Joint Planning & Management Committee Coordinator

Description

Title: Joint Planning Management Committee Coordinator
Department: Environment
Community: Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet
Reference Number:846
Type of Employment: Indeterminate
Salary range:$100,462 to $114,031 per year, 37.5 hours/week
Northern Allowance:$16,328 - $18,887 per year
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available
Closing date:July 31, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time

This employment opportunity is restricted to all Nunavut Inuit.

In accordance with the Government of Nunavut’s Nunavut-Wide Hiring Policy, this position is being advertised with a flexible community of work, as indicated above.

The Parks & Special Places Division is the lead Territorial agency responsible for the protection of natural and cultural heritage landscapes and recreation opportunities in Nunavut. Its legislative mandate is the Territorial Parks Act and it participates in other key statutes such as the Nunavut Wildlife Act, and the Travel and Tourism Act. The Division is also obligated under the Nunavut Agreement (NA) and the Umbrella Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement for Territorial Parks (TP-IIBA) to achieve its mandate by working closely with the Nunavut Joint Planning and Management Committee and Community Joint Planning and Management Committees (N/CJPMCs).

Reporting to the Manager, Parks Planning and Establishment, the Territorial Parks Joint Planning Management Coordinator (Coordinator) is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the TP-IIBA Joint Panning and Management (JPM) obligations, related to Article 13 N/CJPMC Annual Report, and approvals. This position coordinates the recruitment and appointments of N/CJPMCs members with the appropriate parties to the TP-IIBA (GN Cabinet; Department of Environment Minister; Regional Inuit Associations (RIAs); Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI); and communities). This Coordinator also coordinates the Territorial Parks Joint Planning and Management (JPM) activities and operations. This position manages JPM financial activities and contracts, establishes and implements effective communication plans to inform the stakeholders, through different media. These activities include project management budgeting, and community consultation, and possible fieldwork. All activities are guided by annual work plans created in consultation with the Manager, Parks Planning and Establishment.

Responsibilities

The Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that Inuit and Government jointly plan and manage the lands, waters and resources within Territorial Parks in Nunavut, through sound decision-making principles, Inuit and other local residents’ involvement in the planning and management of Territorial Parks. Through the TP-IIBA stipulations, the JPM ensures that policies, and partnerships on Territorial Parks initiatives and programs respond to local needs, build local capacity, and promote public awareness and understanding of this special relationship between Inuit and the lands, waters and resources within a park and surrounding areas. Actively engaging the N/CJPMCs and Nunavummiut on all matters related to the planning, establishment, operations of territorial parks, this position liaises the JPMCs with government agencies, public interest groups and organizations.

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized Diploma in Office Administration, Business Administration, or related field, plus two (2) years of experience specifically as a coordinator, including reporting tasks, and a range of experience in working, coordinating, and consulting within one or more management or planning agencies, in a variety of individual, committee and community settings. Knowledge of the Umbrella Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement for Territorial Parks (TP-IIBA) and Nunavut Agreement (NA) would be considered asset.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in Inuktitut would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.
Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.