Research Officer

Salary: 
$89,947 to $101,233, plus $1,486.43 bilingual allowance (2018 rates).
Employment type: 
Indeterminate
Location: 
Ottawa Headquarters
Closing Date: 
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:30 EDT
English requirements: 
Comprehension
Spoken
Written
French requirements: 
Comprehension
Spoken
Written
Employment equity designation: 
Designated
Target groups: 
Women
Search area: 
Employees of PSAC, Components, and PSAC Holdings Ltd
Members giving PSAC membership number
General public
Competition Number: 
2140-0008A-021

Group

Unifor 2025
Classification: 
Band 11
Purpose of position: 

Under the direction of the Coordinator of Negotiations, the Research Officer researches, analyses, and interprets data
on wages, benefits, and working conditions for use in collective bargaining, represents the PSAC as a pay and benefits
analyst before conciliation and arbitration boards and prepares and presents policy or position papers, bulletins or other
documents on wages, benefits, working conditions or other topics of interest to PSAC staff and members.

Qualifications: 
Education/Experience:
• The work requires: university graduation in Economics, Industrial Relations, Public Administration or related
disciplines with related experience;
• OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge:
• Good knowledge of compensation policies and practices in the public and private sectors;
• Good knowledge of the negotiations process;
• Good research and analytical skills.
Abilities:
• Ability to analyze, evaluate, and interpret data;
• Second language skills as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level
indicated above.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure;
• Ability to work with spreadsheet and database software programs.
Personal suitability:
• Understanding of and commitment to union and equity principles.

The PSAC is committed to employment equity and is actively seeking to ensure a representative workforce. We encourage applications from members of equity seeking groups.