Intern, Data Quality Program

Competition # : 43015 

Department: Service Nova Scotia

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Internship

Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG 

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

About Us

Service Nova Scotia (SNS) employees together to build relationships with every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia by understanding evolving client needs and balancing these needs with the public good. SNS provides client-focused services directly and enables other Departments to deliver programs and services quickly and easily. SNS carries out broad legislative mandates, being responsible for the administration and enforcement of a wide array of legislation and regulations.

Service excellence is at the heart of everything we do. As part of our core business, we provide a vast array of services to the citizens and businesses of Nova Scotia. We also provide the services, tools, and supports that enable other government departments and public sector entities to focus on providing quality services. 

Procurement, as a branch of Service Nova Scotia, manages strategic and high value purchases for all Government Departments and the Nova Scotia Health Authority while providing procurement support to agencies, boards, commissions and the broader Nova Scotia public sector. NS Procurement works to ensure an open and fair purchasing process, maximizing competition to obtain ‘best value’ while supporting the environmental, economic and social goals of Government.

About Our Opportunity

Procurement’s Business Intelligence Team provides business systems support and analytics services for the branch and to a very broad client base across the Nova Scotia Public Sector. The BI Team is involved in everything from daily service and support up to larger transformational projects impacting the broader Procurement service and its clients.

This position reports to the Manager, Procurement Analytics.

Primary Accountabilities

As an Intern, Data Quality Program, you will:

• Support implementation and maintenance of procurement data quality management program.
• Perform data profiling, calculate and report data quality metrics. 
• Support in report clean-up exercise.
• Support in requirements gathering, for creating of new reports by documenting data requirement gathered from the key stakeholders.
• Provide support for the technical data steward in the new data quality program to be implemented.
• Provide a relief and back-up for data analysts.
• Manage and document critical data elements approved by the division leadership.
• Create and a repository of the data defects for correction and follow-up to resolution. 
• Support users in understanding current features and functionality of business systems in place to support procurement activity through one-on-one consultation or presentations/demonstrations to broader user groups.
• Perform scribe function during the data governance assessment and will support data governance process documentations.
• Work with various BI tools (Microsoft Power BI tools, Microsoft excel, word and Microsoft Project, SQL, Tableau and python, AI knowledge will be nice to have)
• Identify opportunities, research, and evaluate the feasibility and organizational need/readiness around options to expand business system features and/or functionality.
• Work as part of a team or independently on specific initiatives designed to support or streamline procurement operations through business system enhancements, from soliciting and documenting business requirements through to user testing and post-implementation support.
• Liaise with other departments, contracted consultants, software vendors and/or cloud service providers.
• Participate in knowledge sharing activities with team members.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this position, you must be a recent graduate from a college diploma or a university bachelor’s degree in a related field (such as Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence Analytics Business Administration, eCommerce, etc.).

In addition, you must be knowledgeable in:

• Business analysis principles and techniques 
• Basic principles of data governance and definitions of the data management knowledge areas 
• Researching and defining recommended options for business technology and/or service solutions
• Creating documentation for system or process changes, including writing procedures or user guides 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, spreadsheets, diagramming, and presentation software.

You have excellent analytical, problem solving, organizational, facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.  You work independently using sound judgement.  You also work collaboratively with teammates, building relationships with clients and stakeholders to understand business needs, and ensure relevant changes are monitored, tested, evaluated and delivered on time.

Recent graduate from NSCC diploma or university degree in an analytics or related discipline are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience designing and building web applications, implementing cloud-based software solutions, working with SAP related products, experience in creating dashboard using, R, Tableau and Microsoft Power BI, and knowledge of Python, JSON file handling, GitLab, API development/scripting and SQL programming and database design/management are also considered assets.

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

Please ensure your application submission clearly illustrates how you meet the above education and experience requirements or an equivalent combination of training and experience. 

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.

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:  EC 06 

Salary Range:  $2,033.98 – $2,128.61 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.

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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 [email protected].