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The Data Services and Analysis Directorate of the Public Service Commission (PSC) is launching a process at the EC-06 level. We develop innovative data products like interactive web visualizations, research papers, surveys and analytical reports that enable evidence-based decision-making about the public service staffing system.
In this EC-06 position, you would serve as Principal Analyst on the Data Services and Analysis Directorate’s data reporting team. You would play a lead role in transforming the team’s business intelligence (BI) capabilities by building an innovative suite of reporting products.
Your work would include:
• Building reports and interactive dashboards to describe and monitor business-critical insights about the public service staffing system.
• Using data from HR, pay, and recruitment systems to guide the PSC’s strategic decisions and support its staffing oversight mandate.
• Defining and measuring key metrics, promoting new analytical techniques, and discovering and telling data-driven stories.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is a small organization with a large mandate: safeguarding a merit-based, non-partisan public service that serves all Canadians. The staffing support division provides departments and agencies with customized advice, guidance and outreach activities aimed at achieving an agile, inclusive and effective staffing system. It supports departments and agencies in experimenting and innovating with their staffing approaches to meet ongoing and emerging business needs and achieve diversity, equity and inclusion objectives; monitors emerging organizational trends relating to policy, oversight, inclusive hiring practices and general staffing needs.
Our goal is to foster an organization that reflects Canada’s diversity. An inclusive PSC recognizes the value that our differences can bring to the workplace when they are leveraged. The organization ensures that its workplace is one where all staff can fully and meaningfully contribute.
The organization has implemented its Hybrid Work Model in accordance with the employer’s direction. As a result, persons working at the PSC are presently required to work from the office at least two days a week and have the option to telework the rest of the week, subject to operational requirements. As of September 9, 2024, this requirement will increase to three days a week in the office.
The intent of the process is to staff 1 (one) bilingual imperative CBC/CBC, EC-06 position, on an indeterminate basis within the Oversight and Investigations Sector - Data Services and Analysis Directorate in Gatineau.
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures within the Public Service Commission (PSC). The pool may also be used by other federal organizations subject to PSC’s agreement. By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments that are interested in similar positions.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
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. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable** combination of education, training and (or) experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative.
*Degree
Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.
**Acceptable
Suitable for a position as determined by the manager unless otherwise regulated by the employer.
EXPERIENCE:
EX1: Significant* experience querying, cleaning, and analyzing complex** data with at least one of the following languages: Python, R, SAS, SQL, or similar.
EX2: Experience developing, deploying, scaling, and maintaining business intelligence or data reporting products that contain visuals.
EX3: Experience interpreting data and summarizing findings to senior management***.
* “Significant” means experience of a depth and breadth that would typically be acquired during a period of minimum three (3) years.
** Complex includes items that could refer to: having many elements or dimensions; having significant public visibility; featuring significant involvement by partners or stakeholders; being financially challenging, having potential risks to the organization, etc.
*** “Senior management” means at the director/executive level or above.
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
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KNOWLEDGE:
K1:Knowledge of Business intelligence infrastructure and system design.
ABILITIES:
A1: Data analysis and interpretation
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A3: Ability to communicate effectively orally
PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
PS1: Working effectively with others
PS2: Initiative
PS3: Thinking things through
PS4: Integrity and respect
ASSET EXPERIENCES:
Please note that asset experiences may be invoked at any stage in the selection process.
AEX1: Experience with Power BI
AEX2: Experience with data engineering (data warehousing, writing complex relational SQL queries, ETL pipelines, etc.)
AEX3: Experience with data science or machine learning
AEX4: Experience developing accessible data visualizations for the web
AEX5: Experience with Git
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, women
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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.
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Please note that it is not sufficient to indicate that you meet the experience qualifications or to provide a list of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet each of the essential qualifications and any asset qualifications.
Resumes can also be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experiences described in your application.
Candidates may be asked to provide work/code samples as part of their assessment.
Passing scores will be established for each competency. However, obtaining a pass mark does not guarantee an appointment or the progression of candidates to the next stages of the assessment process. A passing score or top-down approach can be used at any stage of the process.
The written communication will be evaluated using the candidate's application package, which includes the curriculum vitae and answers to all screening questions. All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, will be used to assess the candidates.
All communications related to this process will be done by email. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide a valid email address and to update their personal information when it changes. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.
Indeterminate employees at the same or equivalent group and level may be considered for deployment.
Persons have the right to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
At a later stage, you will be asked to show proof of your educational credentials.
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.
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We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.