Researcher Analyst

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

The information provided must enable the Selection Board Members to understand HOW (clear explanation of duties), WHEN and for HOW LONG (date and length of time in months or years), and WHERE (employer and geographic location) the experience was acquired. You will be asked to provide this information during the application process.

Your resume may be used to confirm the information provided. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information. A lack of information may result in your application not being considered any further.

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

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Duties

▸Undertakes routine review and analysis on a variety of topics and issues, compiles information, undertakes cost-benefit, trend and financial analyses and strategies related to policies, environmental issues or corporate management issues, prepares reports to communicate findings and observations to colleagues, project teams and senior/principal analysts, and contributes to the preparation of drafts of strategies, options, briefs, presentation decks, reports and other material for senior advisors/analysts
▸Supports senior analysts in the development of policy and preparation of position papers, Cabinet briefing notes, legislative and regulatory amendments, ministerial correspondence, and/or other documentation for senior management.
▸Liaises with clients, stakeholders, and central agency counterparts to obtain exchange and clarify data/information, and remain abreast of trends and developments.
▸Attends branch/sector and departmental meetings to obtain and discuss information, data and study/project requirements, interpret trends, and review the effect of policies and programs.

Work environment

Based on Treasury Board's Direction on prescribed presence in the workplace, ECCC follows a hybrid work model which will allow most employees the opportunity to both telework and work from the office location, subject to operational requirements.

Intent of the process

The immediate is to staff one (1) English essential position on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, in various locations, with various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Environment and Climate Change Canada across Canada.

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)

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

Degree equivalency

Experiences
EX1: Experience in writing reports and synthesizing information
EX2: Experience in preparing correspondence in letter and email format

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
K1: Basic knowledge of information management practices.

Abilities
A1: Ability to communicate in writing
A2: Ability to communicate orally
A3: Ability to process and synthesize information
A4: Ability to manage conflicting work priorities and ambiguity, and work with tight deadlines

Personal Suitability
PS1: Tact
PS2: Judgment
PS3: Thoroughness

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

Asset Experience
AEX1: Experience in maintaining a tracking and filing system
AEX2: Experience in using advanced functions of Microsoft Excel (e.g. pivot tables, formulas, macros, etc.) and working with cloud products (e.g. M365, SharePoint, Azure, Power BI)

Asset Knowledge
AK1: Knowledge of the Environment and Climate Change Canada’s mandate and priorities

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities, Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime as needed

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

Asset qualifications may be used in the screening process. Therefore candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application which of the asset criteria for education and experience they possess.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

The hiring Department will only accept on-line applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
• Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/resume at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the Assessment board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

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/

Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate in writing.

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Reference Check: Please ensure that your references have a thorough and direct knowledge of your work and are able to answer specific questions about your achievements and strengths. In addition, supervisors must be able to comment on your abilities and competencies. Referees must have worked with you for at least 6 months in the last 5 years.

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second-language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate's linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

Candidates may be assessed using of the following tools: written exam, interview and reference check.

A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cutoff score and a top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled. Rescheduling will only permitted for accommodation measures or for other exceptional/extenuating circumstances, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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.