Job Description

Competition # : 38146

Department: Municipal Affairs and Housing

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: \xe2\x80\x8b3/9/2023\xe2\x80\x8b (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing is dedicated to working with municipalities to build healthy, vibrant, and safe communities throughout Nova Scotia, to develop innovative housing strategies and policies and deliver a range of programs and services to increase supply of and access to affordable housing for Nova Scotians.

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Data and Analytics, this position will play a key role in the organization of and access to strategic information assets required to provide accurate and timely information for the Department. The Senior Data Analyst will engage in data discussions with business units to create data-driven solutions in support of strategic and operational activities.

Primary Accountabilities

• Will help develop strategies and processes that support a strong data management framework that aligns with privacy and security best practices.
• Assist in educating and promoting best practices for data across the organization.
• Look for ways to drive continuous improvement of data initiatives to expand reporting capabilities.

Qualifications and Experience

You will have a Bachelors\xe2\x80\x99 degree with 6 years of analytics related experience; an acceptable equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

As the successful candidate you are a critical thinker with a passion for data. You have the curiosity to find ways to improve processes and to question and understand the data to create valuable insights. You are a problem solver who can work independently, as a member of a team, and who values a diverse and inclusive workplace. The ability to prioritize competing requests while producing high quality results is vital.

In addition, you also possess the following:

• Demonstrated experience leading complex analytics projects with a strategic alignment to department and government priorities must be clearly outlined in your cover letter and resume;
• Ability to work with internal clients and external partners, with tact, diplomacy and utilizing good negotiation, consultation, and facilitation skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Significant experience using analytics tools (e.g., IBM Cognos, Power BI, Python);
• Advanced knowledge of Excel;
• Experience building and optimizing data analytics life cycle processes; and
• Demonstrated proficiency using SQL and experience working in data warehouse environments.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

An acceptable combination of training and education may include:

• A completed related master\xe2\x80\x99s degree and four (4) years of experience
• A completed related diploma and eight (8) years of experience
• Ten (10) years of related experience without post-secondary education

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

This role is primarily based in a comfortable office environment and you may be working at your computer for extended periods of time.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: PR 17

Salary Range: $3,143.79 - $3,929.78 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.

Government of Nova Scotia