Policy Advisor/Research Analyst/Senior Policy Advisor/Senior Research Analyst *CLOSING DATE AMENDED

Important messages

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

CANDIDATES MUST CLEARLY IDENTIFY TO WHICH LEVEL(S) THEY ARE APPLYING (EC-05 POLICY ADVISOR / RESEARCH ANALYST AND/OR EC-06 SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR / SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST)

MESSAGE 1: When submitting your application, you must ensure that you have responded to the following question, failure to respond to the question will result in your application being rejected:
Question: Write an issue analysis and options paper for the Corporate Secretariat, on the topic of legal implications and considerations in mass digitization projects.
Your analysis should not exceed 2,000 words, and should include:
• Relevant highlights from Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC’s) legislative and regulatory context;
• A summary of the broader legislative context in Canada, and its potential impact on providing digital access to documentary heritage;
• An overview of evolving trends (e.g., legislative tendencies, current practices, principles for moving forward, etc.);
• Considerations for Library and Archives Canada (LAC’s) moving forward on mass digitization projects, and next steps.
Potential sources of information include: Federal Acts, policies, and regulations, Government of Canada priority documents (e.g., Speech from the Throne), peer-reviewed publications, etc.
This question is used to assess the following essential qualifications from the statement of merit criteria:
• Your knowledge of current federal legislation, issues, and evolving trends related to library, archival and/or information sciences;
• Your knowledge of principles and practices of archives or library science or information science;
• Ability to analyze complex information, develop options and provide advice and recommendations to senior management; and
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

MESSAGE 2: Screening questions will be used as an integral part of the application screening process. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet the screening criteria (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES FOR THE EC-05 AND EC-06 POSITIONS) in your answer to the appropriate questions. Should your answers not clearly describe that you possess the required education and experience, the selection board can only determine that you don't meet the required degree of education and experience for this job opportunity and, accordingly, your application will not be considered further in the process.

Intent of the process

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 linguistic profiles, security requirements, conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Library and Archives canada in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

FOR EC-05 AND EC-06 POSITIONS
Experience in providing research or policy analysis, to senior management*.
Experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management on complex issues**.
Experience in representing, or in liaising with other government departments related to stakeholder issues and related initiatives.
Significant*** experience in the development of policy and/or research documents including three or more of the following:
o briefing notes/memos,
o policy instruments,
o presentation decks for senior management,
o Memoranda to Cabinet,
o Treasury Board Submissions,
o theses,
o peer-reviewed publications,
o quantitative or qualitative research reports,
o research briefs,
o project reports,
o literature review,
o feasibility study, or
o technical report.
Experience in working on multi-disciplinary teams or interdepartmental groups.

*Within the public service, “senior management” means director level and above; in other sectors, it would include any type of executive level decision-making body.
**Complex issues is defined as those involving multiple stakeholders on the subject of policy or legal issues with clear deliverables and timelines.
***Significant experience is defined as an integrated assessment of complexities, number of experiences, duration, and role of the applicant. Significant experience must involve direct experience of a sufficient depth and breadth, normally acquired with at least three (3) years’ work experience.

EC-05 – STREAM 1- POLICY ADVISOR/ RESEARCH ANALYST
Experience in maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external partners on policy and/or research issues.
Experience in planning, coordinating, and conducting research or analytical projects.
Experience in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders within or outside government.

EC-06 – STREAM 2- SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR/ SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST
Experience planning and coordinating the development and/or implementation of a strategy, policy or significant research project, including decision by senior management, in one of the following areas:
. Archival;
. Library;
. Information management; or
. Social science fields.
Significant*** experience in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders, within or outside of government.
Experience in supervising the work of others.

***Significant experience is defined as an integrated assessment of complexities, number of experiences, duration, and role of the applicant. Significant experience must involve direct experience of a sufficient depth and breadth, normally acquired with at least three (3) years’ work experience.

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

Experience developing policy or research on issues related to Open Government.
Experience developing policy or research on issues related to access to information and privacy concerns.
Experience developing policy or research on copyright management issues.
Experience developing policy or research on digital preservation practices and issues.
Experience working in a documentary heritage organization (library, archive, museum, information management division).
Experience in coordinating multiple committees that include national and international stakeholders.
Experience supporting the development of collaborative ministerial or senior management* documents including one or more of the following: Memorandum of Understanding, Letter of Agreements, Letter of Intent, Contribution Agreements.
Experience in writing, reviewing and coordinating Cabinet material.

*Within the public service, “senior management” means director level and above; in other sectors, it would include any type of executive level decision-making body.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB or Bilingual Imperative CBB/CBB or English Essential

Information on language requirements

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. (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/staffing-dotation/rqs-qcr/alteducation-eng.asp).

Degree equivalency

Knowledge of current federal legislation, issues, and evolving trends related to library, archival and/or information sciences.
Knowledge of principles and practices of archives and/or library science and/or information science.

Ability to analyze complex issues, develop options and provide advice and recommendations to senior management.*
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to work as part of a team.

*Within the public service, “senior management” means director level and above; in other sectors, it would include any type of executive level decision-making body.

. Analytical Thinking
• Judgment
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Leadership

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Secret Security Clearance

Other information

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

Please note that some of the essential qualifications initially assessed at the prescreening phase, will continued to be assessed during the process.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset/other qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset/other qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset/other qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

A Public Service Commission standardized examination may be administered, http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/psc-tests-cfp/tst-by-par-lvl-nivo-eng.htm.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form (for Public Servant employees only).

Library and Archives Canada’s current Employment Equity Plan includes objectives for correcting the under-representation of Employment Equity designated groups within certain occupational groups. In this context, Employment Equity may be used as an organizational need to fill a position with a qualified person who is a member of a designated group (visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, women).

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

You will have to provide proof of your education credentials later in the process. 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 identify clearly for which position(s) you are submitting an application.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

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.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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