings to stakeholders.

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

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KNOWLEDGE
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✔ Knowledge of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

✔ Knowledge of emerging trends and issues in the Canadian financial system.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
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📢 FCAC is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the Canadian population. In order to meet our employment equity objectives, selection for this/these position(s) may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the following designated employment equity groups: Members of a visible minority, persons with disabilities, and/or Aboriginal peoples.

Information on employment equity

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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✔ Willingness and ability to work overtime

✔ Willingness and ability to travel

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

📝 The screening questions will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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✔ Candidates invited to an interview will be required to provide proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).For candidates with an international diploma, Canadian equivalency will also be requested.

✔ Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residence will be required.

✔ Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process such as: written tests, performance assessments, interview, reference checks etc. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

✔ Candidates may be required to meet some or all the asset qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

✔ 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.

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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.