Intelligence Analyst – Entry Level

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Assessment accommodation

📌ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES that demonstrate how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

It is recommended that you describe the experience examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the Assessment Board can clearly understand. Describe the situation/task, the action you took, what you accomplished and/or what you learned.

Content of your response must be supported by your CV/resume as your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your CV/resume will only be used to validate this information. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to CV/resume" your application will be rejected.

📌FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:

1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y); and
3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired, and provide concrete examples.

Your application must adhere to the stipulated format.

📌FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

The Competency “effective written communication” will be assessed through the screening questions.

📌CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

Work environment

📝There will be a requirement for presence in the office five (5) days per week; requirements for shift work may vary. Please note remote or telework is not an option.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff full-time permanent/indeterminate and term EC-03 positions in Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan.

🚩ONLY interested candidates who are willing and able to relocate to the locations listed in this advertisement should apply.

In the event of a temporary vacancy, the following staffing actions may be used and/or considered: acting, appointment, term appointment or assignment.

A combined pool of qualified candidates may be established inclusive of Public Service (PS) employees and Civilian Members (CM) for Intelligence Analyst positions with various tenures and locations in Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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.
*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.

If you do not have a degree in one of these specializations, please list the relevant courses you have taken and/or the experience that is related. Experience will be evaluated in terms of the amount, complexity and diversity of work performed, and level of responsibility for a wide variety of projects demonstrated.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree equivalency”.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience* in conducting research, evaluating and analyzing information, and producing written reports;
• Experience* in applying analytical techniques or the qualitative/quantitative methodology within a file or research project;
• Experience* in working within a team on a file or research project.
*Experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a minimum of (1) year.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
• Experience leading a major analytical file or project;
• Experience conducting open source, social network or social media research and analysis;
• Experience working in the financial services industry (e.g. banking sector, finance, or risk management);
• Experience working in cyber security, national security or law enforcement environments;
• Experience conducting threat or risk assessments;
• Experience in preparing and presenting briefing material for decision-makers to advance a file or project in an operational environment.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
• Willingness and ability to complete the Intelligence Analyst Understudy Training Program (some positions).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
• Integrity;
• Analytical thinking;
• Effective oral communication;
• Effective written communication;
• Initiative;
• Managing multiple priorities;
• Adaptability;
• Teamwork and collaboration.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret security clearance;
• Ability to work overtime, as and when required and on short notice;
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to attend training or work away from home, as necessary;
• Ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material;
• Ability to testify in court;
• Willingness and ability to work shift work - shift work required for Real Time Operations Centre (RTOC) positions only.

🚩In accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Directive on Security Screening, effective January 6, 2025, Canadian citizenship is a requirement for a Top Secret clearance. Please note that while a Top Secret clearance is not required at the time of application, all conditions of employment, including security clearance, must be met prior to appointment and maintained for the duration of employment in the position.

Please refer to the TBS Directive on Security Screening for more information:
www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32805#annA1

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

✔ Only online applications are accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

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

✔ Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source in determining whether you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

✔ Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exam, interview, simulation exercise and reference checks.

✔ Volume Management strategies may be used.

✔ A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

✔ Should there be a large number of applicants, please note that asset qualifications could be invoked.

✔ A cut-off score may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

✔ Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

✔ Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. 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).

✔ Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.

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.

Contact information

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