Junior Policy Analyst & Policy Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

EC-03 - Junior Policy Analyst
EC-04 - Policy Analyst

Please provide concrete examples of how you meet each essential education and experience qualification. The ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated by the answers provided in your application and/or CV.

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.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to staff identical or similar positions requiring various linguistic requirements (English essential, French essential or Bilingual) and profiles (BBB/BBB and CBC/CBC), various security requirements (reliability or secret status) and various tenures ( Indeterminate, determinate, deployment, assignment, secondment, acting and extensions) within Environment and Climate Change 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)

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

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:

Both EC-03 & EC-04:
• Experience* gathering, analyzing, and presenting scientific, environmental, or economic data.
• Experience* working as a member of a project team.
• Experience* researching, analyzing, and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information from various sources relating to legal, policy or program components to write reports.
• Experience* engaging or collaborating with various partners, or stakeholders, or clients.

EC-04 only:
• Experience* developing reports, briefing notes, correspondence, or web content targeting various audiences.

*Experience is defined as a range of activities that are part of the candidate’s primary responsibilities.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the federal government’s environmental agenda, priorities and challenges as they relate to climate change and the energy sector.

Abilities:
• Ability to conduct research, analyze information, and develop policy options.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with tight timelines and perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
• Judgement
• Initiative

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
• Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In order to enable a diverse workforce as per the department’s organizational need, this competition is targeted to the following employment equity sub-groups:
o Indigenous persons*
o Visible minorities
o Persons with a disability

*As defined in the Canadian Constitution, an Indigenous person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit; North American Indian or member of a First Nation including treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indigenous Persons.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness to travel within Canada.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion and possibly on short notice.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates that are selected for further consideration when the screening process is completed.

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.

To facilitate the administrative process, current employees of the Government of Canada should indicate their personal record identifier (PRI) and ensure that their employment status, substantive group and level, language results and security clearance are also included.

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).

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to provide proof of their education credentials no later than the interview date, 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/.

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.