Specialist, Quantitative Analysis

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a contract employee:

• Accrued vacation.
• Annual individual performance bonus.
• Group insurance coverage to support your well-being from day one. 
• Support torwards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About the role 
Join the Insurance and Securitization sector in the Specialist, Quantitative Analysis position. You will lead the development, implementation, calibration, documentation and maintenance of complex quantitative analyses. You will drive insights discovery through the right combination of quantitative techniques, analytical expertise and use of a variety of technologies while ensuring integrity and accuracy of data. Your expertise delivering results through appropriate channels and making adjustments based on the audience that will help us make housing affordable for everyone in Canada. 

This is a temporary position with a duration of 24 months
  
What you’ll do : 

• Provide data interpretation including relationships and trends analysis. 
• Develop indicators, scorecards and dashboards from environmental scanning, research and benchmarking exercises. 
• Create opportunities to improve report delivery including automation and self-service approaches. 
• Lead the preparation of briefs, reports, business cases and/or presentations based on research topics and analyses; present to senior level stakeholders, both internally and externally, as required. 
• Manipulate and analyze large datasets while ensuring data integrity and accuracy. 
• Employ qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques, including scenario building, modelling of alternatives, etc., to provide assessments of policy options and expected outcomes. 

 
What you should have : 

• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field, such as statistics, economics, commerce, computer science, engineering or business intelligence. 
• A minimum of five years of prior relevant experience in analytics or finance industry. 
• Expertise in the standard Microsoft suite, SAS and other tools such as open source tools (R, Python) and data visualization (Power BI, Tableau). 
• Sound analytical skills with demonstrated quantitative/qualitative analytical and problem-solving skills to capture and synthesize information and develop recommendations and provide advice. 
• Advanced communication skills and the ability to make clear and concise presentations for decision-making. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. 
• Demonstrated ability to build models required to understand issues at a detail level and forecast impacts of change. 

Posting closing date:  Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion 

What happens after you apply 

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