Principal Analyst

Selection Process Number:

26-27-SIF-EA-JR100828

Division:

Industry Surveillance

Group and Level:

RE 05

Salary Range:

$105,200.00 - $135,300.00

Employment Tenure:

Indeterminate

Positions Available:

1

WHO CAN APPLY

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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Information on assessment accommodation.

RESUME

Applicants must submit a resume as part of this job application. Do not include a cover letter as part of your submission.

POSITION DETAILS

CLASSIFICATION

This position is classified at the RE-05 group and level which is roughly equivalent to the CT-FIN-03 group and level.

LOCATION

The designated worksite for this position is the Toronto, Ontario OSFI Office, which will be considered the employee’s regular place of work.

OSFI’s work model includes telework and mandatory onsite presence. The terms of the employee’s telework arrangement will be established in accordance with the Directive on Telework and related organizational directions. These arrangements must be reviewed annually, at a minimum, and can be subject to change. OSFI employees are currently required to work in the office 4 days per week, however this may be subject to change depending on new direction.

PROCESS INTENT

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles (bilingual imperative, bilingual non-imperative, English essential or French Essential), security requirements, tenures, and/or locations within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Industry Surveillance team is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Toronto Office in the position of Principal Analyst. This position will be part of a team involved in the identification and assessment of macroprudential risks facing Federally Regulated Financial Institutions’ (FRFIs’). This includes profiling of key risks facing the industry, determining methods to monitor identified risks, and communicating/reporting internally on risks.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Official Language Proficiency

• English Essential

Information on language requirements

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet each of the following education and experience criteria.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• A degree or diploma from a post-secondary institution with specialization in business, commerce, economics, finance, mathematics, actuarial science, accounting or other relevant field

OR An acceptable combination* of relevant experience AND education or formal training or a relevant designation/certification.

*At the manager’s discretion, OSFI may consider candidates who do not possess the stated education but meet the combination of experience and education or formal training if concrete examples are provided.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Foreign education and Canadian equivalency

All candidates with foreign education credentials (i.e., any education obtained outside of Canada) must obtain the Canadian equivalency. If you currently have foreign education credentials, please initiate the process of obtaining this equivalency as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary delays, as this process can take up to several months. The following link contains information on the institutions that provide this service: Foreign Credential Validation against Canadian Standards. Only equivalencies provided by the listed institutions will be considered valid and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Recent (1*) experience in one of the following areas:

• • wholesale credit

• • capital markets

• • macro-economics

• • operational risk

• • cyber and technology risk

• Recent (1*) experience in drafting written documents such as risk assessments, briefing notes, reports, discussion papers, or research papers.

• Recent (1*) experience applying data analytics applications and tools to conduct analysis on large and complex data sets.

*NOTE:

(1*) Recent is defined as relevant experience gained within approximately the last 4 years.

The following essential knowledge, competencies and abilities will be assessed at a later date.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the financial sector, including approaches used to identify, measure and manage financial and non-financial risks.

• Knowledge of current and emerging risk trends facing financial institutions.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES

• Critical Thinking

• Results Orientation

• Innovation

• Interpersonal Communication

ESSENTIAL ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

If you possess any of the following education or experience criteria, your application must clearly explain how you meet them (may be needed for the job).

ASSET EDUCATION

• A relevant post-graduate degree from a post-secondary institution

• A relevant professional designation

ASSET EXPERIENCE

• Experience conducting analysis to develop evidence-based findings and recommendations for decision makers.
• Experience applying specialized knowledge in one of the following areas:
• Lending
• Problem loans management
• Technology or cyber risk
• Third-party risk
• Data management, programming, or financial modelling.

The following asset knowledge, abilities and competencies may be assessed at a later date.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the performance indicators, metrics or financial reporting requirements for the banking or insurance industries.

ASSET COMPETENCIES

• Growth and Development

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability and willingness to work overtime.
• Ability and willingness to travel within Canada when required.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally when required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Security – Reliability Status
• The ability to work remotely from home within Canada with access to the Internet in one’s residence is a condition of employment.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Retaining OSFI affected/opting employees

OSFI is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the Canadian population. In order to meet our employment equity objectives, selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a disability, Indigenous Peoples, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women. OSFI is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to one of these designated employment equity groups.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Organizational needs may be applied first, therefore, OSFI affected/opting employees may be given first consideration over other applicants. Please note that in some cases deployments may also be considered for the retention of employees.
• 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. Employment equity - Canada.ca
• 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 those who applied; however, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
• Eligible candidates may be considered and offered a deployment before considering other applicants.
• A deployment is a permanent movement of an employee at level or equivalent level within an organization to another organization in the core public administration, the OAG, or to the five separate agencies named in Schedule V to the FAA whose appointments are made in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). A deployment does not constitute a promotion or change a person's period of employment from a specified term to indeterminate.

• The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, sites, and applications based on large language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Dall-E, Microsoft Copilot), is permitted for this application. You must cite any AI tool used by identifying the AI-generated content and its source.· OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).
• All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the staffing process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.
• Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed; however, depending on the requirements of the specific position(s) being staffed, one or more asset criteria or organizational need may be invoked at any stage of the process.
• Staffing strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications.
• Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.
• During the staffing process, various assessment methods can be utilized, including but not limited to written exams and interviews. These assessments may be conducted either remotely or in-person at one of our OSFI offices (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal or Vancouver).
• Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
• Email correspondence will be the primary method of communication with candidates for this selection process. Ensure you check your spam folder for any communications from OSFI ([email protected]). You must provide valid and updated contact information.
• All job applications must be submitted through Workday: OSFI’s recruiting platform. Do not email your application as it will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "Submit" button.
• If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any step of the assessment process (such as submitting the application, written test, or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address: [email protected] All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
• You are responsible for ensuring that the personal information provided in your candidate profile in Workday is accurate and up to date (e.g., contact information, status of any priority entitlements, veteran/mobility status, citizenship, etc.). If your personal information needs to be updated after you have submitted your application, you must contact us at [email protected]. Failure to do so may mean that you are either not considered or eliminated from the process.

CONTACT INFORMATION

OSFI Staffing Team

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