Department: Infrastructure and Housing
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: NSGEU – NSPG
Closing Date: 5/20/2021 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
Housing Nova Scotia is the primary housing delivery agency in Nova Scotia. It is responsible for ensuring the availability of safe, suitable and affordable housing for all Nova Scotians. Our work involves making strategic investments, leveraging new funding, and building on critical partnerships to help further position ourselves to meet current and future housing challenges.
For more information check us out at: https://housing.novascotia.ca.
About Our Opportunity
The Province is entering a period of major transformation of its social housing portfolio and modernization of housing programs to ensure it can deliver affordable housing for vulnerable Nova Scotians into the future. A ten-year Bilateral Agreement was signed in August 2019 with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) under the National Housing Strategy (NHS).
If you thrive in complex environments and enjoy the challenge of developing new approaches to complex issues, this is your next career opportunity.
Primary Accountabilities
Reporting to the Manager, Transformation and Strategic Initiatives, the Research and Stat Officer 2 supports key decision-making and evaluation with respect to housing policy development and analysis as well as NHS planning and housing transformation-related activities.
Specifically, you will:
support housing program and policy development, analysis and evaluation;
undertake strategic research and analysis;
prepare and review submissions to Executive Council;
coordinate corporate planning and reporting processes;
compile and analyze data, perform analytical research and statistical analysis, and develop critical information to support strategic decision making;
determine research and data requirements and facilitate data gathering activities;
support options analysis and development of recommendations; and
implement reporting and presentation requirements.
Your expertise is valued as you support key initiatives and contribute to housing policy innovation for the Department by identifying data, technology or process needs according to new research, development, and trends.
Qualifications and Experience
As our next Research and Stat Officer, you have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree and have three (3) years of related experience with quantitative and qualitative research models and statistical analysis; or a completed Master’s degree along with one (1) year of related experience. It is considered an asset if you have a degree(s) in Economics.
You have strong interpersonal skills and have a knack for building collaborative relationships to facilitate project success. As well, you are comfortable communicating with senior officials, and possess excellent communication and presentation skills. Your experience and education have provided you with strong research, analytical and organizational skills. This role also requires your ability to work independently with minimal supervision, meet tight deadlines, be self-motivated, and ability to follow-up proactively and address issues as they arise.
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 equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. 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.
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