Internship - Data Analyst (Homelessness Program)

2 months ago


Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Community Services

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Term

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:10-Oct-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**Designation Status**:
See the Nova Scotia Government’s Employment Equity Policy for more information, including additional details on the designated groups.

**About Us**:
At the Department of Community Services (DCS), we are a large and diverse department providing a broad portfolio of programs and services including Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW), Employment Support Services(ESS), Income Assistance (IA), Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and Disability Support Program (DSP).

Through our services, we advocate and help vulnerable Nova Scotians be independent, self-reliant, and secure. We work collaboratively across the province with a strong dedicated network of supports and staff to achieve desired and shared outcomes for all.

**About Our Opportunity**:
Are you passionate about leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and policy development?

We're seeking an expert Data Analyst to join our team. In this role, you'll lead specialized and complex statistical research and program analysis, craft outcome evaluation frameworks, and identify policy and program options. Your work will be integral in ensuring DCS has reliable and relevant data, research, and evaluation information to inform strategic objectives effectively.

If you're ready to make a tangible impact through data-driven insights, we'd love to hear from you.

**Primary Accountabilities**:
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to leverage your expertise in data analysis to drive informed decision-making and contribute to the achievement of our strategic objectives. You will:

- Support policy and program review through data analysis as well as ensure accurate collection and retrieval of data across various databases
- Support the design of performance and system outcome measures, accountability reports, and key performance indicators(KPIs) to track departmental progress effectively.
- Transform data from multiple sources into interactive dashboards and other visual outputs with graphic representations to provide key insights
- Conducted skilled Business Intelligence (BI) analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights from complex datasets.
- Design and leading data collection efforts for program evaluations and outcomes research, including developing new data collection instruments and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and data sources as necessary.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
You must have graduated from a post-secondary institute, such as a university, community college or recognized trade school within the past three (3) years. Your program must have a focus on policy or research. Expertise and experience in the following is required:

- database manipulation, programming languages, and reporting
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Expertise in Excel

Python familiarity would be considered an asset

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.

**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

**Working Conditions**:
Your work is primarily in an open office environment. Your normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.

**Additional Information**:
**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 06

**Salary Range**: $2,004.96 - $2,084.99 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:


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