Land Administrator

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

This selection process is launched simultaneously with the following internal staffing process: 19-IAN-NUN-IA-351801. The essential qualifications, the other qualifications (assets), the prescreening requirements and the assessment tools will be the same for each process. If you apply to both processes, you will be assessed only once for qualifications listed in the ads and your assessment results will apply for both processes.

If you are an Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement, the preference will be given to you!

You hesitate to move at Iqaluit? Well, you are entitled to relocation assistance. Furthermore, federal government housing is available. See the Relocation Directive and the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive for more information:

• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/v11/en
• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d4/v237/en

In addition to salary, you are entitled to an isolated posts allowance. This can range from $18,000 to $33,000 per year, depending on the number of dependants, geographic location and whether the accommodation is provided by the Crown. You are also entitled to vacation travel allowance of approximately $2,000 to $3,000 twice a year for you and each eligible dependant.

Work environment

Do you want to contribute to a team that makes a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples and northern residents through the improvement of social well-being and economic prosperity and the development of healthier, more sustainable communities?

If so, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) wants YOU to be a part of our team!

The Nunavut Regional Office (NRO) of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) offers a variety of programs and services and is responsible for a number of key regulatory activities in Nunavut.

NRO staff work with Nunavummiut to manage land and water and mineral resources, and to remediate contaminated sites. The NRO also supports the positive and productive relationship shared between the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut, and works with a number of territorial stakeholders, such as Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, to implement the Nunavut Agreement.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be established to staff similar or identical position at Crown- Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) or other federal departments and agencies located in Nunavut with various tenure (term or indeterminate), linguistic profiles or security requirements, which may vary.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "You must clearly indicate how you meet the pre-selection criteria (education and experiences) mentioned in the essential qualifications and the other qualifications (asset) through concrete examples. You should use the education and experience's factors as headers and write one or two paragraphs concerning each one. A failure to do that could lead to the rejection of your application."

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

• A high school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

Degree equivalency

• Experience working in a government office.
• Experience in working and communicating with various government departments (federal, territorial, municipal), industry, Indigenous groups, or the public.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

• Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in land administration or real property management.
• Experience working in a Northern environment.
• Experience working in a cross-cultural environment, specifically as it relates to Inuit culture and values.

• Knowledge of sensitivities surrounding land development in the North.
• Knowledge of the Nunavut Agreement.

• Ability to communicate in Inuktut.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Knowledge of the Acts and Regulations used for land management in Nunavut.
• Knowledge of natural resource activities in Nunavut.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to review legislation and provide advice.
• Ability to establish priorities and meet legislated deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Dependability.
• Attention to detail.
• Judgement.
• Initiative.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status: security clearance
• Medical Clearance (if required)

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the prescreening process is completed.

Several methods of assessment may be used (written/practical exam, interview, reference check, role play, situational exercise, etc.).

You have the right to participate in a selection process in the official language of your choice. Your interview could also be done in Inuktut. Do not hesitate to make a request.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.