Policy Analyst-Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Policy Analyst
Department Name: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Location: Vancouver
Classification: ES - 03
Salary: $55,163 to $64,033
Closing Date: May 4, 2009 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: EAA09J-007257-000426
Selection Process Number: 09-EAA-EA-VAN-00632
Employment Tenure: Full-time permanent position
Vacancies: 1
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Who Can Apply:
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o Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

Citizenship
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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency
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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential
Education
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Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.

Note: Candidates must always have a university degree. The courses for the specialization do not necessarily have to be part of a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Experience
Essential Qualifications

Experience in conducting or participating in project studies, research, support or input coordination.

Experience in collecting, analysing and interpreting data, or in developing or maintaining databases.

Asset Qualifications

Experience in providing social or economic expert advice related to environmental issues.
Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness and ability to travel frequently.
Willingness and ability to work overtime and on weekends.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

The Agency would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves. As a result, preference may be given to candidates who are members of an Employment Equity Designated Group. Therefore it encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a member of one of these groups.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Reliability Status. This factor is not used at the pre-selection stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Statement of Merit Criteria
Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.
Additional Requirements / Comments

o The Agency has a requirement to staff 1 position for an indeterminate period. As a result of this staffing process, a pool of candidate may be established and used to fill other future determinate or indeterminate needs and for the same region.
o Top down selection may be used at the examination and/or interview stage (if applicable) of the selection process.
o Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience qualifications by answering the questions found in the questionnaire which appears in section of the application "Other Requirements". Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate applicant information. Please note that responses such as "see CV" or "refer to résumé" are unacceptable responses to any of the screening questions. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the rejection of the application.
o Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
o Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:

o Your résumé.
o You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure